• Elections in Bangaldesh take place amid violence and boycott

    Jan 04
    Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh are set to be won by the ruling Awami League, as violence plagued the country leaving at least 17 dead.

    Heavy security was seen at polling booths across the country, with voting suspended at over 160 polling stations and more than 70 being set alight by protestors.
  • Cambodian authorities clamp down on public dissent
    Cambodian authorities today banned all public gatherings and summoned two opposition leaders of police questing, in what is seen as a response to months of escalating public dissent to the rule of Prime Minister Hun Sen.

    The clampdown included clearing protesters from public spaces after a clash between protesting garment workers and police, last week, left four people dead.
  • Pillay welcomes decision in Nepal Supreme Court against amnesties
    The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights today welcomed the decision by Nepal's Supreme Court that amnesties should not be granted for serious crimes, committed during the internal conflict.

    Commenting on the decision, taken on Thursday, the High Commissioner, Navi Pillay, said:
  • Former Eta inmates express regret for ‘damage’ caused by violence

    A group of around 70 former prisoners from the Basque liberation movement Eta have expressed regret for violent acts they had perpetrated.

    A statement was read out at an event in the Basque town of Durango, which said that they "accepted full responsibility for the consequences of the conflict".

  • Al-Qaeda linked militants and Iraqi army battle over Fallujah
    Fallujah has been the site of a fierce battle between the Iraqi army and Al-Qaeda linked militants, as both sides fought for control of the city over the weekend.
  • Manmohan Singh announces retirement with parting shot at Modi

    Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced that he will retire from office after India’s next elections and attacked opposition leader Narendra Modi in a press conference earlier today.

    Announcing that he will step down from his post in the Congress party, Singh went on to say,

  • Talks begin over violence in South Sudan

    Talks between mediators of the both sides began today, and were described as "fruitful" by Ethopia's Foreign Minister, reported the BBC.

    Direct talks are to commence tomorrow, said the the Foreign Minister, Tedros Adhanom.

  • Further trials announced for Egypt's Morsi

    Mohamed Morsi, the ousted president of Egypt is to go on trial over charges of a prison break during the 2011 revolution.

    Morsi will stand trial at the end of this month with over 130 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood and reportedly members of Hamas and Hezbollah.

  • Explosion in Beirut kills five people

    An explosion in the south of the Lebanese capital Beirut has left at least 5 people dead and scores injured.

    The car bomb is thought to have targeted the Shia area of southern Beirut to stir up sectarian strife, in more evidence that neighbouring Syria’s conflict is spilling over into Lebanon.

  • Catalan president urges EU support for independence bid
    Catalan's president urged the European Union to support the nation's bid for independence from Spain stating that the Spanish government would attempt to obstruct any referendum, reports Reuters.

    The calls for support were expressed in letters, dating December, which were made public on Thursday.
  • South Sudanese president rules out power sharing
    South Sudanese president Salva Kiir, today, ruled out any power sharing solution with opposition and rebel leader, Riek Machar, to halt the escalating conflict.

     Kiir told BBC that Machar, who was disposed of his role as deputy president in July, would not be rewarded with power for rebelling against the South Sudanese government, stating,
  • Sweden investigates Kurdish genocide suspects

    Sweden has announced that it is seeking assistance from the Kurdistan Regional Government in investigating five Iraqi asylum seekers, who are suspected of being involved in the genocide of Kurds, under Saddam Hussein.

  • UN calls for end to South Sudan fighting

    The chief of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, Hilde Johnson, has called for an end to fighting.

    Speaking to the BBC, Johnson said the humanitarian situation was getting worse.

  • South Sudan peace talks to commence

    The South Sudanese government and opposition rebels are due to start peacetalks in Addis Ababa today.

    Mediators have said that the rivals are expected to reach an agreement in order to halt the violence that has plagued the country.

  • No deal reached in Northern Ireland
    Despite weeks of talks, no deal was reached on some of the most contentious issues continuing to be of concern in Northern Ireland.

    Talks with all five parties, headed by the former US diplomat, Dr Haass, and co-chair, Prof Meghan O'Sullivan, were set to look at the issue of flags, parades and accounting for the past. However, despite a deadline ending today, no deal was reached.
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