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Judgement is a blow to the ruling ANC, which supported a postponement and has struggled to register candidates.

Police shot dead a 32-year-old attacker who had been imprisoned for three years before being released in July.

Afghanistan’s former deputy speaker of parliament discusses what’s at stake for women’s rights in her country.

Social media giant apologises for 'clearly unacceptable error' but had previously faced allegations of racial bias.

Beijing rebuffs US proposal to accelerate climate efforts, including halting financing of coal-fired power plants.

UN set to discuss aid for Afghans amid warning of humanitarian disaster as Taliban prepares to form new government.

Prosecutors are investigating an alleged bribe from Russian businessmen to President Alejandro Giammattei.

One year on, 'there has been no clarification' over the killings of two 11-year-old cousins by Paraguay state security.

The four Iranian intelligence officials are accused of targeting a journalist and human rights activist based in the US.

The president was under pressure from survivors and victims' families, who believe Saudi Arabia aided the attackers.

Jacob Chansley could face up to 51 months in prison for his role in the attacks on the US Capitol.

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Funeral ceremonies for top Shia leader expected to be held in holy city of Najaf and its twin city of Karbala.

'The measures we’ve taken so far have brought America out of an economic free-fall,' US President Joe Biden said Friday.

From wildfires to floods, many rich countries are now seeing the devastating effects of climate change.

Best of the week and behind the scenes.

Rights group says peaceful protests 'must be facilitated rather than cracked down upon', following recent arrests.

Nelly Mutti, a lawyer based in Lusaka, was elected unopposed to replace Patrick Matibini.

Complicating Mexican efforts to address immigration issues is an 'unusual avalanche' of asylum seekers from Haiti.

The money is to be used for housing, food, other necessities and enrolling children in school.

Authorities to examine objects to determine their authenticity and establish their provenance.

WMO report says pandemic-related curbs temporarily improved air quality in number of places, especially in urban areas.

The half-shredded artwork will return to auction on October 14 with an estimated sale price of $5.5m to $8.3m.

Two sides expected to discuss plan to ease Lebanon's power crisis by transmitting electricity via the Syrian grid.

With a conservative government in Iran and Biden touting 'other options', restoring JCPOA will be hard, analysts say.

Dozens of people died in five states as storm water cascaded into people’s homes, engulfing cars and urban streets.

The spike in infections has also curbed consumer activity and disrupted in-person schooling and return-to-office plans.

The Russian president is treading carefully with the hardline group, which Moscow still considers a 'terrorist' group.

Theordore McCarrick, once the archbishop of Washington, DC is the only US cardinal to be charged with child sex crimes.

It was a mistake not to include the Taliban in the post-2001 state-building effort.

Menachem Rosensaft, who was born in a Nazi concentration camp, has penned a poem about Srebrenica.

The transition government cannot ignore domestic needs and crises to focus on pursuing international recognition.

Major firms are eager to profit from a legal Mexican cannabis market, but will they be able to navigate the risks?

Sinovac's decision to set up a vaccine plant in Chile is the latest example of growing trade between China and Chile.

Fighting between rival armed forces poses challenge to the unity government as it struggles to conduct December polls.

Media reports say assistance comes within the framework of the humanitarian role being played by the UAE in Afghanistan.

Hundreds of families flee fighting between Taliban and resistance forces for the control of final holdout province.

FIFA to investigate abuse that took place in Hungary, while UK PM Johnson condemns 'completely unacceptable' racism.

Hundreds of girls write to Indian PM, who himself promised last year to review the minimum age of marriage for women.

Nandos, Greggs and McDonalds are among the chains that have limited menus because of Brexit and the pandemic.

Alexanda Kotey is one of two ISIL members captured in Iraq before facing trial on 'terrorism' charges in the US.

A four-year drought has pushed at least 30,000 people in southern Madagascar to level five of famine, the UN warned.

Country logs nearly 11,000 cases and 48 related deaths this year, the government says as it also battles COVID pandemic.

The former director of the CDC talks about the Delta variant, booster shots and the world’s unvaccinated.

Security lockdown and near-total communications blackout for a second day after Syed Ali Shah Geelani's death.

Israel carried out 'an air aggression' near Damascus early on Friday, a Syrian military source has said.

About 2,500 people die in lightning strikes in India each year, government data shows, compared with just 45 in the US.

Japanese leader saw his support sink below 30 percent as the nation struggles with its worst wave of COVID-19 cases.

3-tonne missile designed to destroy underground facilities by penetrating tunnels to nullify nuclear launches.