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Cambodian opposition party’s election ban upheld
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s main opposition party on Thursday lost a bid to overturn its ban from the upcoming elections, paving the way for Prime Minister Hun Sen to run a one-horse race.
ANC says will oppose any parliament bid to oust Ramaphosa
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's ruling party on Monday warned it would not back any motion at an upcoming parliamentary debate that would lead to a vote for removing President Cyril Ramaphosa, under fire over a burglary scandal.
S.African leader braces to head off impeachment threat
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - Cyril Ramaphosa may have insisted over the weekend he will not resign, but the South African president still faces a parliamentary vote Tuesday that could lead to his impeachment.
S.Africa's Ramaphosa brushes aside calls to quit
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brushed aside calls for him to resign over an alleged criminal cover-up, as he set the stage for a key party conference next month.
Cambodia's ruling party wins local commune elections but new opposition gains
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's ruling party scored a landslide win in local commune elections although a new opposition party gained more posts than expected, official results showed on Monday.
Netherlands rocked by second night of Covid riots
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» THE HAGUE: Fresh rioting broke out late Saturday over the Dutch government's coronavirus measures, with rioters pelting police with stones and fireworks as protests turned violent for a second night in the Netherlands.
Wounds still raw as France remembers 2015 Paris attacks
AFP, Published on 13/11/2020
» PARIS - France on Friday marked five years since a squad of jihadist attackers went on a killing rampage in Paris in its worst peacetime atrocity, with the psychological wounds still raw, especially after a string of new attacks.
Japan hosts first fully-fledged arms show
Reuters, Published on 18/11/2019
» TOKYO: Japan's first ever fully fledged arms show opened on Monday, creating a forum that Japan's government hopes will help it tap technology it needs to counter threats posed by China and North Korean.
NEC shows 'flying car' hovering steadily for minute
Published on 05/08/2019
» ABIKO, Japan: Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp on Monday showed a "flying car", a large drone-like machine with four propellers that hovered steadily for about a minute.
UK Labour hopes to paper over Brexit splits for united front
AFP, Published on 23/09/2018
» LONDON - Britain's Labour Party kicks off its annual conference on Sunday hoping to prove it is ready to unseat the embattled Conservative government despite its own splits on Brexit and rows over anti-Semitism.