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Saudi women win in landmark elections
dpa, Published on 13/12/2015
» RIYADH - Three Saudi women have won in the conservative kingdom's municipal elections in which women were allowed to vote and stand as candidates for the first time, unofficial results from the election commission showed on Sunday.
Suu Kyi, Than Shwe discuss Myanmar's future
dpa, Published on 06/12/2015
» YANGON - Myanmar election winner Aung San Suu Kyi and long-time former military junta leader Than Shwe met for more than two hours and discussed the country's future, sources said on Sunday.
Vietnam mulls 5-second limit on sex
dpa, Published on 23/09/2015
» HANOI -- Vietnam's cultural authorities are considering new rules that would allow no more than three five-second scenes of sexual passion per film.
Singapore's ruling party wins election
dpa, Published on 12/09/2015
» The ruling People's Action Party scored a landslide victory Saturday morning as the most fiercely contested election in Singapore's independent history ended with dramatic swings away from opposition parties.
Najib: We've more supporters than protesters
dpa, Published on 30/08/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Thousands of anti-government demonstrators on Sunday pressed on with their peaceful protests in the Malaysian capital demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak amid accusations of corruption.
Donald Trump mulls presidential run
dpa, Published on 25/01/2015
» WASHINGTON — Business mogul Donald Trump told a group of conservative activists Saturday that he was "seriously thinking" about running for United States president in 2016.
Mistress falls to death in Bangkok
dpa, Published on 29/09/2014
» A woman plummeted seven stories to her death in Bangkok while hiding on a balcony from her married lover’s wife, news reports said Monday.
Parks chief to meet Pata Zoo activists
dpa, Published on 23/09/2014
» A campaign to free a gorilla from a zoo inside a Bangkok shopping mall gained new momentum as a senior official agreed to meet with the activists, they said Tuesday.
MSF warned off Myanmar politics
dpa, Published on 21/09/2014
» YANGON - The international medical group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) was warned to stay away from politics if it resumes aid operations in western Myanmar, local media reported on Sunday.
2 charged for trafficking Cambodians
dpa, Published on 08/09/2014
» PHNOM PENH — A Cambodian court charged two men for trying to smuggle 23 people into Thailand to work, a report said Monday.