South Africa court reinstates 783 corruption charges against president
The North Gauteng High Court in South Africa on Friday ordered that the 2009 decision to discontinue the prosecution of President Jacob Zuma on 783 corruption charges be set aside, and that Zuma and his codefendants...
HRW: millions in Bangladesh affected by arsenic poisoning in water
The Bangladesh government has failed to respond adequately to naturally occurring arsenic in rural drinking water, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Wednesday. The report found that the government's efforts to combat water-contamination has...
South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday survived a vote to impeach him after the African National Congress (ANC) gave him their support. The move to impeach Zuma came from opposition leaders after the constitutional...
Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for former PM Khaleda Zia
A court in Bangladesh issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Khaleda Zia in connection with the firebombing of a bus orchestrated against the government last year. In addition to Zia, the court...
South Africa president ordered to repay use of public money for private purposes
The South Africa Constitutional Court on Thursday ordered President Jacob Zuma to personally repay the amounts determined by the National Treasury, as they relate to the "non-security" upgrades to his private residence. The issue...
South Africa top court hears case against president over home renovations
South Africa's Constitutional Court on Tuesday heard the case against President Jacob Zuma over expensive home renovations. The charges come after the president made more than 20 million dollars in home upgrades. In...
Former Bangladesh PM ordered to appear in court following sedition charges
Former Bangladesh prime minster Khaleda Zia was ordered to appear in court following charges of sedition on Monday. The suit against Zia was filed by Momtaz Uddin Ahmad Mehdi, a lawyer with the Bangladesh Supreme Court...
Iran has condemned the US for imposing new sanctions in connection with the country's missile defense program. The sanctions were imposed Sunday by the US Treasury Department against 11 companies and individuals connected to Iran’s ballistic...
A group of top Iranian jurists and theologians approved the nuclear deal with world powers on Wednesday, marking the completion of the last step before implementation of the deal may begin. The Iranian Parliament accepted the nuclear...
Iran's Parliament on Tuesday voted 161-59, with 13 abstentions, to accept the nuclear agreement that was introduced and agreed upon by world powers over the summer. Under the terms of the deal, Iran agrees to remove...
