MALI, Maldives, Oct 14, (APP/AFP) – The main Maldives opposition party accused President Abdulla Yameen of behaving like a despot Friday for quitting the Commonwealth in the face of mounting criticism over his rights record. The party of the exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed said the unilateral decision to pull out of the 53-member bloc […]
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Maldives opposition slams ‘despotic’ Commonwealth exit
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NATO and Russia’s influence dominate Montenegro vote
PODGORICA, Montenegro, Oct 14, (APP/AFP) – NATO membership will be a central issue in Montenegro’s general election on Sunday, with the vote marking the latest episode in a power struggle between Russia and the West in the Balkans. Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, who led the small Adriatic republic to independence from Serbia in 2006, has […]
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Obama hits ‘crazy’ Republicans as Trump falters
COLUMBUS, Oct 14, (APP/AFP) – Barack Obama sought to lash Republicans tight to their sinking White House nominee Donald Trump, as the outgoing US president visited the key swing state of Ohio Thursday. With an eye on winning back control of Congress, Obama blamed Republicans writ large for backing a candidate who “proves himself unfit […]
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Russia offers to secure rebel evacuation from Syria’s Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria, Oct 14, (APP/AFP) – Russia said Thursday it was prepared to secure safe passage for rebels to quit Syria’s Aleppo but kept up air strikes on the battleground city as world powers readied new truce talks. In a development demonstrating the perils of journeying in the war-wracked country, at least 17 people — […]
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US Treasury issues new rules on corporate tax avoidance
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (APP/AFP): The US Treasury Department on Thursday unveiled new rules to limit corporate tax avoidance based on lending to affiliated companies, a practice known as “earnings stripping.” The new regulations join a rule the Treasury adopted in April to dissuade companies from engaging in so-called “corporate inversions,” when companies move abroad to […]
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Australian falsely accused in Philippine drug war: court
MANILA, Oct 14, (APP/AFP) – A Philippine judge dismissed a narcotics trafficking charge against an Australian man after ruling police made up evidence, court documents show, as concerns mount about new President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. A Canadian man who was arrested in the same police operation was jailed by a different judge for […]