Iraqi cleric Sadr wins vote recount: electoral commission

Nationalist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr's alliance won Iraq's legislative election in May according to a manual recount, the electoral commission said today, paving the way for a government to be formed nearly three months after the polls.

Canada PM does not back down on rights defense in Saudi spat

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday refused to apologize for calling out Saudi Arabia on its human rights record, after Riyadh said it was considering further punitive measures against Ottawa over its criticisms of the kingdom.

Colombia’s new leader plans changes to FARC peace deal

Colombia's new President Ivan Duque took office yesterday, with no shortage of tough issues to tackle, from heightened tensions with neighboring Venezuela to the lingering difficulties of peace-building with the nation's rebel groups.

Panama creates special gender violence police squad

Panama's police service said on Thursday it has created a new unit dedicated to tackling violence against women across the country, which has recorded tens of thousands of cases of domestic violence in recent years.

Top Polish court halts disputed judge retirements

Poland's Supreme Court on Thursday said it was suspending the forced early retirement of judges over the age of 65, adding that it had asked the European Court of Justice to weigh in on the matter.

Mnangagwa wins Zimbabwe’s first post-Mugabe election

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former ally of Robert Mugabe, narrowly won the country's landmark election, results showed early on Friday, in an outcome set to fuel fraud allegations as security forces patrolled the streets to prevent protests.

France adopts law on asylum, immigration

France's parliament on Wednesday signed into law a controversial asylum and immigration bill – despite opposition on the left which decried an effort to limit arrivals while the far right saw the measure as not going far enough.

US judge blocks release of 3D gun blueprints amid uproar

A US judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the online publication of blueprints for 3D-printed firearms, in a last-ditch effort to stop a settlement President Donald Trump's administration had reached with the company releasing the digital documents.

Dozens injured in Mexican plane crash

Dozens of people were injured as an airliner crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames, officials said Tuesday.

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