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Puigdemont abandons bid to return as Catalan leader
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» BARCELONA - Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont said Thursday he had abandoned his bid to return as regional president in an attempt to unblock a political impasse as the region remains without a fully-functioning government.
'Listen to us now': Putin talks up 'invincible' weapons ahead of poll
AFP, Published on 01/03/2018
» MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin boasted Russia has developed a new generation of "invincible" weapons in his state of the nation address on Thursday, warning global powers they must now reckon with Moscow's military might.
Iceland bid to ban circumcision riles religious groups
AFP, Published on 01/03/2018
» REYKJAVIK - A proposed ban in Iceland on male circumcision, in defence of the rights of babies and young boys, has sparked anger among leaders of the world's three major religions.
'Adults only': ads and viral videos aim to sex up Russian election
AFP, Published on 01/03/2018
» MOSCOW - A topless model lies in front of a Russian flag, apparently studying a campaign brochure, as a second young woman prepares to cast a vote in her lingerie.
China drowns out critics of lifetime Xi presidency
AFP, Published on 27/02/2018
» BEIJING - China's propaganda machine kicked into overdrive Tuesday to defend the Communist Party's move to scrap term limits for President Xi Jinping as critics on social media again defied censorship attempts.
Merkel quells party rebellion ahead of coalition deal vote
AFP, Published on 26/02/2018
» BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will put a hard-fought coalition deal to a vote Monday by her conservative party, which is expected to give its approval after she moved to quash a right-wing rebellion.
Olympics not 'tainted' by Russian doping, says Bach
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Olympics chief Thomas Bach denied the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics had been "tainted" by the Russian doping scandal as officials voted to keep Russia's suspension in place for the closing ceremony on Sunday.
New strikes hit Syria's Ghouta despite ceasefire call
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» DOUMA (SYRIA) - New regime strikes hit the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Sunday despite a UN Security Council demand for a ceasefire to end one of the most ferocious assaults of Syria's civil war.
IOC keeps Russia doping ban for Olympic closing ceremony
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG (SOUTH KOREA) - Russian athletes will not be able to march behind their flag at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics closing ceremony later Sunday after the IOC voted unanimously to keep the country's ban for mass doping.
Merkel to appoint key party critic to cabinet: reports
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has decided to give a cabinet role to an outspoken critic within her conservative party, as she looks to quell surging discontent in the right wing of the group, local media reported.