Jean-Claude Juncker proposes further €1.8bn aid for Ukraine
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Thai assembly begins impeachment hearing against former PM Yingluck
Thailand’s parliament began an impeachment hearing against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday that could lead to her being banned from politics for five years and stoke tension in the divided country. Yingluck, Thailand’s first woman prime minister, was removed from... read more »
Sri Lankan president concedes defeat after decade in power
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa lost his bid for a third term on Friday, ending a decade of rule that critics say had become increasingly authoritarian and marred by nepotism and corruption. As results rolled in overnight from Thursday’s election, it became clear that Rajapaksa had... read more »
What Politician Shashi Tharoor’s Domestic Help Told Police in Murder ...
For the last 12 months of their four-year marriage, Sunanda Pushkar and politician Shashi Tharoor fought constantly; two days before she was found dead, the couple checked into a five-star hotel in Delhi in January 2014 and stayed up fighting till early in the morning, according to a man who worked... read more »
Reform process bound to face resistance, must be insulated from political pressure: Modi a...
BRISBANE: As he seeks to accelerate his economic reform drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said reform process is bound to face resistance and wanted it to be insulated from... read more »
7.3 magnitude earthquake rattles Indonesia, tsunami alert sparks panic
Kota Ternate: A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia Saturday, sparking a tsunami warning and causing panicked people to flee their homes.Small... read more »
David Cameron: Putin is not a man of his word
David Cameron has suggested that he does not trust Vladimir Putin in an interview ahead of a critical meeting at the G20 summit in Brisbane. Mr Cameron said he was saddened that Mr Putin... read more »
G20 summit: World leaders meet in Brisbane
The two-day summit, attended by the US, Chinese and Russian leaders among others, will focus on promoting growth. In a speech, US President Barack Obama sought to reassure Asia-Pacific... read more »
Islamic State leader urges attacks in Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT: Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks against the rulers of Saudi Arabia in a speech purported to be in his name on Thursday, saying his self-declared caliphate was... read more »
