UNIONS have welcomed a decision to end a bitter five-month strike over pay, marred by killings and violent attacks at Sibanye-Stillwater gold mines

ECUADOR issued a demand for an Interpol red notice to arrest government critic and former foreign minister Ricardo Patino yesterday on grounds of i

RELATIVES have warned of a scandal over hidden files on the murder of children by British state forces in the north of Ireland during the Troubles

FORMER Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has caused astonishment after quoting lyrics from 2Pac as he expressed his sorrow at the death of US r

A LEADING press freedom organisation warned of a “cycle of fear” yesterday as it released its annual report highlighting increased attacks on journ

CHINESE President Xi Jinping called on Communist Party officials to step up efforts to alleviate poverty and build a prosperous society for all tod

TEACHER Ayse Celik was jailed for a second time in Turkey today after she called for an end to the killing of children in the country’s largely Kur

THE Council of Europe (CoE) warned Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) that it was flouting the basic principles of democracy by handing six muni

NICARAGUAN stability came under threat again today as violent right-wing opposition groups warned that they would return to the streets a year afte

INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo looks set to be re-elected according to unofficial results announced hours after polling closed gave him a 10 per