Opinion

More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners were on hunger strike on Sunday to demand their release under a new amnesty law that excludes many of them.

The "confirmation of charges" hearing, taking place over four days, will determine whether there is enough evidence against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to proceed to a trial.

When one of the few lawmakers willing to call out corruption in single-party Laos was left off the candidate list ahead of this weekend's heavily managed election, a rare wave of dissent erupted.

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte earned global infamy for the deadly drug crackdown that led to his arrest over crimes against humanity charges, despite his huge popularity at home.

Dozens of world leaders and ministers are expected to deliver on Friday a shared view of how to handle artificial intelligence, wrapping up a five-day summit focused on the technology.