Iceland votes for second time in turbulent year as economy booms
by Jeremie Richard Agence France Presse REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland on Saturday holds its second snap election in just…
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Typhoon leaves five dead after lashing Japan on election day
by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon left five dead, one missing and…
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Argentina’s Macri wins crucial mid-term poll
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Argentina's President Mauricio Macri's center-right coalition swept crucial midterm elections Sunday and emerged with a strengthened hand to…
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Abe targets N. Korea after storming to ‘super-majority’ vote win
by Richard Carter/ Miwa Suzuki © Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stormed to a landslide "super-majority" in…
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Abe: Nationalist blueblood at home, shrewd diplomat abroad
by Shingo ITO Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Shinzo Abe, on course to become Japan's longest-serving leader after…
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Government wins landslide in Venezuela state elections
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- President Nicolas Maduro's government won a landslide victory in closely watched regional elections in Venezuela on Sunday,…
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Abe on course for landslide win in Japan vote: poll
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on track for a landslide win in Japan's upcoming election, the…
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Merkel- Complicated times ahead
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- Germany's conservative chancellor Angela Merkel may have won her fourth consecutive national election on Sunday (September…
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UK govt wins parliament vote to ease its Brexit agenda
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- After navigating the first hurdle of a key Brexit bill, British Prime Minister Theresa May…
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Rwanda’s Kagame in landslide poll win with around 98% of votes
by Stephanie AGLIETTI Agence France Presse KIGALI, Rwanda (AFP) -- Rwandan President Paul Kagame sailed to a third term in…
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Kagame poised for third-term win in Rwanda election
by Stephanie Aglietti Agence France Presse KIGALI, Rwanda (AFP) -- Rwandans began voting Friday in a presidential election widely expected…
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Venezuela braces for new protests after vote
by Maria Isabel Sanchez CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela braced for new protests Monday after a controversial election for an assembly to rewrite…
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