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Two-thirds of Brits Not Interested in Royal Wedding: Poll
The poll, commissioned by anti-monarchist pressure group Republic, found that 66 percent of Britons are not interested in the event, with 60 percent of Britons planning to have a normal weekend.
Malaysian PM Mahathir Says May Remain Prime Minister for 1-2 Years
Mahathir, 92, whose four-party coalition won a shock victory over former leader Najib Razak on May 9, also said reformist politician and coalition partner Anwar Ibrahim would be released from jail on Wednesday.
American Diplomat Gets to Leave Pakistan, to be Islamabad Crash Under US Laws
Defence attache Colonel Joseph Hall killed a motorbike rider and injured another on April 7 in Islamabad after jumping a red signal. A case was registered but he was never formally arrested due to diplomatic immunity.
With Everest Feat, Australian Sets Record for Scaling Highest Peaks in All Seven Continents
Steve Plain, 36, from Albury, Australia, reached the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) peak of the world's tallest mountain after climbing more than seven hours from the final camp, at the 8,000 m (26,246-foot) South Col, to claim the record.
Donald Trump to Meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore
Trump's announcement came hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returned home from North Korea with three detained Americans.
Release of Americans by North Korea Sets Stage for Summit, Singapore Seen Likely Venue
The three prisoners, freed after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Kim in the North Korean capital, were flying back to Washington.
Trump Threatens to 'Take Away Credentials' of Media Organisations over Negative Stories
During the election campaign, Donald Trump had denied credentials to some of the top media outlets including The Washington Post and Politico. They were later given access.
'Dreamers' Ask to Defend DACA Programme Against Texas Legal Assault
The Texas lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Brownsville, argues that the Obama administration exceeded its authority by creating the programme without congressional action. The lawsuit attempts to force the issue by asking a different court to orde...
Malaysians Vote in Toughest Election Yet for Ruling Coalition
Najib's long-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) is expected to win despite an election-eve opinion poll suggesting that its support was slipping and that Mahathir's alliance would land more votes in peninsular Malaysia, home to 80 percent of the population.
What is the Iran Nuclear Deal and What Happens Now That Donald Trump Has Pulled Out of It
Here is what a U.S. withdrawal would likely mean for the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog and its policing of Iran’s nuclear activities.
Despite Europe's Lack of Determination Never Gave up on Goal of Joining EU, Says Turkish President Erdogan
Turkey began talks to join the EU in 2005, 18 years after applying. While a series of factors slowed negotiations, notably the Cyprus issue and resistance in Germany and France to Turkish membership, since 2016 membership talks have all but collapsed.
How 4 Words From Rudy Giuliani Put Trump in a Spot Over Stormy Daniels Affair
It was in that setting that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is now a legal adviser to Trump, acknowledged that the President had repaid attorney/fixer Michael Cohen the $130,000 that Cohen had directed to Daniels via a shell company just 11...
Bangladesh Initiates 'Vigorous Process' to Extradite Ex-PM Zia's Son from UK
Rahman, 50, who had been jailed during the military-backed interim government, was allowed to visit London for medical treatment following a Supreme Court order in 2007. He has been living in London since then.
China Deploys Cruise Missiles in South China Sea, Asserts 'Indisputable Sovereignty'
China is engaged in hotly contested territorial disputes in both the South China Sea and the East China Sea. China claims almost all of South China Sea.
Special Counsel Team Has Floated Idea of Subpoena for US President Donald Trump
It was not immediately clear in what context the possibility of a subpoena was raised or how serious Mueller's prosecutors were about the move. Mueller is probing not only Russian election interference and possible coordination with Trump associates but p...
Journalist Who Threw Shoes at George W Bush is Running For Parliament in Iraq
Muntadhar al-Zaidi, who had then been working with an Egyptian television channel called Al-Baghdadia, recently tweeted that he was running for Iraq’s Parliament, called the Council of Representatives, ahead of the Iraqi Presidential elections, scheduled...