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Hun Sen's guards jailed 1 year for attack on legislators
Associated Press, Published on 27/05/2016
» PHNOM PENH -- A Cambodian court on Friday convicted three military commandos of beating up two opposition lawmakers outside the parliament last year, and sentenced them to one year each in prison. The legislators' lawyer called the punishment too lenient.
World considers a Trump presidency, and many shudder
Associated Press, Published on 03/03/2016
» BRUSSELS -- Following Donald Trump's breathtaking string of Super Tuesday victories, politicians, editorial writers and ordinary people worldwide were coming to grips Wednesday with the growing possibility the brash New York billionaire might become America's next president -- a thought that aroused widespread befuddlement and a good deal of horror.
Vietnam axes death penalty for drug possession
Associated Press, Published on 27/11/2015
» HANOI -- Death sentences imposed on corrupt Vietnamese officials will now be commuted to life in prison if they pay back at least 75% of the illegal money they made.
Suu Kyi's NLD projects landslide in historic Myanmar vote
Associated Press, Published on 09/11/2015
» YANGON -- Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party said Monday that it was confident it was headed for a landslide victory in Myanmar's historic elections, and official results from the government that began trickling in appeared to back up the claim.
South Korea ratifies FTA with China
Business, Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2015
» Seoul: South Korea's parliament yesterday approved a free trade pact with China after opposition lawmakers secured a $1.4 billion relief package for farmers.
Obama arrives in Asia for summits
Associated Press, Published on 17/11/2015
» MANILA - United States President Barack Obama landed in Southeast Asia Tuesday for string of summits with Asian leaders, a visit he had hoped would highlight progress in his seven-year charm offensive in the region - but was instead overshadowed by the fight against Islamic terrorism in the Middle East.
Son of late Pierre Trudeau becomes Canada's new PM
Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2015
» TORONTO -- Canadian voters emphatically reclaimed their country's liberal identity, putting Justin Trudeau, the youthful son of one of the country's most dynamic politicians, in the prime minister's office, and ending 10 years of leadership by Stephen Harper, whose dream was to recast Canada as a more conservative country.
Beating of Cambodian lawmakers condemned
Associated Press, Published on 27/10/2015
» PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian civil-society groups and an international human-rights organisation on Tuesday condemned the assault on two opposition lawmakers by protesters apparently supporting the ruling party and demanded an independent investigation.
Suu Kyi backs speaker as Myanmar parliament opens
Associated Press, Published on 18/08/2015
» NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar's parliament reopened Tuesday for its final session before November's national elections, with the spotlight on the influential speaker -- who was violently ousted just days ago as head of the military-backed ruling party.
Venezuela opposition leader jailed for inciting violence
Associated Press, Published on 11/09/2015
» CARACAS — Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was convicted and sentenced to almost 14 years in prison Thursday for inciting violence as leader of protests last year in which several dozen people died.