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Parliament rejects call for firing of Australia's deputy PM
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» CANBERRA, Australia: Australia's beleaguered deputy prime minister withstood a parliamentary vote Thursday that would have called for his firing after revelations of a relationship with a former staffer and a free-residence deal with a wealthy political donor.
Scandals finally topple South Africa's Zuma
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» JOHANNESBURG: As scandal after scandal unfolded, South African President Jacob Zuma maintained an affable demeanour in public, rallying his support base, dispatching lawyers to fend off court challenges and, it is alleged, enabling his corrupt associates.
Cleric behind bombing in Indonesian capital goes on trial
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» JAKARTA: A key ideologue for Islamic State militants in Indonesia has gone on trial for ordering a 2016 suicide bombing and gun attack in Jakarta that killed eight people including the four attackers.
Duterte offers kill bounty for rebels to save on war costs
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» MANILA: The Philippine president has offered a nearly $500 bounty for each communist rebel killed by government forces to save on anti-insurgency costs and says insurgents are easier to hit than birds because they have bigger heads.
US says Myanmar makes life for Rohingya ‘a death sentence’
Associated Press, Published on 14/02/2018
» UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador Nikki Haley denounced Myanmar’s government Tuesday for continuing to make life for Rohingya Muslims “a death sentence”, citing the reporting of mass graves by The Associated Press and other news organisations.
UK upholds arrest warrant for WikiLeaks' Assange
Associated Press, Published on 14/02/2018
» LONDON: A judge on Tuesday upheld a British arrest warrant for Julian Assange, saying the WikiLeaks founder should have the courage to come to court and face justice after more than five years inside Ecuador's London embassy.
South Africa's ruling party demands that Zuma resign
Associated Press, Published on 13/02/2018
» JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma must leave office promptly so that the country can move toward political stability and economic recovery, the ruling party said Tuesday, finally disowning a leader who has been discredited by corruption scandals.
Year after Kim’s killing, suspected masterminds evade trial
Associated Press, Published on 13/02/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Lost in the glare of North Korea’s missile launches, rhetorical battles with Washington and charm offensive at the Winter Olympics, two women stand accused of a crime that could send them to the gallows -- the stunning assassination of Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother.