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‘Emperor Xi’? -- China gambles on return to lifetime rule
AFP, Published on 26/02/2018
» BEIJING - China's Communist Party has handed President Xi Jinping an open path to indefinite rule -- a move analysts warn carries enormous risks by abandoning a succession model that brought stability after turbulent decades under Mao.
Xi poised to extend power as China set to lift term limits
AFP, Published on 26/02/2018
» BEIJING: Xi Jinping, already China's most powerful leader at least since Mao Tse-tung, could stay in office for life after the Communist Party called for the removal of presidential term limits
Xi may extend power as China poised to lift term limits
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» BEIJING - The Chinese Communist Party's leadership has called for the removal of presidential term limits, opening the door for China's most powerful leader in decades, Xi Jinping, to remain in office beyond 2023.
DR Congo ruling party supporters storm cathedral
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» KINSHASA - Tensions soared in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday as hundreds of ruling party supporters stormed Kinshasa cathedral after authorities banned a planned Catholic church-backed rally against the rule of President Joseph Kabila.
EU opens door for Balkan states
AFP, Published on 24/02/2018
» BELGRADE: The European Union has offered some of the six Balkan states who hope to join the bloc the prospect of becoming new members by 2025, but warned them they still have many obstacles to overcome.
Malaysian PM mocked for being out of touch
AFP, Published on 23/02/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's scandal-plagued Prime Minister Najib Razak was accused of being out of touch with ordinary people Friday after revealing he had switched from eating locally grown rice to the pricey grain quinoa.
China takes over Anbang Insurance, prosecutes ex-chair
AFP, Published on 23/02/2018
» BEIJING - China took over Anbang Insurance Group for a year on Friday and said its former chairman faces prosecution for "economic crimes" as the government stepped up its battle against corruption and excessive corporate debt.
Malaysian rapper detained over dog video
Associated Press, Published on 23/02/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police said a popular ethnic Chinese rapper has been detained over complaints that his latest music video featuring dancers wearing dog masks and performing "obscene" moves insulted Islam and could hurt racial harmony.
Boko Haram: Profile of a jihadist threat
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» LAGOS - Nigeria's Boko Haram, suspected of another mass kidnapping of school girls, started out as an Islamic anti-corruption group but mutated into an IS affiliate waging a lethal insurgency.
Blinded investigator to Indonesia graft fighters: Stay brave
Associated Press, Published on 22/02/2018
» JAKARTA: An anti-corruption investigator blinded by an acid attack is urging graft fighters to “stay brave” as he returns to Indonesia after months of medical treatment.