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Uganda blocks social media, clamps down before president sworn in
May 12, 2016
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
May 12, 2016
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
May 12, 2016
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
May 11, 2016
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
May 11, 2016
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
May 11, 2016
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
May 10, 2016
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
May 10, 2016
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
May 10, 2016
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
May 10, 2016
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…