In Nigeria, Islamic extremist violence disenfranchise thousands of potential voters, including widows who survived attacks

Disappointment as Kenyan court postpones decision on abolishing anti-gay laws

The Russian Interior Ministry says that it has launched a money laundering probe involving the influential leader of Moldova's Democratic Party, just two days before parliamentary elections in the former Soviet republic

Cardinals attending Pope Francis' summit on preventing clergy sex abuse have called for a new culture of accountability in the Catholic Church to punish bishops and religious superiors who fail to protect their flocks from predator priests

Spokesman: Sporadic clashes underway with remaining Islamic State militants in their last holdout in Syria