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Tanzania Elections 2015: John Pombe Magufuli Wins Presidency

John Pombe Magufuli has won Tanzania’s presidential election with 58% of the vote, the electoral commission says. His main rival,…

9 years ago

US Economy Slows in Q3 2015

US economic growth slowed sharply in Q3 of 2015. According to the Department of Commerce, the US gross domestic product…

9 years ago

China Ends One-Child Policy, Couples Allowed to Have Two Children

After more than three decades, China has ended its one-child policy, the state-run Xinhua news agency reports. The Chinese couples…

9 years ago

Paul Ryan Elected as New Speaker of House of Representatives

Paul Ryan has been elected as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives. Hesitant to run at first, the…

9 years ago

Raif Badawi Wins Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2015

Raif Badawi has been awarded this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The European Parliament supports human rights through…

9 years ago

Bidhya Devi Bhandari Becomes Nepal’s First Female President

Women's rights campaigner Bidhya Devi Bhandari has become Nepal’s first female president. Nepal’s parliament has elected Bidhya Devi Bhandari in…

9 years ago

Republican Debate: Donald Trump and Ben Carson under Attack

Republican frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, with no political experience, were under attack from the start of the third…

9 years ago

UN: Over 50,000 North Korean Workers in Forced Labor Abroad

According to a UN investigator’s report, as many as 50,000 North Koreans have been sent abroad to work in conditions…

9 years ago

Asia Earthquake Homeless at Risk of Death from Exposure

Afghans and Pakistanis made homeless by this week's earthquake could die from exposure, aid workers have warned. There is an…

9 years ago

Ben Carson Overtakes Donald Trump in New Poll

Ben Carson has knocked Donald Trump off top spot in the Republican presidential campaign. The retired neurosurgeon takes a narrow…

9 years ago