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Afghanistan: Review begins of initial election results

Amid pervasive allegations of voting fraud, Afghanistan's Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Monday began documenting complaints against the recently-announced preliminary results of landmark presidential polls. IECC deputy head Mawlavi Din Muhammad Azimi told reporters...

Senate leaders at impasse over Trump impeachment trial

The fate of a Senate impeachment trial for President Donald Trump is at an impasse as Republican and Democratic leaders remained at odds over what form it would take and what witnesses would be called. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he has not ruled out calling witnesses but...

Israel opposes Turkey-Libya maritime border accord

Israel opposes an accord signed last month between Libya and Turkey mapping out maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean, but the deal was unlikely to lead to a conflict with Turkey, Israel’s foreign minister said on Monday. The deal between Ankara and Tripoli carves out a...

Algeria's military chief Gaid Salah dies amid protest crisis

Algeria's powerful military chief died unexpectedly Monday, according to government media reports, leaving his country gripped by political uncertainty after 10 months of pro-democracy protests. Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah died Monday morning in the military hospital of Algiers after a heart...