Sudan's newly appointed prime minister has launched an independent investigation into June's deadly crackdown on protesters that killed dozens of people and threatened to crush the country's pro-democracy uprising. Protest leaders had demanded the establishment of an international inquiry...

The chief executive of the Swedish firm which owns the Stena Impero, the British-flagged tanker detained by Tehran on July 19, said he had been informed that the vessel may be released later on Sunday. Speaking to the Swedish public broadcaster SVT, chief executive of Stena Bulk, Erik...

Jailed Tunisian media magnate Nabil Karoui said he's "reasonably optimistic" about winning Tunisia's presidential runoff, where he is facing independent law professor Kais Saied. They beat out two dozen other candidates in the first-round of voting September 15. No date has been set yet for...

FIFA has been assured by Iranian authorities that women will be able to attend the October World Cup qualifier in Tehran, Gianni Infantino, president of the body said Sunday. A female Iranian fan died earlier this month, after setting herself on fire to protest against her arrest for...