Month: April 2019

Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned after weeks of massive streets protests.   Mr Bouteflika, who has been Read More

The US city of Chicago has made history by electing an African-American woman as its mayor for the Read More

Resignation follows weeks of massive protests against the man who ruled Algeria for 20 years.   A saviour Read More

Brunei is introducing strict new Islamic laws that make sex between men an offence punishable by stoning to Read More

Two social activists – a pastor and a shia muslim – who disappeared more than two years ago Read More

Iran has ordered the evacuation of about 70 villages in the south-western province of Khuzestan due to a Read More

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party is contesting the slim opposition victory in the country’s biggest city, Read More

Christine Lagarde says global growth lost momentum, but pauses in rate hikes will help boost activity in late Read More

Opposition leader dismisses the Maduro-stacked High Court as illegitimate and continues calls for Maduro to step down.   Read More

For the people contracted by Facebook to clamp down on fake news and misinformation, doubt hangs over them Read More