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Pompeo blasts China over Uighurs during Vatican visit
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2019
» VATICAN CITY: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday blasted China over its treatment of Uighur Muslims, during a Vatican conference taking place in the shadow of a political crisis back home.
Mueller report gives Democrats ammunition
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2019
» WASHINGTON: Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 US election provided extensive details on President Donald Trump's efforts to thwart the probe, giving Democrats plenty of political ammunition against the Republican but no consensus on how to use it.
Philippine judges, court employees call on top justice to resign
Reuters, Published on 12/03/2018
» MANILA: A group of judges and four court employees' organisations called on Monday for the Philippines' chief justice to step down and make a "sacrifice" to restore peace and order in the judiciary, a plea she strongly rejected.
Mugabe resigns, Zimbabwe dances in the streets
Reuters, Published on 22/11/2017
» HARARE: Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe's president on Tuesday a week after the army and his former political allies moved against him, ending four decades of rule by a man who turned from independence hero to archetypal African strongman.
Ultimatum to Mugabe: Quit or be impeached
Reuters, Published on 21/11/2017
» HARARE: Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF will discuss the impeachment of President Robert Mugabe on Monday, its chief whip said, after a noon deadline expired for the 93-year-old to resign and bring the curtain down on nearly four decades in power.
Philippines police kill 26 in 2nd night of bloodshed
Reuters, Published on 17/08/2017
» MANILA - - At least 26 people died overnight in police operations in the Philippines capital Manila, police said on Thursday, a second night of heavy bloodshed this week in an intensification of President Rodrigo Duterte's fierce war on drugs and crime.
South Korea's shy new president
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2017
» SEOUL - South Korean human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in never felt comfortable being at the Blue House when he was a top aide to the president. He quit in 2004, a year into the job, and went on a long hike in the Himalayas.
S. Korean prosecutors to summon ousted president
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2017
» SEOUL - South Korean prosecutors will summon ousted president Park Geun-hye for questioning as a suspect in a corruption case that led to her impeachment, a prosecution official said on Tuesday, amid a political crisis that has gripped the country for months.
Samsung chief denies all charges
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2017
» SEOUL - The leader of South Korea's Samsung Group conglomerate, Jay Y. Lee, on Thursday denied all of a special prosecutor's charges against him, his lawyer said at the opening of a hearing against him.
Samsung scion Lee 'may be arrested' in graft probe
Reuters, Published on 13/02/2017
» SEOUL - South Korea's special prosecutor said it would again summon Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee on Monday to question him on suspicion of bribery, as it investigates a graft scandal that has engulfed the country's president.