Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou, who put the country on the path to EU membership, has died

Ugandan voters face soldiers in the street and an internet shutdown before presidential election

Hong Kong officials want to expand oversight of building maintenance after deadly fire

Hundreds more in Venezuela say their loved ones are ‘political prisoners’

Iran’s judiciary signals fast trials and executions for those detained in nationwide protests despite warning from Trump

Death toll rises to 22 after a construction crane falls on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand