Indonesian and Singaporean government’s decision to stage a military exercise has received an objection; and that is from Indonesia's Riau Islands province.

France expressed willingness to cooperate with the new Palestinian government provided that it obeys to the Mecca Agreement. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy conveyed this massage to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris.

A British woman, Sarah Wykes, working for the human rights organisation Global Witness has been arrested last week and charged with espionage in Angola, a country in south-central Africa.

Over the last decade China and African continent gradually build strong diplomatic and economic ties. Almost every African country today bears examples of China's emerging presence, from oil fields in the east, to farms in the south, and mines in the center.

Indian government is now all set to implement its ambitious Rs.50 billion project to help develop India's backward regions and erase regional imbalances.

All over the war torn southern Sudan, child soldiers are seen laying down their arms, putting aside their uniforms, and making their way back to homes. This has been possible from a collective effort of humanitarian organizations including the UNISCO.

One of the biggest inscrutability about North Korea is that, who will be the next leader of the country. There are just about as many speculations as there are political observers of this sealed and secretive country.

Latin America is a risky region for the journalists. In this part of the world, drug traffickers, guerrillas, death squads, and even uniformed government officers – all declared local and foreign journalists as their legitimate military targets.

Abu Sayyaf Group is the smallest yet very active and most violent Islamic separatist group in the southern Philippines. Abu Sayyaf (Bearer of the Sword) in 1991 split from the much larger Moro National Liberation Front.

Turkmenistan is currently choosing a new president in the first contested election of the country. Six candidates are officially competing to replace the late President Saparmurat Niyazov, who ruled the gas-rich state for over two decades with strong hands.