Egyptians voted in favour of a constitution shaped by Islamists, but opposed by secularists and others, officials in rival camps said after the first round of a two-stage referendum. The document threatens to divide the Arab world's biggest nation.

Former mandarins said to be behind attack on reforms to selection of Permanent Secretaries

Homemade bombs exploded in Bangladesh's capital today and police fired tear gas at demonstrators as opposition parties enforced a general strike, demanding that the government restore an election-time caretaker administration.

By publishing data on government activity, and promoting interaction with and between citizens, digital technology is changing statecraft for the better

Egypt's military has warned of 'disastrous consequences' if the political crisis gripping the country is not resolved through dialogue.

This country's leadership has been exemplary when it comes to democractic handovers

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton urged an end to the new outbreak of violence in Northern Ireland today.

Clashes pitted Egyptian against Egyptian and were the most serious since Morsi's election

Egypt's two highest appeals courts suspended their work yesterday in protest over the presidential decrees that have given the country's Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi nearly absolute powers, state television reported.

Egypt's association of judges called Saturday for the judicial system to come to a halt to fight an assertion of near-absolute power by the nation's first democratically elected president, setting the stage for a confrontation between the courts and a man who has said his will is not subject to appeal.

The man who launched the government's e-petitions says our politics is based on granular issues but our political system is based on candidates

The vote to succeed Nicolas Sarkozy as the leader of the French right ended in acrimonious confusion last night with each candidate crying victory and accusing his opponent of fraud.

When Barack Obama took office in 2009, a US presidential visit to Rangoon would have been inconceivable. That, only four years later, his tour of Southeast Asia includes a stop in Burma as well as Thailand and Cambodia is testament to the speed of change in the region.