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Brazil’s Lula to stand trial for obstruction of justice: court

Brazil’s Lula to stand trial for obstruction of justice: court

Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the former chief executive of investment bank Grupo BTG Pactual SA…
Scots back remaining in UK despite Brexit vote: poll

Scots back remaining in UK despite Brexit vote: poll

Most Scots still back remaining in the United Kingdom despite Britons voting to leave the European Union, a move which…
Indonesia detains seven after attacks on Buddhist temples

Indonesia detains seven after attacks on Buddhist temples

Indonesian authorities detained seven people in northern Sumatra island on Saturday on suspicion of attacking several Buddhist temples the previous…
Putin steps up drive to kill sanctions amid signs of EU disunity

Putin steps up drive to kill sanctions amid signs of EU disunity

Vladimir Putin will step up Russia's campaign to end European Union sanctions with a visit to Slovenia on Saturday, encouraged…
Monsoon deluge in Indian cities causes traffic chaos, sewage swirls

Monsoon deluge in Indian cities causes traffic chaos, sewage swirls

Persistent heavy rains have caused widespread disruption in India's major cities and severe floods in the rugged northeast have killed…
France detains Syrian refugee as church attack investigation widens

France detains Syrian refugee as church attack investigation widens

French police have detained a Syrian asylum seeker in connection with the Normandy church attack, two sources said on Friday,…
China says to hold drills with Russia in South China Sea

China says to hold drills with Russia in South China Sea

China and Russia will hold "routine" naval exercises in the South China Sea in September, China's Defence Ministry said on…
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says will not quit after war veterans’ rebuke

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says will not quit after war veterans’ rebuke

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Wednesday dismissed demands by once stalwart war veteran supporters to quit, saying he was…
Judge frees President Reagan’s would-be killer Hinckley

Judge frees President Reagan’s would-be killer Hinckley

John Hinckley Jr., who wounded U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three other people in a 1981 assassination attempt prompted by…
South Africa’s ANC likely to lose local vote in major cities: polls

South Africa’s ANC likely to lose local vote in major cities: polls

South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) looks likely to lose major urban areas it has held since coming to…
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