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Three injured as shots fired in Sri Lanka as political crisis escalates

Three injured as shots fired in Sri Lanka as political crisis escalates

Sri Lanka police said three people were injured Sunday when shots were fired in Colombo, as a constitutional crisis sparked…
Ireland votes to lift blasphemy ban

Ireland votes to lift blasphemy ban

Ireland has voted to lift a rarely enforced constitutional ban on blasphemy in the latest secular reform for the once…
Georgia ruling party faces test in presidential vote

Georgia ruling party faces test in presidential vote

  Georgians on Sunday went to the polls to elect a figurehead president in a vote seen as a crucial…
Synagogue gunman kills 11 in America’s worst anti-Semitic attack

Synagogue gunman kills 11 in America’s worst anti-Semitic attack

  A gunman faces 29 charges of violent crimes after opening fire during a baby-naming ceremony at a Pittsburgh synagogue…
President suspends parliament as Sri Lanka crisis worsens

President suspends parliament as Sri Lanka crisis worsens

  Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament Saturday to forestall a challenge against his surprise ouster of the prime…
Florida suspect charged over 13 bombs in mail

Florida suspect charged over 13 bombs in mail

  A Florida fan of Donald Trump was arrested and charged Friday with mailing 13 bombs to opponents of the…
Lead narrows for Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Bolsonaro: poll

Lead narrows for Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Bolsonaro: poll

  SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has seen his commanding lead over rival Fernando Haddad…
North and South Korea agree to scrap 22 guard posts at border next month

North and South Korea agree to scrap 22 guard posts at border next month

  SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea agreed on Friday to “completely destroy” by next month 22 guard posts…
Ethiopia appoints its first female president

Ethiopia appoints its first female president

  Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) – Ethiopia’s parliament has appointed the country’s first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde, in a move hailed…
China fails to stop U.N. Security Council Myanmar briefing

China fails to stop U.N. Security Council Myanmar briefing

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China, backed by Russia, failed on Wednesday to stop a United Nations Security Council briefing by…
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