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Cuba to scrap same-sex marriage law in new constitution
AFP, Published on 19/12/2018
» HAVANA: Cuba will leave out of its new constitution changes that would have paved the way for legal same-sex marriage, despite majority support in local assemblies, a government official said on Tuesday.
Russia vows no safe passage for Syria jihadists in Idlib
AFP, Published on 29/09/2018
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Russia on Friday warned it will not allow jihadists in Syria to be sent to Afghanistan or elsewhere under a deal reached with Turkey that averted a large-scale military assault on rebel-held Idlib province.
Fears grow over Nepal's 'anti-women' constitution
AFP, Published on 03/08/2015
» KATHMANDU - Nepal's proposed new constitution has sparked fury from women who say their citizenship, property and other rights are being curtailed by the document designed to draw a line under centuries of inequality.
Libya suicide bombs kill soldiers as UN presses peace
AFP, Published on 25/03/2015
» BENGHAZI (LIBYA) - A suicide car bomb killed at least seven soldiers in Libya's second city Benghazi Tuesday, the same day the United Nations unveiled a proposal aimed at ending violence plaguing the oil-rich country.
'CY' Leung: Hong Kong's embattled leader
AFP, Published on 30/09/2014
» HONG KONG - Facing calls for his resignation, embattled Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying has become a lightning rod for public anger as the city of seven million faces its worst political crisis since the 1997 handover.
Thai army to appoint national assembly but junta to remain
AFP, Published on 26/06/2014
» Thailand's army rulers will appoint a national assembly stacked with military officers to pick an interim government leader, officials said Thursday, as they seek to retain their influence over the kingdom's political transition.
Nepal's Maoists agree to join assembly, ending impasse
AFP, Published on 24/12/2013
» Nepal's Maoists agreed Tuesday to join the country's constituent assembly, ending a month-long political deadlock and raising hopes of long-awaited political stability in the Himalayan nation.
Egypt urges peaceful demos as panel works on charter
AFP, Published on 22/07/2013
» Egypt's new cabinet held Sunday its first meeting and urged parties to keep their demonstrations peaceful, as a panel named to amend the constitution called on all sides to contribute.
Proposed Myanmar media law draws criticism
AFP, Published on 03/03/2013
» Media groups reacted with dismay Saturday over a proposed law to regulate the press that has raised fears the government could be rolling back on promises to loosen its grip on the long-shackled industry.
Arab Spring countries in turmoil two years on
AFP, Published on 14/12/2012
» Tunisians, already troubled by the rise of radical Islamists, are eyeing the political and economic paralysis gripping their country with a dismay shared across much of the region two years after the Arab Spring began.