Elections in Tunisia on Oct. 25 will likely see Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who abolished term limits, stay in power. Such a manipulation of the constitution is not unusual in Africa. FRANCE 24 has compiled a list of examples.
With Afghanistan's UN electoral watchdog poised to announce within days the result of a vote-rigging probe into the August 20 presidential ballot, we look back at the build-up to one of the country's most disputed votes.
A private memorial service near Rio de Janeiro takes place on Saturday for the European and Brazilian families of the 228 people who died in the fated Air France 447 flight in June.
One person was killed and five others wounded when a gunman went on a shooting spree in an office building in Orlando, Florida, on Friday. It was the second deadly shooting incident in the US in as many days.
The old Stasi prisons lost their purpose in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall. They have now become the symbols and a daily reminder of what the unified Germany never wants to see again.
A day after US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage, gunning down 13 of his colleagues at a Texas military base, investigators have been looking at possible motives for this shocking crime.
The 'Fondation Chirac' has awarded its first prize for conflict prevention to two Nigerian religious leaders. The award is intended to honour unsung peacemakers across the world.
Arab leaders and Israeli officials have urged the head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas (photo), to reconsider his decision not to stand for re-election in a January poll, reports say.
An agreement to end the political stand-off in Honduras has failed after interim leader Roberto Micheletti (pictured) formed a "unity cabinet" without representatives of Manuel Zelaya, a spokesman for the ousted president says.
