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Sri Lanka Vows Tamil Autonomy Despite Buddhist Resistance
Sri Lanka vowed Wednesday to grant greater autonomy to its Tamil minority in a new constitution after an influential...
South Sudan Bans Foreign Journalists
The South Sudan Media Authority has banned at least 20 foreign journalists from media coverage in the country for what...
Jakarta’s Christian Governor Jailed For Two Years For Blasphemy
Jakarta's Christian governor was jailed for two years on Tuesday after being found guilty of committing blasphemy,...
Popular Leader Targetted By Hardline Anger
Jakarta's Christian governor, who was jailed for blasphemy Tuesday, won much praise for his efforts to clean up the...
India Proposes No-Fly List of Disruptive Passengers
India on Friday announced plans to create a national no-fly list of unruly passengers, weeks after a controversial...
Right-Wing Party Picks Election Leaders
Germany's right-wing, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has picked a new team to lead it into...
Maldives Exiled Leader Nasheed Vows To Take Parliament
The exiled former leader of the Maldives Sunday announced plans to take control of the national parliament after...
Twitter Accounts Hijacked With ‘Nazi’ Hashtags In Turkish
A diplomatic spat between Turkey, the Netherlands and Germany spread online on Wednesday when a large number of Twitter...
Merkel Heads To Egypt, Tunisia To Reduce Migrant Flows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel starts a two-day trip to Egypt and Tunisia on Thursday, part of her push to limit...
Nepal To Hold First Local Elections In 20 Years
Nepal will hold its first local elections in two decades in May, the government has announced, a key moment in the...
Greece Needs Reforms, Not Debt Relief
Structural reforms rather than debt relief will help Greece to achieve sustainable growth and stay in the euro zone...
Scottish Government Seeks To Intervene In Brexit Case
Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to do all she can to protect Scotland's place in Europe The Scottish government will seek...