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Impeachment case against Philippine VP Duterte stalls
Reuters, Published on 10/06/2025
» MANILA - Philippine senators on Tuesday voted to send an impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte back to the lower house for clarification, just hours after convening a trial that could result in her being banned from politics for life.
Mexico president defends world-first judicial vote despite low turnout
AFP, Published on 03/06/2025
» MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hit back Monday at criticism of her country's unprecedented election of judges, after most voters skipped a ballot that her opponents called a farce.
Mexicans elect their judges under shadow of crime, corruption
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» MEXICO CITY - Mexicans chose their judges on Sunday in unprecedented elections that sharply divided opinion in a country plagued by rampant crime, corruption and impunity.
As world mourns, cardinals prepare pope's funeral
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Cardinals will meet on Tuesday to decide the date for Pope Francis's funeral, starting a process that will culminate in the election of a new Catholic leader within three weeks.
What's next after impeachment of Philippine VP Duterte?
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2025
» MANILA - The Philippines' lower house has impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country's firebrand former president, setting the stage for a rare, high-profile trial in the Senate.
Philippine House backs impeachment of VP Duterte
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2025
» MANILA - The Philippine lower house of Congress on Wednesday endorsed an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country’s firebrand former president, paving the way for a rare trial in the Senate.
‘Alien fever’ fuels grave robbing in Peru
By Cassandra Garrison and Marco Aquino, Reuters, Published on 06/04/2024
» NAZCA, Peru - Leandro Rivera says he chanced upon the cave in Peru’s remote Nazca region that contained hundreds of pre-Hispanic artifacts — including human bodies with elongated heads and what appeared to be only three fingers on each hand.
US sailor in prison for giving China military info
South China Morning Post, Published on 09/01/2024
» A federal district court in California sentenced a former United States Navy sailor on Monday to 27 months in prison for taking thousands of US dollars in bribes and providing Chinese intelligence agencies with "controlled and classified" details of large-scale US military exercises in the Indo-Pacific region, the US Department of Justice said.
'Child soldiers' and blood feuds: Sweden's out-of-control gang wars
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» UPPSALA (SWEDEN) - One night in September, teacher Thomas Cervin was woken by gunshots in his apartment building in Uppsala. His neighbour had just become the latest target in Sweden's terrifying gang wars.
Man City begin bid for Premier League history, Liverpool face Chelsea test
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Manchester City kick-off the new Premier League season at Burnley on Friday to begin their bid to become the first side to ever win four consecutive English top-flight titles.