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Grocery shoppers in Turkey looking for a bargain were able to buy vegetables at unbeatable prices this week from an unexpected source: the local government. Turkish authorities have started setting up their own vegetable stands in a bid to force markets to lower food prices ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared headed for a landslide win in a general election Sunday, a event marred by opposition claims of rigged voting as 14 people were killed in clashes between rival supporters. Early results showed Hasina racing into a clear lead, winning each ...
Sheikh Hasina expected to win record fourth term in Bangladesh election
Bangladesh tightened security Saturday for an election expected to see Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina win a record fourth term but dominated by opposition claims that they have been shackled by a government clampdown. Authorities have deployed around 600,000 police, army and other security forces ahead ...
Osaka mayor and governor may quit to force early poll in bid to realize dream of metro government
The proposal to reorganize the government had already been put to a municipal referendum in 2015 but was rejected by voters.
Philippine lawmaker is shot dead by unknown gunman at Christmas event
A Philippine congressman was gunned down at a Christmas celebration Saturday, police said, the latest violence in a country notorious for deadly political rivalries. Rodel Batocabe had just finished handing out presents in the central town of Daraga when the lawmaker and his police bodyguard ...
Madagascan President Hery Rajaonarimampianina concedes defeat in election, appeals for calm
Madagascar President Hery Rajaonarimampianina conceded defeat in his bid for a second term after managing a distant third in the first round of voting in the island's presidential vote. Rajaonarimampianina got just 8.82 percent in November's first round, the High Constitutional Court said Wednesday, behind ...
Ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort violated plea agreement by lying, prosecutors say
Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort violated his plea agreement by lying to investigators, prosecutors said Monday, as another former aide began serving a jail sentence for making false statements to the FBI. Manafort had agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation ...
Casino advocate Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka beats only challenger to secure fourth term
Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka, who is aiming to host a casino resort as a way to revitalize the economy of the prefecture, secured a fourth consecutive term Sunday according to exit polls, beating a challenger backed by the Japanese Communist Party. The 68-year-old governor won ...
Taiwan's ruling party was handed a major defeat in local elections Saturday that were seen as a referendum on the administration of the island's independence-leaning president amid growing economic and political pressure from China. Soon after the results came in, President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as ...
Ahead of promised election, Thai political party jigsaw attracts new faces, veteran names
Famous golfer Thongchai Jaidee, a former beauty queen and veteran politicians were among those who flocked to new parties in Thailand on Sunday as a jigsaw of alliances formed ahead of the country's much-anticipated poll in February. The Thai junta that seized power in 2014 ...
Angela Merkel's government braces for high-stakes election in Hesse state
Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition was to face its second test in as many weeks Sunday when voters go to the polls in the western state of Hesse for a regional election that could torpedo the national government. Should Volker Bouffier, Merkel's conservative ally in ...
Campaigning for Fukushima gubernatorial race kicks off with reconstruction in focus
Official campaigning started Thursday for the gubernatorial election in Fukushima Prefecture with a focus on the prefecture's ongoing recovery from the 2011 earthquake and nuclear crisis. In the election slated for Oct. 28, incumbent Masao Uchibori, 54, will be running against three candidates — Jun ...
