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A Congolese woman, displaced by LRA attacks, carries a bag of non-food items distributed by UNHCR in Dungu, DR of Congo.

Mali's coup leader says he has reinstated the country's constitution, a day before harsh economic sanctions were to be imposed if constitutional order was not restored.

China is conducting scientific testing and training exercises for its aircraft carrier.

Thousands Sunday voted in Myanmar's parliamentary by-elections in which Nobel laureate and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is contesting for the first time.

Burma is finalizing arrangements Saturday for Sunday's historic election when pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house arrest just over a year ago, is likely to be voted into parliament in the military-dominated country

The Julia Gillard Government in Australia has renewed its attacks on WikiLeaks, slamming the whistle blowing website for its 'reckless, and dangerous' disclosures of secret information.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei has firmly told the United States to not interfere in their country's internal matters through the Tibet issue.

Turkey has seen a spike in the number of refugees coming from Syria as the government assault in neighboring Idlib province intensifies.

Around 18 Afghan soldiers were arrested Tuesday after 11 suicide vests were seized from the defence ministry compound here, foiling an apparent mass suicide attack on the high-security ministry and on commuter buses for government employees, security officials said.