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Hong Kong pro-independence students protest over banHong Kong (AFP) Sept 7, 2016 Secondary school students pushing for Hong Kong's breakaway from China have threatened protests after staff stopped them from handing out political pamphlets, as the government puts pressure on independence activists. Since the beginning of term last week, teenage students have been distributing leaflets outside their schools advocating Hong Kong's independence from China as concerns grow Beijing is tightening its grip on the semi-autonomous city. The city was returned from Britain to China in ... read more |
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 Nepal lawmakers elect Maoist chief as prime minister Nepal's new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal pledged Wednesday to unite a country hit by deadly protests over constitutional changes after lawmakers elected the Maoist leader and former guerrilla to head a new government. ... more | .. |
 Council of Europe chief backs Turkey 'clean-up' after coup The head of a top European rights watchdog Wednesday backed a "cleaning up" of Turkish institutions after a failed coup blamed on supporters of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen. ... more | .. |
 Colombian women, LGBT victims stand to get equal 'peace rights' If Colombia signs its landmark peace deal to end a half century of civil war, the pact will offer equal social rights for women and LGBT victims, a draft inked Sunday in Havana showed. ... more | .. |
 New Philippine president Duterte warns of rough ride Authoritarian firebrand Rodrigo Duterte warned of a "rough ride" after being sworn in as the Philippines' president on Thursday, promising a relentless war on crime and corruption but also to be a unifying leader. ... more |
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 Political landslide in mineral-rich Mongolia A landslide election victory by Mongolia's opposition is a stinging rejection of the government's failed economic policies, analysts and voters said Thursday, as the country struggles to turn its vast natural resources into national wealth. ... more | .. |
 Maldives court upholds jail sentence on ex-leader Nasheed The Maldives Supreme Court on Monday upheld a 13-year prison sentence passed last year on the country's first democratically-elected president Mohamed Nasheed, who is living in exile in Britain. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong activists demand independence via 'return to British rule' A group of Hong Kong activists are demanding a return to British rule as a stepping stone towards independence, as fears grow that Beijing is tightening its grip on the southern Chinese city. ... more | .. |
 India blocks foreign funding of Modi critic's trust The Indian government has cancelled the foreign funding licence of a non-profit trust run by a high-profile activist known for her vocal criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it misused overseas funds. ... more |
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 'La China' vs 'El Gringo': Peru's exotic vote rivals One candidate is known as "La China," though she is really of Japanese descent. The other is "El Gringo" - years in the United States left him with a "yanqui" accent. ... more | .. |
Duterte fans party after landslide Philippine election win The Philippine city of Davao was in party mode on Saturday to celebrate the election of its most famous son, Rodrigo Duterte, as the country's next president. ... more | .. |
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 Trump or not, 'big data' could be huge in 2016 vote "Big data" could play a huge role in the 2016 US election, even if Donald Trump doesn't think so. ... more |
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Next Philippine leader seeks early talks with communist rebels Incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he would seek an early start to peace talks with communist rebels and free detained guerrilla chieftains when he takes office in end-June. ... more | .. |
 Far-right on edge of power as Austria votes for president Austrians voted Sunday in a key presidential runoff which could usher in the European Union's first extreme right-wing leader amid the continent's worst post-war migrant crisis. ... more | .. |
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 Opposition protest as Georgia jails senior military officials Georgia sentenced five senior military officials to seven years in jail on Monday, in a controversial embezzlement case that has heightened political tensions in the Caucasus country ahead of autumn's parliamentary polls. ... more |
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 Dominican incumbent Medina on track for landslide President Danilo Medina appeared set Monday to win re-election by a landslide in the Dominican Republic, capitalizing on an economic boom in the Caribbean tourist paradise despite the fact that millions still live in poverty. ... more | .. |
 Brazil's new rulers: rich, white, conservative, and in legal trouble The two dozen ministers in Brazil's new government have a lot in common: they're white, male, conservative, often wealthy and in numerous cases face legal problems. ... more | .. |
Philippines' Duterte ready to free communist rebels, resume talks Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte may release jailed communist rebels in an effort to restart peace talks aimed at ending a decades-old insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, an aide said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Missing Thai activist's wife urges police to step up probe The wife of a Thai activist feared dead after he went missing last month said Tuesday police have failed to properly investigate his case, which threatens to to add to the country's dismal record of unsolved disappearances. ... more | .. |
 Austria's far-right presidential candidate seeks to soften image The man most likely to be Austria's next president, Norbert Hofer from the far-right Freedom Party, said Thursday he believed the integration of migrants was "possible", in an apparent bid to woo more mainstream voters. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong's Filipino domestic workers vote to clean up back home Twerking, selfie-taking, picnicking and performing impromptu dance routines - Hong Kong's 180,000-strong community of Filipino workers fill the city's public spaces on Sundays, their day off, to relax and party. ... more | .. |
Austrian 'end of an era' after far-right election triumph Austrian commentators declared the end of an era Monday after the anti-immigration far-right triumphed in presidential elections, ending 70 years of domination by a political elite criticised as out of touch and ineffectual. ... more |
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