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Uganda blocks social media, clamps down before president sworn in

Uganda blocks social media, clamps down before president sworn in

Uganda blocked social media sites including Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp before the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday of President Yoweri Museveni,…
US to activate Romanian missile defense site, angering Russia

US to activate Romanian missile defense site, angering Russia

The United States switches on an US$800 million missile shield in Romania on Thursday, a step it sees as vital…
Trump draws even with Clinton in national White House poll

Trump draws even with Clinton in national White House poll

Republican Donald Trump pulled even with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Wednesday, in a…
Kidnapped son of Pakistani ex-PM arrives home from Afghanistan

Kidnapped son of Pakistani ex-PM arrives home from Afghanistan

The son of a former Pakistani prime minister who was rescued by Afghan and US forces from al Qaeda captors…
Leaders of ‘fantastically corrupt’ countries to attend UK anti-graft summit: Cameron

Leaders of ‘fantastically corrupt’ countries to attend UK anti-graft summit: Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron was caught on camera telling Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday that leaders of some "fantastically corrupt"…
Brazil Senate set to vote on Rousseff impeachment

Brazil Senate set to vote on Rousseff impeachment

Brazil's Senate will vote on Wednesday on whether to put President Dilma Rousseff on trial for breaking budget rules, amid…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan slams Donald Trump’s ‘ignorant’ take on Islam

London Mayor Sadiq Khan slams Donald Trump’s ‘ignorant’ take on Islam

The new mayor of London is criticizing Donald Trump's stance on Islam, describing it as "ignorant" and warning it could…
Obama weighs historic decision on whether to lift Vietnam arms ban

Obama weighs historic decision on whether to lift Vietnam arms ban

US President Barack Obama is considering whether to lift a three-decade-old arms embargo on Vietnam, US officials say, as he…
China to relocate 2 million people in struggle to banish poverty

China to relocate 2 million people in struggle to banish poverty

China, fighting to stamp out poverty, will this year move more than two million of its poorest citizens from remote,…
North Korea’s Kim caps rare congress with colorful mass rally

North Korea’s Kim caps rare congress with colorful mass rally

Thousands of ecstatic North Koreans joined a mass rally and parade on Tuesday as leader Kim Jong Un capped off…
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