North Korea fired three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, reports said citing South Korea's defense ministry.
The missile launches were apparently routine, but came at a time when tensions are high on the Korean Peninsula, following a third nuclear test by the North in February....
France became the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage on Saturday as President Francois Hollande signed into law a bill that allows the same, after the Constitutional Council okayed the measure a day before.
The move, which came after months of protests and debate, also legalizes adoption...
Iran's constitutional watchdog, the Guardian Council, has ruled out women's candidacy in the June 14 presidential election.
The semi-official Mehr news agency quoted Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, a clerical member of the unelected and unaccountable Guardian Council, as saying on Thursday that the Islamic...
The European Union Election Observation Mission has termed Pakistan's conduct of the parliamentary election as "satisfactory or good" but stressed the need for continued improvement in the electoral process, in particular the consolidation and strengthening of the electoral framework.
The European...
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is set to lead the country again after unofficial results placed his party in a comfortable position against his political rivals, according to the several media reports on Sunday. But, no official results have yet been released.
The unofficial partial...