The president of Zimbabwe eluded an apparent badbadination attempt before a historic election and an explosion at a rally attended by the new leader of Ethiopia killed one person, shaking politics in …
Read More »Campaign promises abundantly on the last day before the Turkish elections
Supporters of Muharrem Ince, the presidential candidate of the Republican Popular Party of Turkey's main opposition, shout slogans during an election rally in Istanbul on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Turkish voters will …
Read More »A look at the dual elections in Turkey proving the power of Erdogan
ISTANBUL – Turkish voters will vote on Sunday in a double historic election for the presidency and parliament. The vote will change the rules of the game and will put into effect …
Read More »Colombia chooses pro-market president who attacked the peace agreement
Ivan Duque, a 41-year-old lawyer and former senator who wants to modify parts of a peace process with Marxist guerrillas and cut corporate taxes, will be Colombia's next president after a decisive …
Read More »Former Cambodian Prime Minister Ranariddh was injured in a car accident; murdered wife
ARCHIVE – On this Sunday, June 3, 2012, archive photo, Cambodian prince Norodom Ranariddh greets people before casting their vote in local elections at Wat Than temple in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Ranariddh, …
Read More »Did Amazon’s job to kill the Seattle tax scare other cities?
SEATTLE – A tax on large companies like Amazon that was meant to fight a growing crisis of homeless people was reversed during a noisy meeting of the Seattle City Council that …
Read More »Blaze at Baghdad Warehouse threatens possible electoral recount
BAGHDAD – A fire broke out on Sunday in a Baghdad warehouse that stores ballot boxes and voting equipment, in what some lawmakers said was an intentional act intended to thwart a …
Read More »The former head of Cambridge Analytica collides with UK lawmakers
by Associated Press June 6 at 12:45 LONDON – The latest in the Facebook privacy scandal (all schedules): 5:40 pm The former head of political consultant Cambridge Analytica disagrees with British lawmakers …
Read More »Iran will inform the IAEA about the start of the process to boost uranium enrichment capacity: ISNA
"The leader (Khamenei) wanted to say that we should accelerate some process … related to our nuclear work capacity to move forward faster if necessary," said Kamalvandi. European agreement signatories support the …
Read More »The president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, takes over for a second term amid the repression of critics
Published June 03, 2018 05:49:52 Photo: Human rights groups have said that Sisi had muzzled political opponents and critics. (Reuters: The Egyptian Presidency) Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been sworn in for a …
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