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IT czar Nilekani issues warning as India votes
Apr 17, 2014 (AFP)
IT billionaire turned political hopeful Nandan Nilekani said Thursday the "idea of India" was at stake as millions of voters headed to the ballot box in the lat...
China condemns British rights report and cancels talks
Apr 15, 2014 (AFP)
China expressed anger at Britain Tuesday for a report criticising its human rights record, a day after London said Beijing called off a dialogue between the cou...
Philippine leader receives draft law for Muslim self-rule
Apr 14, 2014 (AFP)
Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Monday formally received a draft law representing a crucial step towards the creation of an autonomous area for the count...
Army plays kingmaker in Algeria democracy
Apr 13, 2014 (AFP)
With an elected president, two-chamber parliament and a constitutional council, Algeria certainly looks like a democracy, even if the army has played a key poli...
Web satire fosters change in communist Vietnam
Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)
A critical blog post could land you in jail in communist Vietnam, but a satirical image of Cinderella which mocks the ruling elite? Likely to slip past the cens...
No power to the people in China's Wukan, despite vote
Apr 03, 2014 (AFP)
The Chinese village of Wukan won the right to free elections by confronting local Communist officials but has become an example of how the ruling party uses bal...
Hong Kong democracy activists urge West to speak out
Apr 02, 2014 (AFP)
Two prominent Hong Kong democracy campaigners on Wednesday urged Western powers to speak out against what they described as Beijing's growing interference in th...
No joke as 'Russian Facebook' founder resigns amid dispute
Apr 01, 2014 (AFP)
The founder of Russia's top social network VKontakte, Pavel Durov, on Wednesday said he has resigned as chief executive in a bitter conflict with a major shareh...
Egypt's Sisi announces run for presidency
Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)
Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Wednesday he had quit the military to run for president and vowed to rid the country of "terrorism" almost nine mo...
World execution toll rose in 2013: Amnesty
Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)
The number of known executions worldwide rose to at least 778 last year following a surge in Iraq and Iran, Amnesty International said Thursday, but China remai...
Egypt's Sisi ditches army fatigues, quits as defence minister
Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)
Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ditched his military fatigues on Thursday and resigned as Egypt's defence minister, a day after announcing he would run for p...
Suu Kyi among spectators at Myanmar army parade
Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)
Tanks and missile carriers rumbled through Myanmar's showpiece capital Thursday as fighter jets soared overhead at an annual parade attended by top generals and...
Serbia's centre-right wins snap poll by landslide: estimate
Mar 16, 2014 (AFP)
Serbia's ruling centre-right SNS party was set for a landslide victory in snap polls Sunday, according to estimates, cementing its grip on power after pledging ...
Ukraine won't intervene in Crimea, referendum a 'sham': president
Mar 11, 2014 (AFP)
Ukraine will not intervene militarily in the separatist peninsula of Crimea, in order to avoid exposing its eastern border, Ukraine's acting president told AFP ...
China warns Hong Kong against taking foreign voting model: report
Mar 06, 2014 (AFP)
A Chinese official warned Thursday of possible "disastrous results" if Hong Kong adopts a foreign electoral system as it mulls political reform, according to a ...
NATO wants international observers sent to Ukraine
Mar 02, 2014 (AFP)
NATO allies on Sunday urged the deployment of international observers to Ukraine and said the alliance sought "to engage" with Moscow at NATO-Russia talks. "We ...
Thousands rally in Hong Kong after brutal attack on editor
Mar 02, 2014 (AFP)
Thousands took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest against threats to press freedom in the city, days after a former newspaper editor was attacked ...
Hong Kong media vow not to be intimidated after attack
Feb 27, 2014 (AFP)
Hong Kong journalists vowed Thursday not to be intimidated by a savage attack on a veteran colleague that has stoked fresh concerns for media freedom, declaring...
Stable, independent Ukraine key to Europe security: NATO
Feb 26, 2014 (AFP)
A sovereign, independent and stable Ukraine is essential to security in Europe and beyond, NATO said Wednesday as tensions between pro- and anti-Russian faction...
Blind activist sees Ukraine-like revolution on Chinese horizon
Feb 26, 2014 (AFP)
Exiled, blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng laments that Beijing is cracking down harder than ever on human rights defenders, but says the leadership should ...
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