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Modi concedes defeat in key India state election

Modi concedes defeat in key India state election

Narendra Modi conceded defeat on Sunday in a key election in Bihar, one of India's poorest and largest states, in…
Africa’s Lake Chad could fuel new migrant crisis: UN

Africa’s Lake Chad could fuel new migrant crisis: UN

A perfect storm of drought, poverty and armed conflict in Africa's Lake Chad basin could fuel Europe's migrant crisis if…
Taiwan opposition says only democracy can decide future

Taiwan opposition says only democracy can decide future

Only the people of Taiwan can decide its future and will do so in elections in January, the island's opposition…
EU turns to African leaders to stem migrant crisis

EU turns to African leaders to stem migrant crisis

EU leaders will push their wary African counterparts to help tackle the migration crisis at a summit in Malta this…
Voting underway in Myanmar’s first free election for 25 years

Voting underway in Myanmar’s first free election for 25 years

Voting began on Sunday in Myanmar's first free nationwide election in 25 years, the Southeast Asian nation's biggest stride yet…
Burundi opposition fear attacks as Nkurunziza’s disarmament deadline arrives

Burundi opposition fear attacks as Nkurunziza’s disarmament deadline arrives

An opposition leader in Burundi voiced fears on Saturday of targeted killings by government forces as President Pierre Nkurunziza's deadline…
Haiti runoff candidate calls election results a ‘farce’

Haiti runoff candidate calls election results a ‘farce’

One of the candidates in Haiti's presidential runoff called the first-round results of October 25 elections a "farce", amid growing…
Irish women tweet details of their periods to PM in abortion row

Irish women tweet details of their periods to PM in abortion row

Irish women are tweeting details of their periods to Prime Minister Enda Kenny to help publicize a campaign to repeal…
Portugal’s president tries to tame political crisis

Portugal’s president tries to tame political crisis

Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva, who once noted that in his job silence was worth its weight in gold, faces…
Over 90,000 hit by Somalia floods: UN

Over 90,000 hit by Somalia floods: UN

Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced…
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