NewsAFP NewsIndonesia kicks off presidential race as currency slumps
Campaigning for Indonesia's presidential election in April kicked off Sunday, pitting incumbent Joko Widodo against a former military general in the race to lead the world's third-biggest democracy. Opinion polls show Widodo, whose down-to-earth style and ambitious infrastructure drive have
NewsAFP NewsFear and fanfare as Hong Kong launches China rail link
A new high-speed rail link between Hong Kong and mainland China will launch Sunday, a multi-billion dollar project that critics say gives away part of the city's territory to an increasingly assertive Beijing. Chinese security will be stationed in semi-autonomous Hong Kong for the first time at
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NewsAFP NewsSupreme Court nominee accuser agrees to testify before US Senate
The woman whose sexual assault allegation threatens to bring down President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee has agreed to testify in the Senate, her lawyers said Saturday. Christine Blasey Ford's decision followed days of negotiations and came after Trump turned against her and said her
NewsAFP NewsPortuguese protest over rising short-term tourism rentals
Protests against soaring short term tourist rentals and rising rents -- issues which have drawn popular ire in several other countries -- drew hundreds of people in Lisbon on Saturday, Lusa news agency reported. A smaller demonstration in the northern city of Porto saw a few dozen people turn out.
NewsAFP NewsIran vows 'crushing response' after gunmen kill 29 at army parade
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed a "crushing" response after assailants sprayed a crowd with gunfire, shooting dead at least 29 people including women and children Saturday at a military parade near the Iraqi border. The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group claimed responsibility for the
NewsAFP NewsPanama says it will revoke flag from migrant rescue ship
Panama announced on Saturday it will revoke its flag from the migrant rescue ship Aquarius due to "non-respect" of "international legal procedures" relating to the rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean. Aquarius spent 19 days docked in the French port of Marseille after Gibraltar
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NewsReutersIran's Khamenei blames Gulf states for military parade attack
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused U.S.-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, almost half of them members of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards. Khamenei ordered security forces to bring to justice those responsible
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NewsAFP News20,000 march for wage equality in Switzerland
Some 20,000 people marched in Bern Saturday demanding wage equality between the genders, organisers said, warning that women are prepared to go on strike if Swiss parliamentarians do not fix the pay gap. Women "are sick of sexism and discrimination, sick of wage inequality," Switzerland'
NewsReutersProtesters denounce gentrification in Lisbon as housing prices soar
Anti-gentrification groups from across Europe joined hundreds of Portuguese activists on Saturday in a rally against soaring rent prices in Lisbon as the city experiences the biggest tourism boom in its history. "The housing market in Portugal is focused on foreign purchasing power", Rita
NewsReutersHundreds of thousands without power in Ottawa after tornado hits
Hundreds of thousands of people were stranded without power in and around the Canadian capital Ottawa on Saturday after a tornado touched down twice, destroying some houses and ripping the roofs off others. At the same time high winds also battered the region and Ottawa mayor Jim Watson said it could
NewsReutersMan who threatened Trump arrested in Ohio after three-month manhunt
Shawn Richard Christy, 27, was armed with a .380 caliber handgun and a knife when he was captured on Friday in a densely wooded area of Mifflin Township in Richland County, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement. "It's been a long three months, believe me," U.S. Marshals Service
NewsAFP NewsSeven soldiers killed in militant clashes in NW Pakistan
Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with militants in the country's northwest near the Afghan border on Saturday, the military said. The militants had infiltrated from across the Afghan border, and an officer was among the Pakistani soldiers killed, according to a statement
NewsAFP NewsMaya women's rights activist murdered in Guatemala
An ethnic Maya woman who advocated for the rights of indigenous people was gunned down by unknown assailants in western Guatemala, her support network and local media said Saturday. Juana Ramirez Santiago was murdered late Friday in a village near the town of Nebaj, 105 kilometers (65 miles) northeast
NewsReutersBritain tells EU to engage seriously on Brexit, EU demurs
Britain said on Saturday it would not "capitulate" to EU demands in Brexit talks and again urged its partners to engage with its proposals, as French and German ministers suggested the next move in the negotiations should come from London. British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday demanded
NewsReutersChina summons U.S. ambassador to protest sanctions over Russia military equipment
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry on Saturday summoned the U.S. ambassador in Beijing to protest Washington's decision to sanction a Chinese military agency and its director for purchasing Russian fighter jets and an advanced surface-to-air missile system. Chinese Deputy
NewsAFP NewsTimeline of recent attacks in Iran by militant groups
The Islamic State group claimed a deadly gun assault against a military parade in the city of Ahvaz in southwestern Iran on Saturday, its second major attack in the Islamic Republic in 15 months. Compared to regional peers, Iran has suffered only sporadic attacks in recent years. Women and children
FinanceReutersU.S. airlines score win as Congress drops 'reasonable fee' rules
The U.S. airline industry scored a win on Saturday as bipartisan congressional legislation dropped plans to mandate "reasonable and proportional" baggage and change fees, but included other new passenger protections. After weeks of negotiations, a 1,200-page bill to reauthorize the Federal
NewsAFP NewsAU calls for eSwatini to end ban on political parties
African Union election observers urged eSwatini Saturday to lift a ban on political parties and allow candidates to campaign freely in the tiny country, which went to the polls this week. The AU statement came a day after parliamentary elections in landlocked eSwatini, which is ruled by an absolute
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NewsReutersGerman coalition's future at stake as parties again try to resolve spymaster affair
The fate of Chancellor Angela Merkel's unwieldy six-month-old government hangs in the balance this weekend as the three coalition parties seek again to resolve their dispute over Germany's scandal-tainted spymaster. The coalition parties agreed on Tuesday to transfer spy chief Hans-Georg Maassen
