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Britain's UKIP suspends candidate over shooting threat
AFP, Published on 06/05/2015
» LONDON - Britain's anti-EU, anti-immigration UK Independence Party suspended a parliamentary candidate two days from a general election for apparently threatening to shoot a rival.
Wife of Malaysia's jailed Anwar to run for his seat
AFP, Published on 26/04/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - The wife of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday entered the race for the parliamentary seat vacated by her husband's recent jailing over a much-criticised sodomy conviction, a party official said.
Internet gains new dot-sucks domain
AFP, Published on 10/04/2015
» WASHINGTON - The new Internet domain .sucks has stirred up a firestorm over free online speech and the potential for extortion against companies and individuals.
Afghanistan's Ghani walks tightrope over US, Pakistan ties
AFP, Published on 30/03/2015
» KABUL - In pursuing rapprochement with Pakistan and the United States, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is the very antithesis of his fiery predecessor, but his unprecedented diplomatic overtures have prompted rumblings of unease back home.
Japan PM facing questions over political funding breach
AFP, Published on 03/03/2015
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has already lost three ministers to political funding scandals, faced questions Tuesday over claims that a branch of his ruling party received illegal donations.
Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew on life support
AFP, Published on 26/02/2015
» SINGAPORE - Singapore said Thursday that its founding leader Lee Kuan Yew is still on life support in hospital and being treated with antibiotics for severe pneumonia, after quashing rumours the 91-year-old had died.
Winning the Internet war is key in IS fight: experts
AFP, Published on 20/02/2015
» WASHINGTON - The Internet has become a crucial battleground in the fight against jihadist propaganda and Western nations need to step up their game, according to participants in a Washington meeting on countering radical groups.
Myanmar cancels Rohingya voting rights
AFP, Published on 12/02/2015
» NAY PYI TAW - Myanmar Wednesday said identity cards for people without full citizenship, including Muslim Rohingya, will expire within weeks, snatching away voting rights handed to them just a day earlier after nationalist protests at the move.
'Anarchist' bids to halt Modi juggernaut in Delhi polls
AFP, Published on 07/02/2015
» NEW DELHI - Voters went to the polls in India's capital Saturday, with firebrand former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal looking to complete a surprise comeback and deliver the first major blow to Narendra Modi's premiership.
Australia PM to fight party vote to oust him
AFP, Published on 06/02/2015
» Party critics of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott launched a dramatic bid Friday to unseat the unpopular conservative leader after less than 18 months in office, but he vowed to fight on.