Libya's elected Parliament, the House of Representatives, reappointed Abdullah al-Thinni as the Prime Minister Monday and asked him to form a "crisis government" within two weeks in the wake of the government losing control over the ministries in Tripoli, Al Arabia News reports.
A report by Save the Children released Tuesday says that 74 percent of parents with school going children believe that the federal government is not prepared to protect their kids from disaster.
The political crisis in Pakistan is becoming more intense by the day as incumbent Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif informed his Chief of Army Staff Raheel Sharif that he won't resign in the wake of the recent protests staged by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Express Tribune reports.
Protestors in Pakistan pushed their way closer to the residence of President Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on Monday and forced their way into the state television station disrupting broadcast for a few hours.
China's Parliament rejected Sunday the demands of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong of freely choosing the former British colony's next leader in 2017.
A day after the European Union gave Russia a week to reduce tensions in Ukraine, Russia's President Vladimir Putin put forth a new idea Sunday suggesting that talks should begin on "the statehood" of Ukraine's violence-hit southeast region to resolve the 10-month-old conflict.
Ecuador plans to introduce the world's first digital currency, which will be issued by its Central Bank, according to media reports.
Russia's energy minister Alexander Novak warned Friday that Russian gas supplies to Europe would definitely be disrupted.
A proud father has shared a photo of his unborn baby appearing to give a 'thumbs up' during an ultrasound scan.
Having a second or third child is typically a fun thing. This adorable young child's reaction to his mum being pregnant for the third time is priceless.
Who doesn't love a cold, sweet treat every now and again? Well, one woman was enjoying a delicious ice-cream at the beach when a bird pooped on her ice-cream and she ate it without realizing exactly what she had just licked.
Thrift stores are known to receive strange donations from time to time. One thrift store in Austin, Texas received a donated human skull, according to KVUE news.
Syrian rebels have captured 47 personnel from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) during fighting in the Golan Heights area between Syrian government forces and Al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda linked group, on Thursday.
An employee of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was flown out of West Africa Wednesday in a chartered flight after he came in contact with a person who tested positive for Ebola infection.
Your bad memories and experiences can be rewritten as sweet thoughts using a flash of light, finds a study.
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