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Pro-Europe vote fragments in EU election

Pro-Europe vote fragments in EU election

-- 2019-05-27 10:28:38

Parties committed to strengthening the European Union held on to two-thirds of seats in the EU parliament, official projections from the bloc’s elections showed on Sunday, though far-right and n...

Myanmar frees soldiers jailed for Rohingya killings

Myanmar frees soldiers jailed for Rohingya killings

Reuters 2019-05-27 10:24:12

Myanmar has granted early release to seven soldiers jailed for the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys during a 2017 military crackdown in the western state of Rakhine, two prison officials, tw...

Brazil prison riot leaves 15 dead

Brazil prison riot leaves 15 dead

-- 2019-05-27 10:21:48

A riot between inmates in a prison in Brazilian state of Amazonas ended with 15 dead on Sunday, according to a statement of the state secretariat for prisons. Inmates at the Amazonas jail were choked...

North Korea calls Bolton ‘war fanatic’ over missile test comments

North Korea calls Bolton ‘war fanatic’ over missile test comments

-- 2019-05-27 10:16:06

US National Security Adviser John Bolton is a “war fanatic” who was wrong to conclude that North Korea’s recent missile tests violated United Nations resolutions, the North’s f...

Kerala coast on high alert after IS threat

Kerala coast on high alert after IS threat

-- 2019-05-27 00:21:54

The Kerala coast of India has been put on high alert after intelligence reports warned of potential terrorist attacks on the state by the militant Islamic State, according to local media, reports bdne...

How will Modi handle India's economy?

How will Modi handle India's economy?

-- 2019-05-26 18:30:24

Narendra Modi has secured a historic second election victory. Indian stocks and the rupee rose to welcome the news: another parliamentary majority for the BJP party could grant Mr Modi the opportunit...

Papua New Guinea PM quits after weeks of turmoil

Papua New Guinea PM quits after weeks of turmoil

-- 2019-05-26 16:54:31

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill announced his resignation on Sunday after seven years in the top job following weeks of high-level defections from the ruling party. “I am an...

Indian president appoints Modi as PM for a second term

Indian president appoints Modi as PM for a second term

-- 2019-05-26 16:51:19

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday appointed Narendra Modi to the office of the prime minister of India, hours after he was elected the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary p...

Congress party closes ranks after election setback

Congress party closes ranks after election setback

-- 2019-05-26 14:19:21

The head of India’s main opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, offered to quit on Saturday after a crushing election defeat but senior party officials rejected his offer and called instead fo...

Winning BJP candidate Smriti Irani’s close aide shot dead

Winning BJP candidate Smriti Irani’s close aide shot dead

-- 2019-05-26 13:04:57

An aide to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Smriti Irani, who recently defeated Congress party chief Rahul Gandhi for a seat in parliament, was shot dead overnight, police said on Sunday. Suren...

US ambassador urges China to hold talks with Dalai Lama

US ambassador urges China to hold talks with Dalai Lama

-- 2019-05-26 11:54:37

China should hold talks with Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad told Chinese officials during a trip to the Himalayan region where he criticised Beij...

Israelis protest moves to grant Netanyahu immunity from prosecution

Israelis protest moves to grant Netanyahu immunity from prosecution

-- 2019-05-26 11:12:47

Thousands of Israelis have protested against legislative steps that could grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution and limit the power of the country’s Supreme Court. T...

Mexico confirms six killed in military helicopter crash

Mexico confirms six killed in military helicopter crash

-- 2019-05-26 11:07:15

A Mexican military helicopter engaged in firefighting operations crashed in central Mexico on Friday, killing five members of the Navy crew and an inspector with the national forestry commission, the...

‘Extremists’ kill 20 in Nigeria ambush

‘Extremists’ kill 20 in Nigeria ambush

-- 2019-05-26 10:54:40

Witnesses say at least 20 people are dead and many others are missing after suspected extremists ambushed a military and civilian convoy in Nigeria’s northeast. The witnesses say the military w...

Ireland votes to liberalise divorce laws

Ireland votes to liberalise divorce laws

-- 2019-05-26 10:46:23

People in the Republic of Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of liberalising divorce laws, in a referendum held on Saturday. The constitution currently states that spouses must be separated...

Seven up: Contest to replace May as UK PM gets crowded

Seven up: Contest to replace May as UK PM gets crowded

-- 2019-05-26 09:59:19

The contest to replace Theresa May as British prime minister hotted up on Saturday with seven candidates now throwing their hat into the ring, saying they would succeed where she failed by taking a de...

Trump arrives in Japan for ceremonial visit

Trump arrives in Japan for ceremonial visit

-- 2019-05-25 16:32:03

US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, landed in Japan on Saturday on a largely ceremonial visit meant to showcase strong ties with Tokyo even as trade tensions loom. Japanese Prime Ministe...

Iran can sink US warships with 'secret weapons'

Iran can sink US warships with 'secret weapons'

-- 2019-05-25 14:26:36

Iran can sink US warships sent to the Gulf region using missiles and “secret weapons”, a senior Iranian military official was quoted as saying by the semi-official news agency Mizan on Sat...

Why US-Iran tensions could quickly escalate into a crisis

Why US-Iran tensions could quickly escalate into a crisis

-- 2019-05-25 13:41:27

Three years ago, when Iran’s military captured 10 US sailors after they mistakenly strayed into Iranian waters, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif...

North Korean missile test violated UN resolution, says Bolton

North Korean missile test violated UN resolution, says Bolton

-- 2019-05-25 12:07:31

US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Saturday North Korea’s recent missile launches violated a UN Security Council resolution and urged leader Kim Jong Un to return to denuclearisati...

Trump sets $8b in weapons sales to S Arabia

Trump sets $8b in weapons sales to S Arabia

-- 2019-05-25 11:52:53

US President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to complete the sale of over $8.0 billion worth of weapons to Sa...

Libya rescues 14 Bangladeshis in Mediterranean

Libya rescues 14 Bangladeshis in Mediterranean

-- 2019-05-25 11:11:31

Libya’s navy confirmed on Friday that it rescued three boats carrying a total of 290 Europe-bound migrants, including 14 Bangladeshis, off the country’s Mediterranean coast, a day after a...

Venezuelan prison riot kills 29 inmates

Venezuelan prison riot kills 29 inmates

-- 2019-05-25 11:01:43

Twenty-nine detainees were killed and 19 police officers were wounded in a confrontation in a cellblock in central Venezuela in what a state official called a failed escape attempt, but human rights g...

Race to be new UK prime minister begins

Race to be new UK prime minister begins

-- 2019-05-25 10:14:21

The race to become the next Conservative Party leader has begun, following Theresa May's announcement that she will step down next month. The contest will not only result in a new party leader, but a...

Arbitrary US position behind failed summit: North Korea

Arbitrary US position behind failed summit: North Korea

-- 2019-05-24 21:12:56

North Korea said on Friday an 'arbitrary and dishonest' US position had resulted in the failure to reach a deal during a second North Korea-US summit, warning the nuclear issue would never be resolved...

Coaching centre fire kills 18 in India

Coaching centre fire kills 18 in India

-- 2019-05-24 20:08:46

A massive fire has broken out at a coaching centre in India’s Gujarat killing at least 18 people, including children. The fire broke out around 3:30pm on Friday and engulfed the top two floors...

Fire at shopping centre in India kills seven

Fire at shopping centre in India kills seven

-- 2019-05-24 19:19:41

A fire broke out in a shopping centre in India on Friday killing at least seven people, a fire service official said. Television channels said some people had jumped off the building in the western c...

British PM Theresa May will step down on June 7

British PM Theresa May will step down on June 7

-- 2019-05-24 15:53:57

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would step down on June 7, succumbing to calls in her governing Conservative Party to make way for a new leader to try to break an impasse over Br...

Japan PM Abe considering visit to Iran in June

Japan PM Abe considering visit to Iran in June

-- 2019-05-24 13:45:38

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting Iran as early as mid-June, NHK national television said on Friday, as international concern grows about rising tension between Iran and the U...

WikiLeaks' Assange faces 17 criminal charges in US

WikiLeaks' Assange faces 17 criminal charges in US

Reuters 2019-05-24 13:25:57

The US Justice Department unveiled 17 new criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday (local time), saying he unlawfully published the names of classified sources and conspir...