Wall Street is bunkering down for a wave of intense scrutiny as a group of progressive Democrats, including social media star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have joined a powerful House of Representatives committee overseeing banking activities. "It's a huge victory," said Ocasio-Cortez, at 29...

After an election victory slammed as fraudulent by the opposition and international community, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has begun a new term that will see him in office until 2025, his grip on power seemingly firmer than ever. So why are analysts talking up a hope for political...

Corruption is taking centre stage in the run-up to Nigeria's presidential elections, with the incumbent accused of failing to tackle the scourge of graft and his challenger facing claims about his past. Muhammadu Buhari, an austere and pious former general, will take on wealthy former...

President Donald Trump offered Democrats Saturday expanded temporary legal protections for some migrant groups in exchange for the $5.7 billion he is seeking to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border as he sought a way out from the ongoing government shutdown.  Addressing the...