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A look at Algeria's presidential election, the voting system and the main contenders.

Roberto Campos Weiss faces up to 10 years in jail under controversial state security law for hitting a subway turnstile.

Trade unions seek to keep up pressure on government a day before it unveils details of long-awaited pensions overhaul.

The Russian foreign minister visited the US capital as the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump heats up.

Fighting continues following attack on popular SYL hotel, located near the presidential palace.

Air force says it was yet to locate plane, but concluded it must have crashed with chance of finding survivors fading.

Pennsylvania appeals court rejects the actor's bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction.

Alberto Fernandez, a centre-left politician, took his presidential oath in front of cheering crowds at Congress.

Controversial laureate for literature has been criticised over his support for late Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.

US bars Mohammed al-Otaibi, who served as the Saudi consul general in Istanbul when Jamal Khashoggi was killed.

ECHR says there is a lack of reasonable suspicion that businessman Osman Kavala had committed an offence.

Riyadh summit's final statement echoes need for cooperation as officials say mediation efforts to resolve rift continue.

Migrants at Vucjak camp moved to reception centre near Sarajevo after observer warned of imminent deaths.

Abiy won the prize, in part, for making peace with Eritrea after a two-decade conflict.

What is China? How ancient Chinese principles help explain the preservation, power and problems of modern China.

Gambia's justice minister launches ICJ case to try and stop Myanmar abusing Rohingya as Aung San Suu Kyi leads defence.

Suspect shoots self after launching gun rampage in hospital waiting room, which also critically injured two.

Hundreds of protesters closed streets as part of an 11-hour shutdown across the region against the controversial bill.

Both served under longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika who was pushed out by protesters earlier this year.

The 81-year-old self-taught photographer who spent decades nudging the art world forward is now having his moment.

Myanmar leader defending country against charges of genocide over 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya, filed by Gambia.

Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani will represent Qatar at GCC summit in Riyadh.

General Assembly urges withdrawal of Russian military forces from occupied Ukrainian peninsula 'without delay'.

More technical meetings will take place in coming weeks centred on guidelines for the filling and operation of the dam.

People aged between 18 and 25 are increasingly concerned about climate change, global survey reveals.

Military rule in southern Philippines came into effect in May 2017 following the attack and siege in the city of Marawi.

Mohamed Ali, whose videos about army's misuse of funds led to rare protests in Egypt, was sentenced for tax evasion.

What is behind the decision to award a genocide denier a Nobel Prize?

Police to launch a criminal investigation into the circumstances of the deaths and injuries at Whakaari island eruption.

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh appeal to international community to hold Myanmar accountable for its crimes.

More than 100 fires ablaze in New South Wales and Victoria states as temperatures top 40 degrees Celsius in some areas.

Pacific island once ravaged by fierce fighting expected to overwhelmingly back independence from Papua New Guinea.

The leaders of Russia and Ukraine held nine hours of talks in a Paris summit brokered by France and Germany.

Nigel Farage's anti-immigration populists again find themselves in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.

House Democrats push ahead with articles of impeachment with a Judiciary Committee hearing to examine the evidence.

The French far-left leader was also fined $8,800 on charges of rebellion and provocation.

A brutal crackdown on the minority Rohingya has brought Myanmar to the UN's highest court and charges of genocide.

House Judiciary panel hearing expected to lay the groundwork for a vote later this week on formal charges against Trump.

Spain's desertification puts it on the front lines of the fight against climate change.

Josep Borrell should restart the debate over recognising Palestine's statehood, said Luxembourg's foreign minister.

Ethiopian prime minister set to receive award in Norway's capital, but his win has generated a mixed reaction.

The 2016 referendum left the UK deeply divided.

Documents from a federal project obtained by The Washington Post examine the failures of the long-running war.

Government says the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill will protect minorities, opponents say it discriminates.

Officials expressed caution about linking the two incidents, while keeping possibility of connection open.

Frates is credited with popularising the viral challenge that raised more than $220m for ALS research.

Bill seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim minorities, which critics say violates India's secular constitution.