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Labour’s Khan becomes first Muslim mayor of London after bitter campaign
May 7, 2016
Labour’s Khan becomes first Muslim mayor of London after bitter campaign
Sadiq Khan, the son of a bus driver, became London's first Muslim mayor on Saturday, seeing off a Conservative challenger…
Britain’s Labour take hit in regional elections, leads in London mayor race
May 6, 2016
Britain’s Labour take hit in regional elections, leads in London mayor race
Britain's main opposition Labour Party lost less ground than expected in local elections on Friday and was leading the race…
Bangladesh Islamist party leader to hang for war crimes
May 5, 2016
Bangladesh Islamist party leader to hang for war crimes
Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a final appeal from the leader of the top Islamist party against death sentence…
Raging fire threatens to reduce Canadian city to ashes, engulf airport
May 5, 2016
Raging fire threatens to reduce Canadian city to ashes, engulf airport
A massive wildfire that has forced all 88,000 people to flee the western Canadian oil city of Fort McMurray and…
US Army captain sues Obama over ‘illegal’ war in Iraq and Syria
May 5, 2016
US Army captain sues Obama over ‘illegal’ war in Iraq and Syria
A US Army captain sued President Barack Obama on Wednesday, alleging that he doesn't have the proper congressional authority to…
Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore
May 4, 2016
Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore
Police in Bangladesh have arrested five men deported from Singapore as part of an investigation into an alleged Islamist plot…
Turkey approves law among final hurdles for EU visa deal
May 4, 2016
Turkey approves law among final hurdles for EU visa deal
Turkey's parliament has approved a law on setting up a panel to monitor discipline for law enforcement officials, one of…
Canadian wildfire forces evacuation order for entire city
May 4, 2016
Canadian wildfire forces evacuation order for entire city
The Canadian province of Alberta raced to evacuate the entire population of Fort McMurray where an uncontrolled wildfire was taking…
NATO weighs four battalions in Eastern states to deter Russia: US
May 3, 2016
NATO weighs four battalions in Eastern states to deter Russia: US
The NATO alliance is weighing rotating four battalions of troops through Eastern member states, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said…
Australia blames refugee advocates after asylum seeker sets herself alight
May 3, 2016
Australia blames refugee advocates after asylum seeker sets herself alight
Australia blamed refugee advocates on Tuesday for "encouraging" asylum seekers held in remote camps towards acts of self-harm after a…