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US Senate rejects immigration bills
Associated Press, Published on 16/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: The Senate has left hundreds of thousands of "Dreamer" immigrants in limbo, rejecting rival plans that would have spared them from deportation and strengthened the nation's border security.
Nepal's communist party leader named next prime minister
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» KATHMANDU, Nepal: The leader of Nepal's communist party was named the Himalayan nation's new prime minister Thursday, a day after the results of parliamentary elections were finalised.
Parliament rejects call for firing of Australia's deputy PM
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» CANBERRA, Australia: Australia's beleaguered deputy prime minister withstood a parliamentary vote Thursday that would have called for his firing after revelations of a relationship with a former staffer and a free-residence deal with a wealthy political donor.
Scandals finally topple South Africa's Zuma
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» JOHANNESBURG: As scandal after scandal unfolded, South African President Jacob Zuma maintained an affable demeanour in public, rallying his support base, dispatching lawyers to fend off court challenges and, it is alleged, enabling his corrupt associates.
Israel police recommend corruption charges against Netanyahu
Associated Press, Published on 14/02/2018
» JERUSALEM: Israeli police have recommended that Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges in two corruption cases, a development that deals an embarrassing blow to the embattled prime minister and is likely to fuel calls for him to resign.
Australian deputy PM pressured to resign over affair
Associated Press, Published on 14/02/2018
» CANBERRA, Australia: Australia’s deputy prime minister was under mounting pressure Wednesday to resign as his party’s leader over revelations of a relationship with a former staffer.
South Africa's ruling party demands that Zuma resign
Associated Press, Published on 13/02/2018
» JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma must leave office promptly so that the country can move toward political stability and economic recovery, the ruling party said Tuesday, finally disowning a leader who has been discredited by corruption scandals.
Kim’s sister begins unprecedented South visit
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: In a stunning turn of events, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister arrived in South Korea on Friday to be her brother’s special envoy to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Bangladesh court sends former leader Khaleda Zia to prison
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» DHAKA, Bangladesh: A Bangladesh court sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Thursday to five years in prison on corruption charges. The conviction means that Zia, the archrival of the current prime minister, could be barred from running in December national elections.
Kim Jong Un sends influential sister to Olympics
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, an increasingly prominent figure in the country's leadership, will be part of the North's delegation to the South Korean Winter Olympics, officials said Wednesday.