South African opposition takes election lead in major cities
Reuters, Pretoria :South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance led in three major cities today as votes were counted in local elections, threatening to deal the biggest...
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Lawmakers , rights groups for swift reforms to Philippines penal system
AFP, Manila : Images of hellish conditions at an overcrowded Philippines jail triggered calls Thursday from lawmakers and rights groups for swift reforms to the penal...
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Avoid China-claimed shoal, Manila tells fishermen AFP, ManilaThe Philippines told its fishermen on Wednesday to steer clear of a fishing ground in the disputed South...
Australia deliberately ignores refugee abuse: Report
AP, Sydney :Human rights groups accused Australia on Wednesday of deliberately ignoring the alleged abuse of asylum seekers being held at a remote Pacific island...
Japan picks defense chief who downplays wartime past
AP, Tokyo :A woman who has downplayed Japan’s wartime actions and is known to have far-right views was named defense minister in a Cabinet reshuffle...
N Korea fires missile into Japan waters for first time
BBC Online :North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile which landed in Japanese waters, South Korea and Japan say.The missile was launched off the North’s...
Erdogan accuses West of `supporting coup plotters`
AFP, Istanbul :President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at Turkey’s Western allies over last month’s failed putsch, accusing them of supporting “terror” and demanding...
Illegal campfire behind deadly Big Sur wildfire: Official
AP, San Francisco :A deadly wildfire that continues to spread near California’s scenic Big Sur was started by an illegal camp fire, a fire official...
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Avoid China-claimed shoal, Manila tells fishermen AFP, ManilaThe Philippines told its fishermen on Wednesday to steer clear of a fishing ground in the disputed South...
Australia deliberately ignores refugee abuse: Report
AP, Sydney :Human rights groups accused Australia on Wednesday of deliberately ignoring the alleged abuse of asylum seekers being held at a remote Pacific island...
Japan picks defense chief who downplays wartime past
AP, Tokyo :A woman who has downplayed Japan’s wartime actions and is known to have far-right views was named defense minister in a Cabinet reshuffle...
N Korea fires missile into Japan waters for first time
BBC Online :North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile which landed in Japanese waters, South Korea and Japan say.The missile was launched off the North’s...