Trump judicial pick withdraws at last minute
CNN, Washington :Moments before a Senate vote on his confirmation to the US Circuit Court, one of Donald Trump’s nominees reportedly had his candidacy withdrawn...
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May survives rebel MPs but EU’s Brexit judgment looms
AFP, London :Prime Minister Theresa May has survived a frenzied fortnight of rebellion that threatened to unseat her, but must now sell her Brexit plan...
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Peru’s SC President resigns AFP, LimaPeru’s Supreme Court chief justice resigned Thursday after the publication of a series of audio recordings sparked a growing scandal...
Park given 8 more years in prison
AFP, Seoul :Disgraced South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted of charges including illegally receiving funds from the country’s spy agency on Friday and given...
Germany moves to formally close Puigdemont extradition case
AP, Berlin :German prosecutors say they’ve received official notification that Spain has withdrawn the European arrest warrant for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, bringing extradition...
Parliament debates no-confidence motion against Modi`s govt
AP, New Delhi :Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi accused the government of failing to live up to its promises as the Indian Parliament on Friday...
Israel adopts controversial Jewish nation-state law
AFP :Israel’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people, provoking fears it could lead to...
Nigeria captures Boko Haram men who abducted Chibok girls
Al Jazeera News :Nigerian police have arrested eight members of the armed group Boko Haram who were involved in the 2014 abduction of more than...
Trump-Putin summit: Democrats call for interpreter to testify
BBC Online :US opposition politicians are calling for Donald Trump’s interpreter to testify before Congress about his summit talks with Vladimir Putin.The lead Democrat on...
19 drown, dozens missing as migrant boat sinks off Cyprus
AFP :At least 19 migrants drowned and up to 30 were missing Wednesday after their boat sank in the Mediterranean off the north of Cyprus,...
Macron security official filmed hitting protester
AFP :One of President Emmanuel Macron’s top security officers was at the centre of a potentially damaging scandal for the French leader on Thursday after...
Turkey ends 2-year state of emergency, seeks to keep some powers
AFP :Turkey’s state of emergency which was imposed after the failed 2016 coup came to an end on Thursday, but the opposition fears it will...