Norway heads into climax of ’election thriller’

Norwegians cast their votes today in an election nail-biter that will decide whether "the world's happiest country" will be run by the outgoing rightwing coalition or the leftwing opposition for the next four years.

Rohingya crisis: A concern for the region

With the latest spate of violence the prospect of implementation of the Rakhine Advisory Commission led by the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appears remote and the possibility of a peaceful resolution of the Rohingya crisis may elude us once more.

US pushes oil embargo on N. Korea, takes aim at Kim Jong-Un

The United States on Wednesday asked the United Nations to slap an oil embargo on North Korea and freeze the assets of leader Kim Jong-Un, setting up a potential clash with Russia and China over how to respond to Pyongyang’s sixth and biggest nuclear test.

Anger as Trump ends amnesty for 800,000 young immigrants

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ended an amnesty for 800,000 people brought illegally to the United States as minors, throwing their future in serious doubt and triggering fierce condemnation from across the political spectrum.

Caribbean girds for Hurricane Irma threat

Hurricane Irma surged to a dangerous Category Four storm Monday as it churned toward the Leeward islands, sparking alarm and alerts from the Caribbean to Florida, which declared an emergency.

 

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