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Impeached Trump rips into detractors, predicts Democrats' political demise

The Congress passed the abuse of power article, one of the two articles of impeachment, on a 230-197 vote while the obstruction of Congress article was passed by 229-198.

Dec 19, 2019

By Jacob J

Day before impeachment, Trump says Democrats' partisan coup attempt will fail at voting booth

House Rules Committee puts a 6-hour limit for debate before the two articles of impeachment are sent for voting on Wednesday.

Dec 18, 2019

By Jacob J

Pak court hands death penalty to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in high treason case

The high treason case was registered against Musharraf in December 2013, when Nawaz Sharif returned to power.

Dec 17, 2019

By Jacob J

UN employee who blew the whistle on sexual harassment by superior fired one year after his exit

Martina Brostrom, a policy advisor at the United Nations' global AIDS (UNAIDS) program, revealed in a 2018 interview that she had been sexually assaulted by her superior in 2015

Dec 17, 2019

By Jeevan Biswas

Botswana bans hunters after a research elephant was killed

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi sparked global controversy when he lifted a ban on elephant hunting in May

Dec 16, 2019

By Reuters

Flags of the U.S., Canada and Mexico fly next to each other in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

Mexico objects to labour enforcement provision in North American trade deal

Top officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States on Tuesday signed a fresh overhaul of a quarter-century-old deal, aiming to improve enforcement of worker rights

Dec 15, 2019

By Reuters

Hong Kong mall protests flare with leader Lam in Beijing

In the Telford Plaza mall in Kowloon Bay, skirmishes broke out with riot police, who used pepper spray on crowds and wrestled several people to the ground before taking them away

Dec 15, 2019

By Reuters

Thailand: Internet users who even view 'illegal content' to face legal action

Upcoming US Presidential election campaign targets new voters via online ads

Predential candidates Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg spends political dollars in their Facebook campaign to target Gen Z and millennials

Dec 15, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Nepal wants to renegotiate 72-year-old deal with UK for Gurkha recruitment in army

Under an agreement between New Delhi, London and Kathmandu, Indian and Britain can recruit Nepali Gurkhas for their armies.

Dec 15, 2019

By Reuters

Palpable fear, say British Muslims after Boris Johnson victory: The PM's anti-Muslim comments

Johnson's comments on burqa led to a wave of attacks against Muslim women wearing the face veil, a monitoring group said in September.

Dec 15, 2019

By Jacob J

Michelle Obama tells Greta Thunberg to 'ignore the doubters' following Donald Trump's tweet

Trump faced the ire of leaders for mocking Thunberg after she was chosen as Time's 'Person of the Year 2019'

Dec 14, 2019

By Parwinder Sandhu

North Korea conducts another 'crucial test' at long-range rocket site

North Korea has "successfully conducted" another "crucial test" at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, as per reports

Dec 14, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson concerned about planned U.S. recognition of Jerusalem

UK Conservatives win by landslide as Labour decimated; Boris Johnson claims 'new dawn'

One of the exit polls said the Conservatives would win a landslide 368 seats while the Labour would be reduced to 191.

Dec 13, 2019

By Jacob J

Johnson or Corbyn? 8 questions answered as UK set to vote in historic election

UK parliament election results can be known as early as 2AM on Friday. The counting will start immediately after the polls close at 22:00 GMT.

Dec 12, 2019

By Jacob J

Bougainville, the tiny south Pacific island may replace South Sudan as the world's newest country

Referendum for Bougainville's independence from Papua New Guinea was held from November 23 to December 7

Dec 11, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

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