At least 35 people were wounded, including seven policemen, in clashes between protesters and security forces in Iraq's northern city of Sulaimaniya on Sunday, police and hospital sources said.

Unidentified gunmen fired on worshippers at mosques in Somalia's self-proclaimed state of Puntland, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, residents and security officials said on Sunday.

Cuba staged a massive military parade on Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1961 defeat of CIA-backed exiles at the Bay of Pigs.

President Raul Castro Saturday proposed to limit the terms for officials of the government and the ruling Cuban Communist Party to a maximum of 10 consecutive years.

A violent rash of fast-moving storms churned north Saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling trees and pushing the three-day death toll to 26 as possible tornadoes moved into the mid-Atlantic states.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to the Republic of Korea (RoK) Saturday to reassure the RoK about the U.S. commitment to sealing a long-delayed trade deal and to coordinate strategy over the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) nuclear standoff.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) member countries sought to bridge sharp differences over the global economy, acknowledging that rising inflation in emerging markets poses a risk to rich countries too.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he expects a state of emergency to be lifted next week, after weeks of anti-government protests.

The economic reform policy will be the focus of discussion at the 6th National Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC), which is taking place in Havana from April 16 to 19.

Nigerians will choose their next leader on April 16 in what they hope will be their first credible presidential election for decades, which could make or break the country's standing as a democratic leader in Africa.