Thousands of people have staged a rally in Tokyo to protest a government-sponsored secrets bill now being debated in the Diet. People responding to calls by academics and citizens groups gathered on Friday evening at a park...

Algerian army helicopters killed a top Al-Qaeda leader and four associates as they sped through the southern Algerian desert, a local official said Thursday. The two four-wheel-drive vehicles were hit as they were carrying Khalil Ould Addah,...

South Africans mourned the death of their first black president, weeping, singing and gathering near Nelson Mandela’s homes and other landmarks linked to him nationwide.

HM King Mohammed VI met, on Tuesday in New York, with Hillary Clinton, a statement by the royal office said. The meeting, which was an occasion to discuss several issues, shows the renewed friendship between the royal...

The Japanese government is working to replace its decades-long arms export ban with a new policy that allows weapons exports under control. It’s aiming to formulate the new policy as early as the end of December.

The U.S. has made clear that Morocco’s autonomy plan is serious, realistic and credible President Barack Obama hosted Morocco’s King Mohammed VI at the White House on Friday for strategic talks on furthering democracy, human security, other...

A World Cup-clinching victory set off celebrations that led to the country’s second soccer tragedy in past three months. Algeria’s El Arbi Soudani celebrates after winning their 2014 World Cup qualifying second leg playoff soccer match against...

South African police on Tuesday discovered explosives inside an overhead luggage compartment on a bus travelling from Zimbabwe, authorities said. This was the second time that explosives were discovered at the South African-Zimbabwean border in one month.

The  King Mohammed VI received, Wednesday at the Royal Residence in Washington, U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, and Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, said a statement from the King’s Office. The meeting of the King with...

Highlights Morocco’s achievements in the field of democracy and human rights, and rejects extortion approaches followed by some parties who claim neutrality but funded hostility Morocco reaffirmed the urgent need to face security threats in the Sahel...