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Modi concedes defeat in key India state election
November 8, 2015
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
November 8, 2015
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
November 8, 2015
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
November 8, 2015
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
November 8, 2015
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
November 8, 2015
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’
November 7, 2015
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
November 7, 2015
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
November 7, 2015
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
November 7, 2015
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…