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China censors rare anti-Xi protest ahead of Communist Party Congress
Oct 14, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing is on high alert against any disruption to a landmark Communist Party meeting that begins on Sunday, where Xi is expected to secure a historic third ter...
Sweden's right wing agrees to form govt with far-right backing
Oct 14, 2022 (AFP)
The incoming government immediately announced plans to build new nuclear reactors to meet Sweden's rising electricity needs. "New nuclear reactors will be built...
What's next as Iraq moves to end deadlock?
Oct 14, 2022 (AFP)
But major challenges lie ahead for the crisis-hit nation. - How will government talks play out? - Iraq's parliament, dominated by the pro-Iran Coordination Fram...
Iraq's new PM-designate faces tough task to unite bitter rivals
Oct 13, 2022 (AFP)
But, on top of the challenge of forming a government for the crisis-hit country, he must now win the backing of fiercely rival Shiite factions. More than a year...
Myanmar junta courts prolong Japanese journalist, Suu Kyi jail terms
Oct 12, 2022 (AFP)
The sentence came on the same day a closed junta court handed ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi another six years in prison for corruption, according to a source w...
Parliament in crisis-hit Iraq vows to elect new president
Oct 11, 2022 (AFP)
The oil-rich country has yet to form a new government after general elections more than a year ago, and the parliament has already made three failed attempts th...
Year after Iraq vote, UN urges dialogue to end gridlock
Oct 10, 2022 (AFP)
"The protracted crisis is breeding further instability ... it threatens people's livelihoods," the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq said, urging "dialogue without ...
Human rights champions in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 07, 2022 (AFP)
The honour went to detained activist Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Russia's Memorial group and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties. "They have made an outstandin...
Rights champions in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus win Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 07, 2022 (AFP)
The honour in favour of "peaceful co-existence" went to Russian rights group Memorial, Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties which is documenting "Russian war cr...
More than 1 million displaced since Myanmar coup: UN
Oct 07, 2022 (AFP)
The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government last year, sparking widespread armed resistance. The junt...
Bialiatski: veteran rights defender in authoritarian Belarus
Oct 07, 2022 (AFP)
He spent his 60th birthday in prison on September 25, as he did his 50th, but won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in the wake of historic demonstrations and a s...
Myanmar jails Japanese filmmaker for 10 years: diplomatic source
Oct 06, 2022 (AFP)
The military has clamped down on press freedoms since its coup last year, arresting reporters and photographers as well as revoking broadcasting licences as the...
US places Myanmar arms dealers on sanctions blacklist
Oct 06, 2022 (AFP)
The sanctions targeted Dynasty owners Aung Moe Myint and his brother Hlaing Moe Myint, and Dynasty director Myo Thitsar, for supplying of weapons, armaments, mi...
Moving on up... or out? UK's PM seeks to soothe Tory faithful
Oct 05, 2022 (AFP)
After concluding her speech to the Conservatives' tempestuous annual conference, she marched through the audience with her husband Hugh O'Leary towards the exit...
In Amazon, indigenous Brazilians vote by boat
Oct 02, 2022 (AFP)
Like many Brazilians, the Kambeba people are voting in a school that has been turned into a polling station for Sunday's elections. Unlike most, they have to tr...
'Democracy on the ballot' as Brazil holds divisive vote
Sep 30, 2022 (AFP)
Lula, the charismatic but tarnished ex-metalworker who led Brazil through an economic boom from 2003 to 2010, leads in the polls, seeking to stage a stunning co...
Myanmar junta court sentences Australian economist, Suu Kyi to 3 years
Sep 29, 2022 (AFP)
Both have been detained since a coup in February last year, when the military ousted Suu Kyi's government, for which Sean Turnell was an adviser. "Mr Sean Turne...
High stakes for climate-change race in Brazil vote
Sep 29, 2022 (AFP)
The black haze that traveled thousands of kilometers to the economic capital that day -- August 19, 2019, just under nine months into Bolsonaro's term -- drew g...
Brazil more isolated after four years of Bolsonaro
Sep 21, 2022 (AFP)
Political analysts say the international influence of Latin American giant Brazil has shrunk under Bolsonaro, the far-right incumbent fighting an uphill battle ...
Amnesty slams Egypt rights strategy as 'propaganda' ahead of COP27
Sep 21, 2022 (AFP)
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi launched the rights strategy in September 2021, while accusing international rights groups of being unaware of the full spectrum ...
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