The heat of power draws opportunists, “millions of bees,” as it were, who arrive not to pollinate progress but to bask in its heat, building a suffocating cloud of illusion around the leader.

As private citizens, this is the minimum we could offer towards a newer equilibrium.

Will all that the revolution called for in spirit prevail in structures?

The real test lies in the reform strategies that can steer a country toward justice.

Two dates – May 9 and July 9 – will remain significant for the Rajapaksa brothers in Sri Lanka.

Vladimir Putin has said Russia is using "far from everything we are capable of" in its military operations in Syria.

Tony Blair apologises for mistakes made over the Iraq War - and said there were "elements of truth" to claims the war caused the rise of Islamic State.

The 2015 Nobel season wraps up with the announcement of the winner of the economics prize, which could go to research into the job market or consumer behaviour, though no obvious frontrunner stands out.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sentenced to three years in jail on corruption charges after retrial.

FOUR years after the abdication of long-time Egyptian autocrat, President Husni Mubarak, in what seemed a watershed moment in recent history, the“Arab Spring -- a succession of popular uprisings in Arab countries -- seems depleted, defeated, and reset to zero.