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Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro calls for snap election amid possible opposition boycott

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro calls for snap election amid possible opposition boycott

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday called for a snap general election to coincide with the presidential vote on April 22.…
Merkel calls for Europe to step up to global challenges

Merkel calls for Europe to step up to global challenges

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday the European Union needed to develop a response to growing global political and…
Dozens of girls freed from suspected Boko Haram kidnapping

Dozens of girls freed from suspected Boko Haram kidnapping

As many as 76 girls were rescued late on Wednesday, two days after they were believed kidnapped by Boko Haram militants,…
US students protest over gun laws, Trump considers arming teachers

US students protest over gun laws, Trump considers arming teachers

Students galvanized by the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school confronted lawmakers on Wednesday with demands to restrict…
South Korean chat app becomes new outlet for #MeToo movement

South Korean chat app becomes new outlet for #MeToo movement

A chat app where South Koreans can anonymously dish the dirt on their misbehaving bosses and colleagues is belatedly stirring…
Pakistan Supreme Court rules ousted PM Sharif cannot lead his party

Pakistan Supreme Court rules ousted PM Sharif cannot lead his party

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday that ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif be removed as head of the political party…
Two killed, 11 injured, by bomb in Myanmar city of Lashio: police

Two killed, 11 injured, by bomb in Myanmar city of Lashio: police

A bomb explosion on Wednesday in Myanmar’s northeastern city of Lashio killed two bank workers and injured 11 people, the…
Gunmen kill five police in attack on South African police station

Gunmen kill five police in attack on South African police station

Gunmen killed six people in an attack on a police station in a small South African town on Wednesday, stealing…
German prisons: 150 dangerous Islamists need deradicalizing, say police

German prisons: 150 dangerous Islamists need deradicalizing, say police

German jails are struggling to cope with scores of radical Islamist extremists. Their number is expected to grow following the…
Sri Lanka bus explosion injures 19, including 12 military personnel-spokesman

Sri Lanka bus explosion injures 19, including 12 military personnel-spokesman

Nineteen people including 12 military personnel were injured on Wednesday in an explosion on a bus in Sri Lanka, said…
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