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Hong Kong 'triads' arrested over lawmaker death threats
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong police arrested six people Wednesday over death threats to a new city lawmaker who is advocating more autonomy from China, with reports saying some of the suspects have triad links.
Putin's party scores crushing win in Russian election
AFP, Published on 19/09/2016
» MOSCOW - The ruling United Russia party has cruised to an easy victory in parliamentary polls that could pave the way for President Vladimir Putin to glide to a fourth term in 2018 elections, partial results showed.
Putin's party dominates Russia vote with 44.5 percent: exit poll
AFP, Published on 19/09/2016
» MOSCOW - Russia's ruling party on Sunday looked set to dominate a new parliament made up of Kremlin loyalists after a state exit poll gave it almost 45 percent in nationwide elections.
Politics no longer a betting sideshow
AFP, Published on 17/09/2016
» LONDON - Brexit and the Scottish Referendum have transformed politics from being of little importance to British bookmakers to becoming an increasingly vibrant market.
Former British PM Cameron quits politics
AFP, Published on 13/09/2016
» LONDON - Britain's former prime minister David Cameron resigned his seat in the House of Commons on Monday, less than three months after losing an EU referendum in which he had campaigned to stay in the bloc.
Newly elected Hong Kong lawmaker reports 'death threats'
AFP, Published on 08/09/2016
» HONG KONG - A Hong Kong lawmaker advocating more autonomy from China who won a seat in landmark elections last weekend said Thursday he had received "death threats" before and since the polls as he reported them to police.
Sri Lanka to ground ex-president's 'vanity airline'
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will scrap an airline set up by the country's strongman former president and widely seen as a vanity project, with the national carrier set to take over its routes, an official said Wednesday.
Germany's anti-migrant populists beat Merkel's party in local vote
AFP, Published on 04/09/2016
» SCHWERIN (GERMANY) - Germany's anti-migrant populists made a strong showing at Sunday's state polls, scoring ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party as voters punish the German leader over her liberal refugee policy.
Merkel's party faces voters' anger, a year after opening borders
AFP, Published on 04/09/2016
» SCHWERIN (GERMANY) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's party braced for a backlash at state polls Sunday, while anti-migrant populists are poised for major gains a year after the German leader opened the borders to refugees.
Hong Kong elections: Five things you need to know
AFP, Published on 04/09/2016
» HONG KONG - Over 3.7 million Hong Kongers go to the polls Sunday in the semi-autonomous city's closest thing to a fully democratic vote, as stark political divisions widen.