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Nigeria faces new rift over alleged Shi'ite massacre

A religious leader believed that the Nigerian government betrayed and dehumanized the Shi'ite moveme...

Feb 11, 2016 09:47 PM EST

Scots accept revised funding plan worth £10.3bn after talks with UK government fail

All 32 local authorities in Scotland agreed on the new funding deal worth £10.3 billion. However, m...

Feb 11, 2016 03:12 AM EST

China’s wide crackdown on political enemies shakes “One Country, Two Systems” formula

President Xi Jinping’s campaign to repatriate political opponents and activists tests internationa...

Feb 04, 2016 07:31 PM EST

US Federal judge rejects government's dismissal of charges against Iranian man

The US dropped Alireza Moazami Goudarzi's charges on January 16. This then prompted Judge Castel to ...

Feb 02, 2016 03:53 AM EST

FBI Keeps Negotiating With Defiant Oregon Refuge Holdouts

The FBI negotiated with four armed occupants at a remote federal wildlife refuge in Oregon on Saturd...

Feb 01, 2016 01:16 AM EST

Justice Secretary Michael Gove reverses Chris Grayling’s over legal aid fund

Justice Secretary Michael Gove scrapped major cuts to England’s criminal legal aid system, which w...

Jan 31, 2016 06:48 AM EST

Israeli Government reacts to petitions to block natural gas regulation, saying they have no legal basis

Four petitions brought to the High Court of Justice seeking to block the natural gas regulations is ...

Jan 29, 2016 09:12 AM EST

Japan economy minister Akira Amari resigns after admitting bribery claims

Japan’s Economy Minister, Akira Amari, has resigned due to bribery allegations. As the head of “...

Jan 28, 2016 10:11 PM EST

Malaysia prosecutor clears PM Najib Razak of $681 million corruption case

Malaysian Prime Minister’s Attorney General successfully cleared the PM from corruption case sayin...

Jan 27, 2016 09:38 PM EST

Venezuela opposition congress starts legislating but backs down in conflict with Supreme Court

Venezuela's opposition that won December's election has started legislating, but it backed-down in a...

Jan 16, 2016 07:59 AM EST

Hong Kong delegates to China's parliament seek mainland security laws to counter protests

Two Hong Kong delegates to China's parliament are pushing to implement mainland security laws months...

Feb 22, 2015 09:41 AM EST

New Burkina PM vows investigations into Compaore-era deaths

Burkina Faso's interim prime minister pledged on Thursday to open enquiries into the deaths of a for...

Nov 28, 2014 01:06 AM EST

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