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Russian opposition leader’s fraud conviction arbitrary, Europe’s top rights court says
October 17, 2017
Russian opposition leader’s fraud conviction arbitrary, Europe’s top rights court says
Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s conviction for fraud in 2014 had…
China state media attacks Western democracy ahead of Congress
October 17, 2017
China state media attacks Western democracy ahead of Congress
China’s official Xinhua news agency attacked Western democracy as divisive and confrontational on Tuesday, praising on the eve of a…
George Saunders is bookies’ favorite for Man Booker prize
October 17, 2017
George Saunders is bookies’ favorite for Man Booker prize
American author George Saunders is the bookmakers’ favorite to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction with his novel…
Trump, McConnell make a show of unity, despite tensions
October 17, 2017
Trump, McConnell make a show of unity, despite tensions
Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have reaffirmed their alliance of necessity in a raucous Rose Garden news conference that also…
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
October 17, 2017
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the southern city of Marawi liberated from pro-Islamic State militants on Tuesday, although the military…
Detention of Catalan activists a judicial, not political, matter: Spain justice minister
October 17, 2017
Detention of Catalan activists a judicial, not political, matter: Spain justice minister
The detention of Catalan activists on Monday, the first imprisonment of senior secessionist figures since the region’s Oct. 1 banned…
China’s Xi looks to extend power at Communist Party congress
October 17, 2017
China’s Xi looks to extend power at Communist Party congress
Having bested his rivals, Chinese President Xi Jinping is primed to consolidate his already considerable power as the ruling Communist…
Clinton brands WikiLeaks boss ‘tool of Russian intelligence’
October 16, 2017
Clinton brands WikiLeaks boss ‘tool of Russian intelligence’
Hillary Clinton has told an Australian state broadcaster that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was a tool of Russia in his…
At least 33 people died in police crackdown in Nairobi -rights groups
October 16, 2017
At least 33 people died in police crackdown in Nairobi -rights groups
At least 33 people died in the Kenyan capital Nairobi during a police crackdown on opposition supporters after elections in…
In Madagascar, plague outbreak now threatens largest cities
October 16, 2017
In Madagascar, plague outbreak now threatens largest cities
As plague cases rose last week in Madagascar’s capital, many city dwellers panicked. They waited in long lines for antibiotics…