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Burundi bans BBC, suspends Voice of America

Burundi bans BBC, suspends Voice of America

-- 2019-03-30 16:25:48

Central African nation Burundi has banned the BBC and indefinitely suspended Voice of America, moves that campaigners and the international broadcasters described as a blow to press freedom. The coun...

Afghanistan floods claim 17 lives

Afghanistan floods claim 17 lives

-- 2019-03-30 13:37:03

Heavy rains caused flash floods in western Afghanistan that killed at least 17 people, destroying homes and sweeping through makeshift shelters that housed displaced families, a government official sa...

No-deal Brexit fears rise as parliament sinks May's deal

No-deal Brexit fears rise as parliament sinks May's deal

-- 2019-03-30 11:41:05

Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in turmoi...

Trump threatens closure of US-Mexico border next week

Trump threatens closure of US-Mexico border next week

Reuters 2019-03-30 10:57:05

President Donald Trump threatened on Friday (local time) to close the US border with Mexico next week, potentially disrupting millions of legal border crossings and billions of dollars in trade, if Me...

Pro-army party prioritises  Thai king’s coronation

Pro-army party prioritises Thai king’s coronation

-- 2019-03-29 22:59:09

A party linked to Thailand's ruling military junta said it will not hold talks to try to form the next government until after the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn in May, with the outcome of las...

MPs reject May's EU withdrawal agreement

MPs reject May's EU withdrawal agreement

-- 2019-03-29 20:52:58

MPs reject Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement by 344 votes to 286, throwing UK’s Brexit plans into more confusion. Mrs May said the vote would have "grave consequences" and the "legal...

Maduro's govt bars Guaido from public office for 15 years

Maduro's govt bars Guaido from public office for 15 years

-- 2019-03-29 19:46:39

The Venezuelan government, led by President Nicolas Maduro, on Thursday said it has barred 'opposition leader' Juan Guaido from holding public office for 15 years, though the National Assembly leader...

Theresa May puts twice-defeated Brexit deal to 'last chance' vote

Theresa May puts twice-defeated Brexit deal to 'last chance' vote

-- 2019-03-29 19:30:31

British Prime Minister Theresa May puts a stripped-down version of her twice-defeated Brexit divorce deal to a vote in parliament on Friday, in an attempt to break the impasse over the United Kingdom&...

Pro-democracy protesters march again in Algeria

Pro-democracy protesters march again in Algeria

-- 2019-03-29 19:22:27

Tens of thousands of chanting, banner-waving protesters marched though Algiers for the sixth Friday in succession to demand the removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika days after the country’s...

'Syrian opposition must unite before any dialogue with government'

'Syrian opposition must unite before any dialogue with government'

-- 2019-03-29 17:29:10

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Friday a unified Syrian opposition should emerge before the start of any dialogue with the Syrian government. Ibrahim al-Assaf, speaking at an Arab Leagu...

Pope enacts new legislation to prevent child abuse in Vatican

Pope enacts new legislation to prevent child abuse in Vatican

-- 2019-03-29 17:26:30

Pope Francis on Friday enacted sweeping new legislation to protect children from sexual abuse within the Vatican and other Holy See institutions in Rome as well as by its diplomatic corps worldwide....

US, China hold 'constructive' trade talks in Beijing

US, China hold 'constructive' trade talks in Beijing

-- 2019-03-29 17:08:24

US officials held 'constructive' talks in Beijing, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday, concluding the latest round of dialogue with China aimed at resolving the bitter trade dispute betw...

Brexit: MPs face new vote on withdrawal deal

Brexit: MPs face new vote on withdrawal deal

-- 2019-03-29 14:40:21

Theresa May will attempt to get MPs to back part of her Brexit deal later, on the day the UK was due to leave the EU. MPs will vote on the withdrawal agreement, which sets out the terms of the UK's d...

Philippines arrests Rappler news site founder again

Philippines arrests Rappler news site founder again

-- 2019-03-29 13:05:55

Prominent Philippine journalist Maria Ressa has been re-arrested at Manila airport, allegedly for violating laws barring foreign ownership of media. Ms Ressa, the founder of news site Rappler, was gr...

Russian hoax is finally dead, says Trump

Russian hoax is finally dead, says Trump

-- 2019-03-29 10:52:44

Speaking at his first political rally since the Mueller report was submitted, Donald Trump reiterated his claim that the report was a "total exoneration". The report said no evidence had been found o...

New York councilman sets record for world's tallest politician

New York councilman sets record for world's tallest politician

-- 2019-03-28 20:15:24

New York has set the record of the world’s tallest politician, after already holding Guinness World Records for the most billionaires and for being the most Instagrammed city. A former professi...

Pro-army party won popular vote: Thai Election Commission

Pro-army party won popular vote: Thai Election Commission

-- 2019-03-28 16:40:50

Thailand's chaotic election took another turn on Thursday when the Election Commission announced that the pro-army party, which is seeking to keep the current junta leader in power, had won the popula...

Prince William to honour Christchurch attack victims

Prince William to honour Christchurch attack victims

-- 2019-03-28 14:42:28

The Duke of Cambridge is to visit New Zealand to honour the victims of the Christchurch mosques terror attack. Prince William will travel on behalf of the Queen in late April, at the request of New Z...

US approves secret nuclear power work for Saudi Arabia

US approves secret nuclear power work for Saudi Arabia

Reuters 2019-03-28 12:26:29

US Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorisations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a document seen by Reuters ne...

China set to launch safety probe after deadly chemical blast

China set to launch safety probe after deadly chemical blast

-- 2019-03-28 12:18:30

China will launch a month-long, nationwide inspection campaign into hazardous chemicals, mines, transportation and fire safety, the country’s safety watchdog said, following a deadly pesticide p...

Truck plows into crowd in Guatemala, killing 32

Truck plows into crowd in Guatemala, killing 32

-- 2019-03-28 11:36:06

A truck crashed into a crowd of people in western Guatemala on Wednesday evening, killing at least 32 people, authorities said. The truck struck a group of people who had gone onto the road to inspec...

Michelle Obama's memoir set to become most popular in history

Michelle Obama's memoir set to become most popular in history

-- 2019-03-27 19:45:08

Former US first lady Michelle Obama's memoir is on course to become the most popular autobiography to date, according to its publisher. Becoming, first published just five months ago, has already sol...

Pakistan urges no militarisation of space

Pakistan urges no militarisation of space

-- 2019-03-27 17:40:01

Pakistan issued a call against military threats in outer space on Wednesday, hours after India said it had shot down one of its own satellites in a demonstration of its growing power in space. &ldquo...

India successfully tests anti-satellite weapon, Modi says

India successfully tests anti-satellite weapon, Modi says

-- 2019-03-27 13:50:24

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had shot down a live satellite in space on Wednesday with an anti-satellite missile, hailing the test as a major breakthrough in its space programme. Modi made...

Nawaz Sharif gets bail for six weeks

Nawaz Sharif gets bail for six weeks

-- 2019-03-27 13:35:54

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has accepted the plea of the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif granting him bail for six weeks, allowing him to seek medical treatment within the country. Nawaz Sharif...

Tibet human rights critics ‘bewitched’ by Dalai Lama: China

Tibet human rights critics ‘bewitched’ by Dalai Lama: China

-- 2019-03-27 12:47:38

Those who criticise China over human rights in Tibet have been “bewitched” by the Dalai Lama, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday, days before the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan s...

Death toll from Mali Fulani massacre rises to 157

Death toll from Mali Fulani massacre rises to 157

-- 2019-03-27 11:59:45

The death toll from Saturday’s attack by unknown gunmen on villagers in central Mali has risen to 157, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, confirming it as one of the worst recent atrocities...

At least seven killed in airstrike on Yemen hospital

At least seven killed in airstrike on Yemen hospital

AP 2019-03-27 11:43:00

A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said. The international aid organisation, which support...

US senators introduce bill to boost Taiwan ties amid China tensions

US senators introduce bill to boost Taiwan ties amid China tensions

-- 2019-03-27 11:38:17

Republican and Democratic US lawmakers introduced legislation seeking to boost Washington’s relations with Taiwan and raise the island’s international profile on Tuesday, which could heigh...

Half of Americans still believe Trump conspired with Russia, poll shows

Half of Americans still believe Trump conspired with Russia, poll shows

Reuters 2019-03-27 10:31:30

Nearly half of all Americans still believe President Donald Trump worked with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted after Special Couns...