Baghdad, Iraq | AFP | Iraqi President Fuad Masum called on Wednesday for parliament to revise a law passed over the weekend that included a provision banning alcohol. The ban on the sale, import and production of alcohol, which was slipped into a draft law on municipalities in parliament on …
Read More »‘British PM Theresa May a master of dodging questions’
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Theresa May is in a class of her own when it comes to not answering questions, according to analysis of her major interviews since becoming Britain’s prime minister. Such is her niche skill that researchers had to come up with a brand new category …
Read More »World leaders’ personal chefs meet in Delhi
New Delhi, India | AFP | The chefs who cook for the world’s leaders usually keep a low profile, leaving the limelight to their bosses. But once a year it is their turn to be wined and dined and treated as honoured guests in a foreign country. Billed as the …
Read More »CORE LEADER: Chinese state media urge new status for Xi
Beijing, China | AFP | Most Chinese people want Communist Party chief Xi Jinping to be a “core” leader in the mould of Mao Zedong, official media said a survey showed, as he seeks to consolidate his control. The People’s Tribune magazine, an affiliate of the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Russia, the uninvited guest in US election
New York, United States | AFP | Many unorthodox things have taken place in the 2016 race for the White House, but Russia is perhaps the most unlikely guest at the US political dinner table. From US accusations that Moscow hacked emails of Democratic Party leaders to hurt Hillary Clinton, …
Read More »Venezuela’s Maduro accuses opponents of ‘parliamentary coup’
Caracas, Venezuela | AFP | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the opposition-majority legislature Tuesday of staging a “parliamentary coup” after lawmakers voted to put him on trial amid a tense political and economic crisis. “I have called a meeting tomorrow at 11:00 am (1500 GMT) at the National Defense Council …
Read More »OIL: Angolan lawyers pose landmark challenge to president
Luanda, Angola | AFP | A group of Angolan lawyers has filed a landmark petition challenging veteran leader Eduardo dos Santos’s nomination of his daughter, Africa’s richest woman, as the head of the national oil company. Isabel dos Santos was named head of troubled oil firm Sonangol in June in …
Read More »ICC, UN urges dialogue with African nations set to quit
UN chief hopes South Africa will reconsider ICC withdrawal Dakar, Senegal | AFP | The International Criminal Court on Monday urged member states to seek a consensus with critical African nations, while stressing that South Africa and Burundi’s announced departures would not take place for at least year. “Today more …
Read More »VIDEO: Academic qualifications? Kato Lubwama laughs
VIDEO: MP Kato Lubwama has scoffed at allegations that he lacks the necessary academic qualifications required for him to be in parliament. He says he is willing to face anyone challenging his right to the seat. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »South Korea’s Park pushes reform of single-term presidency
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday called for constitutional reforms that could allow future presidents to serve two terms — as she struggles with plunging popularity ratings and a widening corruption scandal. While its constitution grants enormous power to the executive, South Korea …
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