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Thai coup dims allure of 'Land of Smiles'
Jun 07, 2014 (AFP)
Thailand's once-booming tourism industry is scrambling to arrest a slump in foreign visitor numbers after a military coup and a night-time curfew tarnished its ...
Ishihara's opposition party splits into two in Japan
May 28, 2014 (AFP)
A minor Japanese opposition party, led by former nationalist Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, split into two Wednesday as his drive to change the country's pac...
Democracy ain't always a good export
May 28, 2014 (UPI)
China now exports money. Russia exports gas and oil. The Netherlands sends millions of flowers abroad every day. And, more than occasionally, America tries to e...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen seeks power in Brussels
May 28, 2014 (AFP)
Fresh from victory in European elections in France, far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Wednesday she was confident of creating a new eurosceptic group within w...
French opposition boss quits over Sarkozy funding scandal
May 27, 2014 (AFP)
The leader of France's embattled centre-right opposition quit Tuesday following claims that invoices for former president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 election campai...
Tank Man: Tiananmen protester who became an icon
May 27, 2014 (AFP)
He is world famous, and at the same time anonymous. The man who stood alone blocking a column of tanks at Tiananmen Square endures as a symbol of peaceful prote...
Egypt votes in poll seen giving Sisi landslide victory
May 27, 2014 (AFP)
The ex-army chief who ousted Egypt's first democratically elected leader and crushed his Islamist movement was set for a landslide presidential election win on ...
EU leaders seek answers after eurosceptic 'quake'
May 27, 2014 (AFP)
EU leaders wrestled Tuesday for a joint response to a dismal European vote that saw dramatic gains by radical anti-establishment parties, with Britain, Germany ...
Italian left bucks EU trend with landslide for Renzi
May 26, 2014 (AFP)
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won by a landslide in weekend EU elections, bolstering his reforms and turning his Democratic Party into the leading light o...
Thai army threatens action against anti-coup rallies
May 26, 2014 (AFP)
Thailand's army chief threatened Monday to "intensify law enforcement" against anti-coup protesters who have pledged to rally in Bangkok for a fourth day over t...
Modi sworn in as India PM promising 'inclusive' agenda
May 26, 2014 (AFP)
India's Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister Monday holding the strongest mandate for 30 years, promising to forge a "strong and inclusive" country on a...
Reporter, editor, publisher: Japan's 89-year-old newshound
May 26, 2014 (AFP)
Toshio Hiratsuka is the backbone of his local newspaper; the star reporter whose trusty notebook and pen have borne witness to nearly every significant event in...
Colombians elect president as peace talks at stake
May 25, 2014 (AFP)
Colombians voted Sunday in a crucial presidential election for the fate of the government's peace talks with Marxist guerrillas to end a half-century-old confli...
Thai coup leader cements grip, assumes law-making power
May 24, 2014 (AFP)
Thailand's military junta said Saturday it had disbanded the Senate and placed all law-making authority in the hands of the army chief, dramatically tightening ...
Pakistani premier to attend Indian PM-elect Modi's swearing-in
May 24, 2014 (AFP)
Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif will attend Indian prime minister-elect Narendra Modi's inauguration on Monday, his office said, in an unprecedented diplomatic m...
Thai military junta summons leaders deposed in coup
May 22, 2014 (AFP)
Thailand's military summoned the deposed cabinet and ruling-party leaders to report Friday to a new junta that seized power a day earlier in a coup which has tr...
Five challenges for the EU after polls
May 22, 2014 (AFP)
The European Union faces a series of testing issues over the next five years, chief among them the economy and near-record unemployment. The Ukraine crisis mean...
Modi's crushing win leaves India rivals broken
May 22, 2014 (AFP)
Narendra Modi's landslide victory in India's polls has swept aside the long-dominant Congress party and left many of the most high-profile politicians clinging ...
Thai army chief holds rare meeting of political rivals
May 21, 2014 (AFP)
Thailand's military hosted ground-breaking talks Wednesday between warring political rivals after imposing martial law to prevent the deeply divided kingdom deg...
India anti-graft campaigner jailed in defamation case
May 21, 2014 (AFP)
India's anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal was sent to jail Wednesday for refusing to pay a bond, hours after declaring he was ready to fight fresh elec...
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