Mali’s constitutional court has confirmed the country’s former prime minister was ahead in the first round of voting in closely watched presidential elections and dismissed complaints of irregularities.

Pristina and Belgrade have agreed to set up permanent border checkpoints during the first part of next year as part of their deal to normalise relations. “The establishment of permanent border-crossing buildings will be financed by the European Commission…which plans to

Most of Mali’s political leaders have come out in support of leading presidential candidate Ibrahim Boubakar Keita following frantic coalition building this week, bolstering his chances of victory on Sunday.

Egyptian minister of foreign affairs Nabil Fahmy told Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans that all decisions in Egypt are made by the government and are not influenced by external sources.

Ministers in Bulgarian Parliament will not have a summer break, it has been announced.

Serbia’s Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday there were many problems with holding the local elections in Kosovo.

The Foreign Ministry of Pakistan on Tuesday rejected “baseless and unfounded allegations”by the Indian military that Pakistani forces attacked its post and killed five Indian soldiers in the disputed Kashmir region.

The Foreign Minister of Cyprus, Ioannis Kasoulides, met yesterday with Qatar’s Ambassador in Nicosia Hussein bin Ahmed Al Hemaid on the diplomat assuming his duties.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who is to pay a visit to the U.S. and meet with U.S. President Barack Obama, could meet also with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

A Turkish court yesterday sentenced a former military chief to life in prison and dozens of others including opposition members of parliament to long terms for plotting against the government, in a trial that has exposed deep divisions in the country.