Liu Huizhen, a petite, soft-spoken farmer's daughter who wants to serve her community, might seem an unlikely threat to China's all-powerful Communist Party.
The day's trading is about to begin on the world's youngest stock exchange, and the MYANPIX index and opening share prices flash across an electronic screen, but barely a footfall or a voice are heard within the cavernous, colonial era building in the bustling heart of Myanmar's commercial capital.
U.S. armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said in a report Monday, raising the possibility that American citizens could be indicted even though Washington has not joined the global court.
International Criminal Court prosecutors say that a preliminary probe indicates that members of the United States armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan.
An obscure far-left Greek group has claimed responsibility for a hand grenade attack that lightly injured a police guard outside the French embassy in Athens.
Poland has signed a 440.5 million-zloty ($108 million) deal to purchase two small U.S.-made Gulfstream G550 planes to fly government members and other top politicians on foreign visits.
Officials say a Porter Airlines flight approaching Toronto's island airport took evasive action to avoid a suspected drone, injuring two flight attendants.
A senior Israeli Cabinet minister says Donald Trump's election could present an opportunity for Israel to abandon its stated commitment to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
On the main shopping street of the town of Qayara, murals put up by the Islamic State group that told people how to dress and behave have been hastily painted over.
Eleven Middle East and North African countries are accusing Iran of sponsoring "terrorism" and constantly interfering in the internal affairs of Arab nations, sparking tension and instability in the region.