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President Trump impeached by US House on 2 charges
Associated Press, Published on 19/12/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was impeached by the US House of Representatives on Wednesday night, only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the constitution's ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors.
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
Associated Press, Published on 05/12/2019
» NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania: Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat while 58 others drowned were receiving care Thursday in Mauritania after one of the deadliest disasters this year among people making the perillous journey to Europe.
Cambodian opposition chief readies return from exile
Associated Press, Published on 05/11/2019
» BRUSSELS: Cambodia's most prominent opposition politician says he's ready to risk imprisonment or death by returning to his country from self-imposed exile to unseat the country's longtime ruler.
US tells UN it is pulling out of Paris climate deal
Associated Press, Published on 05/11/2019
» WASHINGTON: The United States has begun the process of pulling out of the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement.
Canada's Trudeau set to hold onto government
Associated Press, Published on 22/10/2019
» TORONTO: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared set to win a second term in Canada's national elections Monday, seemingly fending off a challenge from rival Conservatives despite having been weakened by a series of scandals.
Indonesia arrests 36 militant suspects
Associated Press, Published on 17/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit went on a busy 24-hour spree to root out suspected Islamic militants ahead of a presidential inauguration that will be attended by regional leaders and foreign envoys.
Cambodian judge orders new probe in reporters' spying case
Associated Press, Published on 03/10/2019
» PHNOM PENH: A court on Thursday ordered a new investigation and postponed its ruling in the espionage trial of two journalists who had formerly worked for a US government-backed radio station.
Israeli PM vows to annex 'all the settlements' in West Bank
Associated Press, Published on 16/09/2019
» JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday to annex “all the settlements” in the West Bank, including an enclave deep in the heart of the largest Palestinian city, in a last-ditch move that appeared aimed at shoring up nationalist support the day before a do-over election.
Najib used 'elaborate charade' to steal billions, court told
Associated Press, Published on 28/08/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak's second corruption trial started on Wednesday with a prosecutor alleging he pilfered billions of dollars from the 1MDB state investment fund through an "elaborate charade" and then sought to cover his tracks.
Judge postpones 2nd corruption trial of Malaysia's former PM
Associated Press, Published on 19/08/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: The second trial of Malaysian's ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund was delayed Monday by a week to allow his first trial to end.