JOHANNESBURG, (APP/AFP): South Africa’s top court on Thursday delivered a damning verdict against President Jacob Zuma, saying he had ‘failed to uphold’ the constitution in a case over public funds spent upgrading his private residence. Zuma “failed to uphold, defend and respect the constitution as the supreme law of the land,” said Chief Justice Mogoeng […]
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S.African top court says Zuma ‘failed to uphold’ constitution
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Flyover collapses in Indian city, killing at least one
KOLKATA, (APP/AFP): A partially built flyover collapsed in India’s eastern city of Kolkata on Thursday, killing at least one person and trapping many more under mounds of debris, media reports and a lawmaker said. Police and passers-by were using their hands to try to lift slabs of concrete and metal to reach those trapped underneath, […]
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Suu Kyi’s party to propose giving her special ‘advisor’ role
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, (APP/AFP) – Aung San Suu Kyi’s party will Thursday submit a proposal to create a new “state advisor” role for her, MPs said, giving her power to liaise between the president and parliament. The Southeast Asian nation is witnessing the dawn of a new era following nearly half a century of military repression, […]
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IS commander killed in strike near Syria’s Raqa: monitor
BEIRUT, (APP/AFP) – A drone strike near the Islamic State group’s de facto Syrian capital Raqa killed a jihadist commander heading to Aleppo province on orders from the organisation’s chief, a monitoring group said Thursday. His death is the latest in a series of blows to the jihadist group in recent weeks, and comes days […]
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Vietnam names first chairwoman of National Assembly
HANOI, (APP/AFP) – Communist Vietnam named a woman for the first time to the influential role of chairperson in its rubber stamp National Assembly Thursday — the country’s fourth most powerful position — state media said. Veteran lawmaker and senior Communist Party official Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was elected with 95.5 percent of votes after […]
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Canadian PM Trudeau invited to Cuba
MONTREAL, (APP/AFP): Cuba has invited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit the communist-run island, Havana’s ambassador to Ottawa said Wednesday. “He is welcome to Cuba any time he wishes to come when his schedule allows him, and if President Raul Castro is invited to come to Canada, I’m sure he will take this opportunity,” Ambassador […]