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New Philippine president Duterte warns of rough ride
Jun 30, 2016 (AFP)
Authoritarian firebrand Rodrigo Duterte warned of a "rough ride" after being sworn in as the Philippines' president on Thursday, promising a relentless war on c...
Political landslide in mineral-rich Mongolia
Jun 30, 2016 (AFP)
A landslide election victory by Mongolia's opposition is a stinging rejection of the government's failed economic policies, analysts and voters said Thursday, a...
Maldives court upholds jail sentence on ex-leader Nasheed
Jun 27, 2016 (AFP)
The Maldives Supreme Court on Monday upheld a 13-year prison sentence passed last year on the country's first democratically-elected president Mohamed Nasheed, ...
Hong Kong activists demand independence via 'return to British rule'
Jun 22, 2016 (AFP)
A group of Hong Kong activists are demanding a return to British rule as a stepping stone towards independence, as fears grow that Beijing is tightening its gri...
India blocks foreign funding of Modi critic's trust
Jun 17, 2016 (AFP)
The Indian government has cancelled the foreign funding licence of a non-profit trust run by a high-profile activist known for her vocal criticism of Prime Mini...
'La China' vs 'El Gringo': Peru's exotic vote rivals
Jun 04, 2016 (AFP)
One candidate is known as "La China," though she is really of Japanese descent. The other is "El Gringo" -- years in the United States left him with a "yanqui" ...
Duterte fans party after landslide Philippine election win
Jun 04, 2016 (AFP)
The Philippine city of Davao was in party mode on Saturday to celebrate the election of its most famous son, Rodrigo Duterte, as the country's next president. R...
Bezos says Trump should embrace scrutiny by press
Jun 01, 2016 (AFP)
Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Tuesday said Donald Trump should accept scrutiny by the press instead of trying to shun the media. Bezos ...
Next Philippine leader seeks early talks with communist rebels
May 29, 2016 (AFP)
Incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he would seek an early start to peace talks with communist rebels and free detained guerrilla chieftai...
Trump or not, 'big data' could be huge in 2016 vote
May 29, 2016 (AFP)
"Big data" could play a huge role in the 2016 US election, even if Donald Trump doesn't think so. Trump, who sailed through the Republican primaries using uncon...
Far-right on edge of power as Austria votes for president
May 22, 2016 (AFP)
Austrians voted Sunday in a key presidential runoff which could usher in the European Union's first extreme right-wing leader amid the continent's worst post-wa...
Bezos says he is not cowed by Trump
May 18, 2016 (AFP)
Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos fired back Wednesday at Donald Trump, calling the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's barbs at him...
Dominican incumbent Medina on track for landslide
May 16, 2016 (AFP)
President Danilo Medina appeared set Monday to win re-election by a landslide in the Dominican Republic, capitalizing on an economic boom in the Caribbean touri...
Opposition protest as Georgia jails senior military officials
May 16, 2016 (AFP)
Georgia sentenced five senior military officials to seven years in jail on Monday, in a controversial embezzlement case that has heightened political tensions i...
Five years on, Spain's Indignados have shaken up politics
May 14, 2016 (AFP)
Five years ago, a small group of angry activists launched Spain's anti-austerity Indignados movement, likely never imagining it would grow so big, spreading bey...
Brazil's new rulers: rich, white, conservative, and in legal trouble
May 14, 2016 (AFP)
The two dozen ministers in Brazil's new government have a lot in common: they're white, male, conservative, often wealthy and in numerous cases face legal probl...
Missing Thai activist's wife urges police to step up probe
May 10, 2016 (AFP)
The wife of a Thai activist feared dead after he went missing last month said Tuesday police have failed to properly investigate his case, which threatens to to...
Philippines' Duterte ready to free communist rebels, resume talks
May 10, 2016 (AFP)
Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte may release jailed communist rebels in an effort to restart peace talks aimed at ending a decades-old insurgency that...
Austria's far-right presidential candidate seeks to soften image
May 05, 2016 (AFP)
The man most likely to be Austria's next president, Norbert Hofer from the far-right Freedom Party, said Thursday he believed the integration of migrants was "p...
Hong Kong's Filipino domestic workers vote to clean up back home
Apr 26, 2016 (AFP)
Twerking, selfie-taking, picnicking and performing impromptu dance routines -- Hong Kong's 180,000-strong community of Filipino workers fill the city's public s...
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