Hong Kong goes to polls in crunch vote for democrats
by Elaine Yu © Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp will try to claw back lost…
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Maduro calls for snap legislative elections in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- President Nicolas Maduro called Wednesday for snap legislative elections in Venezuela, proposing to bring them forward by nearly…
8 years ago
Hours from deadline, US Congress to vote to avert shutdown
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Top US lawmakers scrambled Thursday to rally support for…
8 years ago
100 years of women’s suffrage: How one group changed British history
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British women won the right to vote 100 years ago after an intense struggle marked…
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Anti-gay marriage lawmaker ahead in Costa Rica vote for next president
by Marco Sibaja Agence France-Presse SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP) -- A conservative, evangelical lawmaker who fiercely opposes gay marriage…
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Egypt opposition urges boycott of presidential election
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Opposition parties and figures in Egypt called Tuesday for a boycott of the March presidential election in which…
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Women take to Honduran streets en masse to protest president’s reelection
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFPJ) -- Hundreds of women protested Thursday in Honduras against Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is preparing to begin his second…
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Congress votes to end shutdown, funding bill heads to Trump
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Congress put the US government back in business Monday…
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UN chief congratulates Liberia’s next president
New York, United States | AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday congratulated George Weah on his victory in Liberia's presidential election and praised…
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Honduras opposition demands annulment of president’s re-election
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) -- The Honduras opposition said Wednesday they filed an appeal with election officials demanding that President Juan Orlando Hernandez's…
8 years ago
Vote counting begins in Liberia presidential run-off
by Philippe Siuberski and Zoom Dosso Agence France-Presse MONROVIA, Liberia (AFP) -- Vote counting has begun in Liberia following a peaceful run-off…
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Puigdemont says ‘no one can dispute’ Catalan separatists won vote
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont said from self-imposed exile in Belgium that it was indisputable that…
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