Gabon’s Jean Ping took his bid to have a wafer-thin presidential election loss overturned to the country’s top court, as President Ali Bongo blamed the opposition leader for creating a climate of violence, reports AFP. Days of riots followed the August 31 announcement handing Bongo a narrow…

A new case of corruption in defence deals involving India has surfaced and according to media reports in Brazil, the issue is being investigated by the authorities in Brazil and the United States, reports The Hindu. Brazilian aircraft major Embraer is alleged to have resorted to bribes and used middlemen…

Russian and Iranian firms began work on Saturday on two additional reactors at Iran’s nuclear power plant on the Gulf coast at Bushehr, the project manager said, reports AFP. The plant has been a bone of contention with Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbours, even after a deal limiting its nuclear…

Republican Donald Trump delivered a call to arms for US conservatives, urging them to vote en masse on Election Day to defeat White House rival Hillary Clinton, reports AFP. The Democratic former secretary of state meanwhile met in New York with a bipartisan panel of experts to discuss issues of terrorism…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s opponents are betting on the power of the street as they try to force him from office, but their strategy…