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Bosnia risks political crisis after divisive vote
AFP, Published on 08/10/2018
» SARAJEVO - Bosnia faced a political crisis Monday after an election left a pro-Russian nationalist holding the Serb seat in the three-way presidency and laid bare tensions between Croat and Bosnian Muslim leaders.
Divided Brazil barrels towards uncertain presidential run-off
AFP, Published on 08/10/2018
» RIO DE JANEIRO - A deeply polarized Brazil stood at a political crossroads Monday as the bruising first round of the presidential election left voters with a stark choice in the run-off between far-right firebrand Jair Bolsonaro and leftist Fernando Haddad.
Three candidates register to contest Democrat leadership
Online Reporters, Published on 08/10/2018
» The Democrat party leadership race began officially on Monday, with three candidates vying for the top post.
Taylor Swift gets political, endorses Democrats in US polls
AFP, Published on 08/10/2018
» WASHINGTON: Pop star Taylor Swift is not really known for making political statements, but the "Bad Blood" singer is no longer holding back ahead of the midterm elections in November.
Living by the bow and arrow in Bhutan
AFP, Published on 08/10/2018
» THIMPHU (BHUTAN) - Every weekend Bhutanese Pema Dorji channels his inner Robin Hood and aims for the bull's-eye, but not without generous sips of the local brew and a leg-kicking dance and song routine.
Pheu Thai bigwigs vie for constituency spots
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/10/2018
» A new election mechanism has prompted a change of tack from Pheu Thai stalwarts -- instead of seeking party-list candidacy, they have decided to roll up their sleeves and vie for a seat in the constituency race, observers say.
Govt vote-catcher 'fails to woo public'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Mongkol Bangprapa & Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 08/10/2018
» The taxpayer-funded Thai Niyom Yangyuen (Sustainable Thainess) programme may not be well-known to many people mainly because it is not a populist scheme, according to government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd.
Human rights and the Asian riddle
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 08/10/2018
» This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a seminal declaration adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948. This document has spawned several international treaties ("conventions") and it has inspired a vast range of actions worldwide to protect human rights on the basis of equality and non-discrimination.