Politics & Policy

Francois Fillon, former French prime minister, speaks at the offices of the high authority of the committee organising the Les Republicains party vote after the results in the second round…

Francois Fillon (R), former French prime minister, and Alain Juppe, current mayor of Bordeaux, stand together after the results in the second round for the French center-right presidential primary election…

The new head of South Africa’s anti-graft unit, which this month alleged influence-peddling in President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet, has laid a complaint against her predecessor for leaking a recorded interview…

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh warned on Sunday that anyone involved violence or unrest during the country’s presidential election in four days time would be dealt with harshly. “There will be…

Opposition candidates are estimated to have won around 20 seats out of 50 in Kuwaiti elections that saw most parliament members replaced, in a vote analysts said reflects anger at…

Wisconsin’s election board agreed on Friday to conduct a statewide recount of votes cast in the presidential race, as requested by a Green Party candidate seeking similar reviews in two…

In Zimbabwe, where worthless $100 trillion notes serve as reminders of the perils of hyperinflation, President Robert Mugabe is printing a new currency that jeopardizes not just the economy but…

AFP photo As families across a bitterly divided America gathered for Thanksgiving, a battle erupted Nov. 24 in Donald Trump’s camp over his pick for secretary of state, with loyalists…

 Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa saw his chances of becoming South Africa’s next leader increase on Thursday when a powerful union group backed him to succeed President Jacob Zuma as head…

European Parliament President Martin Schulz and German Chancellor Merkel attend a European Union leaders summit in Brussels European Parliament President Martin Schulz is returning to German politics, raising the prospect…