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Venezuelan opposition hopes for big turnout in protest vote
July 16, 2017
Venezuelan opposition hopes for big turnout in protest vote
Venezuela’s opposition called for a massive turnout Sunday in a symbolic rejection of President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the…
Head of South Sudan state television arrested: wife
July 15, 2017
Head of South Sudan state television arrested: wife
The head of South Sudan’s state television has been arrested, his wife told Reuters on Saturday, after failing to carry…
Gunmen attack military bases in Ivory Coast cities Abidjan, Korhogo
July 15, 2017
Gunmen attack military bases in Ivory Coast cities Abidjan, Korhogo
Gunmen attacked military bases in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan and the northern city of Korhogo in the early…
Singapore protest calls for inquiry over PM’s alleged abuse of power
July 15, 2017
Singapore protest calls for inquiry over PM’s alleged abuse of power
Around 400 protesters gathered at Singapore’s Speakers’ Corner on Saturday calling for an independent inquiry into whether Prime Minister Lee…
Venezuelan prosecutor seeks conditional release for Utah man
July 15, 2017
Venezuelan prosecutor seeks conditional release for Utah man
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor on Friday requested the conditional release of a Utah man and his wife detained for over a…
Cuba bounces back from recession in first half of year: minister
July 15, 2017
Cuba bounces back from recession in first half of year: minister
Cuba’s economy bounced back from recession and expanded an estimated 1.1 percent in the first half of this year, driven…
Trump asks Supreme Court to block travel ban ruling
July 15, 2017
Trump asks Supreme Court to block travel ban ruling
The US Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to block a judge’s ruling that prevented President Donald Trump’s…
China says Nobel laureate cremated and his wife is ‘free’
July 15, 2017
China says Nobel laureate cremated and his wife is ‘free’
Deceased Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo was cremated on Saturday and his wife is “free,” a government official…
A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack
July 14, 2017
A dozen killed, over 40 wounded in Cameroon suicide bomb attack
Two suicide bombers killed at least 12 people and wounded over 40 others in a small town in northern Cameroon…
UK police appeal for information after spate of acid attacks
July 14, 2017
UK police appeal for information after spate of acid attacks
Five linked acid attacks in quick succession by men on mopeds in London left several people injured, British police said…