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Gandhi nonviolence a tough sell in Trump era, says grandson
Jan 29, 2018 (AFP)
The boy, who grew up in an Indian ashram near the city of Durban, had been getting into a lot of fights. White children picked on him because he wasn't white; b...
Finland re-elects pragmatic president Niinisto to ease Russia worries
Jan 28, 2018 (AFP)
"I am surprised and touched by this big support," Niinisto told reporters in Helsinki, who secured over 62 percent of the vote, significantly ahead the seven ot...
Human Rights Watch hails resistance to Trump-style populism
Jan 18, 2018 (AFP)
In its annual report, the group denounced rights abuses in unstable states like Syria and Myanmar as well as authoritarian trends in powers like Turkey and Chin...
China pledges support for Cambodia's 2018 poll: official
Dec 28, 2017 (AFP)
The US and the European Union withdrew their backing after a Phnom Penh court dissolved the main opposition party in November -- a move they said stripped next ...
Separatists deal blow to Madrid as Catalan divide widens
Dec 22, 2017 (AFP)
Madrid had called Thursday's poll after secessionists declared independence on October 27, in Spain's worst political crisis since democracy was reinstated foll...
Little Christmas cheer for struggling Marine Le Pen
Dec 14, 2017 (AFP)
In a sign of the questions swirling six months after she lost to Emmanuel Macron, the National Front (FN) leader was forced into an angry declaration Wednesday ...
Nepal's Communist parties poised for election landslide
Dec 11, 2017 (AFP)
The landmark elections for national and provincial parliaments capped Nepal's 11-year transition from monarchy to federal democracy after a brutal civil war. Ma...
Billionaire Guo Wengui wants regime change in Beijing
Dec 09, 2017 (AFP)
"I want to try and to have rule of law, I want to try and have democracy, freedom, that's my ultimate goal... A change of the regime," he told AFP in a recent e...
Mauritania activists released after executions protest
Dec 07, 2017 (AFP)
The group appeared at an event attended by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz last week to protest the events of November 28, 1990, when 28 black Mauritanian sol...
Macau's youngest pro-democracy lawmaker suspended
Dec 04, 2017 (AFP)
The government of the semi-autonomous southern Chinese gambling enclave is largely pro-establishment but Sulu Sou, 26, was voted into the legislature in public ...
Joshua Wong leads 'anti-authoritarian' march in Hong Kong
Dec 03, 2017 (AFP)
Activists say Hong Kong is at risk of losing its rights and liberties in the face of growing Chinese pressure on the semi-autonomous city. The jailing of campai...
Merkel woes deepen as farm minister flouts orders
Nov 28, 2017 (AFP)
The European Union on Monday renewed the licence for the weedkiller glyphosate for five years after Germany surprisingly voted in favour despite environmental c...
E.Guinea court confirms ruling party's landslide election win
Nov 22, 2017 (AFP)
In an announcement late Tuesday, the court said it had validated the outcome of the November 12 poll in which the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) a...
Trump, the water bottle, and Marco Rubio's revenge
Nov 15, 2017 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump awkwardly reached for a water bottle during a televised speech Wednesday -- in a scene that surely handed sweet satisfaction to Marco ...
Sacked Catalan leader freed on bail in Belgium
Nov 06, 2017 (AFP)
A judge ordered the five, who fled Spain earlier this week after being accused of rebellion and sedition, not to leave Belgium until their extradition case is h...
In Belgium for 'safety', axed Catalan leader summoned to Spain court
Nov 01, 2017 (AFP)
The National Audience in Madrid, which deals with major criminal cases, summoned Carles Puigdemont and 13 other former members of his administration, dismissed ...
Russians also used Instagram for disinformation campaign
Nov 01, 2017 (AFP)
Facebook general counsel Colin Stretch told a hearing that Instagram posts by suspect Russian accounts were seen by some 20 million Americans last year. "We now...
Don't treat us as heroes says bailed Hong Kong activist Wong
Oct 30, 2017 (AFP)
His imprisonment alongside two other leading activists for their role in the massive 2014 Umbrella Movement rallies, which called for fully free leadership elec...
Facebook eyes revealing political ad backers; Kremlin says Twitter biased
Oct 27, 2017 (AFP)
The leading social platform said it will begin testing and refining political ad transparency tools next month in Canada, with a goal of having them in place in...
Wong joins Hong Kong protest day after release on bail
Oct 25, 2017 (AFP)
Wong and fellow democracy campaigner Nathan Law were freed on bail Tuesday pending an appeal against their jail terms. The 21-year-old was among 200 protesters ...
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