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Fiji's crusading police chief quits over army meddling
Nov 11, 2015 (AFP)
Fiji's police chief has resigned abruptly, accusing the military in the coup-plagued Pacific nation of interfering with his job. Highly respected South African ...
Suu Kyi party eyes landslide at Myanmar polls as results trickle in
Nov 10, 2015 (AFP)
Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition appeared on the verge of a landslide election win that could finally reset Myanmar after decades of army control Tuesday, as a top...
Canada's new leader to step out on world stage
Nov 04, 2015 (AFP)
Justin Trudeau takes over as Canada's prime minister on Wednesday, striking out on the diplomatic stage with a fortnight of back-to-back summits leading up to t...
Hong Kong student leader Wong faces trial over democracy rally
Oct 30, 2015 (AFP)
Prominent Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong vowed to continue his fight for democracy Friday as a trial date was set over a protest that sparked mass ralli...
Brazil's embattled ex-president Lula vows to 'survive'
Oct 29, 2015 (AFP)
Brazil's embattled ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed defiantly Thursday to "survive" corruption probes against him and his family, including his son....
Polish eurosceptic conservatives score landslide victory
Oct 26, 2015 (AFP)
Poland's conservative Law and Justice party won a landslide in Sunday's general election on anti-refugee rhetoric and welfare promises, ending eight years of ce...
China's Ai Weiwei can play with Lego again as fans answer call for bricks
Oct 26, 2015 (AFP)
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Monday his plan to create a Lego artwork can go ahead as donations of the toy poured in from fans after the Danish company refused...
HK student leader says China cash blinds UK to rights abuse
Oct 20, 2015 (AFP)
The promise of billions of dollars of trade deals with China has blinded Britain to rights abuses, leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said as ...
Trudeau's Liberal juggernaut sets new course for Canada
Oct 20, 2015 (AFP)
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau reached out to Canada's traditional allies a day after his landslide victory, pledging Tuesday to rebuild ties that soured over th...
Swiss parliament shifts to right in vote dominated by migrant fears
Oct 19, 2015 (AFP)
Swiss voters swung to the right in parliamentary elections on Sunday dominated by concerns over Europe's migrant crisis, with the country's largest party winnin...
Hong Kong student leader Wong in court bid over vote rules
Oct 12, 2015 (AFP)
Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong launched a court bid Monday demanding the age limit for candidates to stand for election in the city be lowered from 21 to ...
Has anyone in Washington read the Constitution lately?
Oct 11, 2015 (UPI)
Throughout history, of the many great political documents that were crafted, the Constitution of the United States must rank second to none. Composed by arguabl...
Tunisia 'the survivor' of the Arab Spring: expert
Oct 09, 2015 (AFP)
Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Tunisian civil society groups is a boost for democracy there and sends a message to the other countries of the Arab Spring whe...
New battle over academic freedom in Hong Kong
Oct 02, 2015 (AFP)
Pro-democracy protesters have retreated from the streets of Hong Kong but education is increasingly becoming a political battleground as students and teachers s...
Protesters gather in Hong Kong a year since mass rallies
Sep 28, 2015 (AFP)
Yellow umbrellas and makeshift tents were back in central Hong Kong Monday as protesters gathered a year to the day since huge pro-democracy rallies brought par...
New Nepal constitution leaves revolution 'unfinished'
Sep 18, 2015 (AFP)
Former Maoist guerrilla Sukh Bahadur Roka Magar spent his youth fighting for greater equality in his native Nepal, a goal he had hoped to see enshrined in a new...
Philippines shifts voting machine production over China 'sabotage' fears
Sep 16, 2015 (AFP)
The Philippines said Wednesday it had shifted production of voting machines for the 2016 presidential election from China to Taiwan due to fears that Beijing mi...
Nepal's parliament passes new constitution
Sep 16, 2015 (AFP)
Nepal's parliament passed a new national constitution on Wednesday, weeks after political leaders reached a historic agreement to create a federal state followi...
Socialist Corbyn wins UK Labour leadership in landslide
Sep 12, 2015 (AFP)
Veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of Britain's Labour opposition on Saturday in a landslide victory that puts an anti-austerity figure at the h...
Lebanon's 'You Stink' campaigners trash crisis plan
Sep 10, 2015 (AFP)
Organisers of mass protests in Lebanon over trash festering in the streets said Thursday the government's long-awaited plan to deal with the crisis is too vague...
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