The head of the U.S. Justice Department has boycotted a House of Representatives Judiciary Committee hearing on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, setting up another angry battle between Democrats and U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.
Qatar has appointed an ambassador to Afghanistan for the first time, as the Persian Gulf nation hosts peace talks aimed at ending the nearly 18-year Afghan war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a new measure that aims to expand government control over the Internet.
Hundreds of opposition supporters have rallied in a neighborhood of the Venezuelan capital, after opposition leader Juan Guaido called for more antigovernment protests.
At least 111 people have been detained across Russia as opposition activists, communists, and union members marked May Day with rallies, according to an independent group that monitors crackdowns on demonstrations.
A British court has sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to 50 weeks in jail for breaching his bail conditions.
Tajikistan has repatriated 84 minors from Iraq, where their Tajik mothers have been imprisoned under charges of belonging to the extremist group Islamic state (IS) or are awaiting trial.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claims that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was ready to leave his troubled country for exile in Cuba but was persuaded by Russia to remain.
Dozens of protesters have gathered in the center of two Kazakh cities, calling for the release of all political prisoners and a boycott of the upcoming presidential election.
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said he has begun the "final phase" of his plan to oust President Nicolas Maduro, claiming support from "brave soldiers," but backers of Maduro said they remained in control.
An estimated 45,000 displaced children who were born under the rule of the extremist group Islamic State (IS) are being excluded from Iraqi society because the authorities deny them ID papers, an international charity group says.
The leader of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group has appeared in a video for the first time in five years.
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