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PM Najib, dogged by a billion-dollar scandal, proves untouchable
News, New York Times, Published on 01/08/2016
» The conspirators were confident. They planned to confront Malaysia's Prime Minister, Najib Razak, at a cabinet meeting and demand his resignation. Prosecutors had collected evidence that Mr Najib had deposited millions of dollars of public money into his personal bank account. Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail was ready to file criminal charges, according to Mr Najib's advisers, and opposition leaders.
Orang-utans suffer in bushfires
News, New York Times, Published on 07/04/2016
» Katty, a docile, orange-haired pre-schooler, fell from a tree with a thump. Her teacher quickly picked her up, dusted off her bottom, refastened her white disposable nappy and placed her back on a branch more than two metres off the ground.
EU ignores rights crackdown
News, New York Times, Published on 10/03/2016
» The contrast was jarring: Just days after the police broke into the offices of an opposition newspaper using tear gas and water cannon, Turkey's prime minister was greeted in Brussels with offers of billions in aid, visa-free travel for Turks in Europe and renewed prospects for joining the European Union.
Pyongyang rocket shapes regional relations
News, New York Times, Published on 12/02/2016
» When China's leader, Xi Jinping, visited the United States' firm ally South Korea in 2014, it seemed to be the beginning of a promising courtship.