The United Nations urged Saturday an end to violence in Iraq, after five days of anti-government rallies marred by the killing of nearly 100 people, mainly protesters. The demonstrations which have evolved from initial demands for employment and better services to the fall of the government  carried on into the night in various neighbourhoods of […]

The United States has denied that its day of nuclear talks with North Korea ended in failure, insisting that “good discussions” were had. Earlier, North Korea said the meeting had broken down because the US brought “nothing to the negotiation table”. Officials from the two countries met in Sweden on Saturday, in the hope of […]

Six elephants have fallen to their deaths in Thailand while trying to save each other from a notorious waterfall. Officials said the incident occurred after a baby elephant slipped over the waterfall in central Thailand’s Khao Yai National Park. Two other elephants were also found struggling on a cliff edge nearby, and have been moved […]

A military court in Cameroon has freed opposition leader Maurice Kamto, who had been in prison for nine months and facing charges of insurrection. His release, along with that of dozens of his supporters, comes as President Paul Biya is aiming to strike a more conciliatory tone. Mr Kamto was detained after organising protests in […]

A Thai judge who tried to kill himself in court after accusing his superiors of interfering with his verdicts has highlighted questions about judicial independence and fairness in the country. Judge Khanakorn Pianchana shot himself in the chest in the southern province of Yala after acquitting five defendants of charges that could have condemned three […]