A prominent Kuwaiti opposition leader has been granted bail pending appeal against a five-year jail sentence for insulting the emir. Mussallam al-Barrak, a former MP,
Wealthy businessman Horacio Cartes has been elected president of Paraguay. A political newcomer, Mr Cartes beat the Liberal Party’s Efrain Alegre by nine percentage points.
Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano has chided the politicians who re-elected him, saying he only agreed to it because of a deep political crisis. He accused
Intense fighting between the military and Islamist militants in northern Nigeria is reported to have killed at least 185 people, however the army has disputed
Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo took advantage of a dramatic fall by Olympic champion Tiki Gelana to win the London Marathon. After Gelana was involved in a collision
Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon was arrested for disorderly conduct after police stopped her husband on suspicion of drink driving, US media report. The 37-year-old is