Macri suffers crushing defeat in key Argentina primaries President Mauricio Macri suffered a crushing defeat as Argentines voted in party primaries on Sunday ahead of October's general election.

FAQ: India’s latest Kashmir move Narendra Modi has just won a thumping second term with a full majority in Parliament so the BJP has not only the electoral will but was also under massive pressure from its support base to come through on its longstanding poll promise on ending the special status enjoyed by the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Johnson faces UK election test as Brexit battle looms Britain's Boris Johnson faces his first test at the ballot box on Thursday in a by-election that could reduce his parliamentary majority to one, making it harder to enact his Brexit plan.

District and commune-level administrative units to be reduced As many as 20 districts and 539 administrative units at communal and ward levels will be streamlined under a plan of rearrangement of administrative units, said Phan Văn Hùng, head of Local Administration under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA).

National Assembly to open eighth session in October

The eighth sitting of the 14th National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to open on October 21, with 10 draft laws to be adopted and another eight bills scrutinized, NA Secretary General Nguyễn Hạnh Phúc said yesterday.

Trump under fire for attacks on Democratic congresswomen US President Donald Trump came under fire from Democrats and even some members of his own Republican Party on Monday after launching an extraordinary xenophobic attack on four progressive Democratic congresswomen.

Building project delays, traffic management and karaoke bar safety issues discussed Issues relating to management of delayed projects that use non-State budget capitals and violate the current Land Law in Hà Nội were among three main topics at the question-and-answer session of the ninth meeting of the People’s Council of Hà Nội yesterday.

Trump rails against Paris climate accord US President Donald Trump on Monday once again denounced the "unfair, ineffective, and very, very expensive" Paris climate accord, during a speech on "America's environmental leadership."

Top legislator hails UNICEF’s support of child protection in Việt Nam Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân hosted a reception for Chief Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Việt Nam Rana Flowers in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

NA Chairwoman meets citizens in Cần Thơ On electricity prices, she said the government has requested a review of the impacts of power price hike on households in different income groups and to provide support for poor families.