Politics

The changes, which included the shift from a single to a dual ballot system, had a different impact than was generally predicted.

The military's decision closes off the limited access of the U.N. and international aid organizations to around 1 million people affected by the storm.

It is no longer enough to remain silent and keep out of politics. Cambodians are now required to actively affirm the ruling regime – including at the ballot box.

The new attempt uses the phrase "foreign representative" but the implications are the same for Kyrgyzstan's largely foreign-funded NGOs.

Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations that does not have LGTBQ legal protections. 

Having built up the U.S. as a perceived enemy seeking to forestall China's rightful greatness, the CCP has few off-ramps from its aggressive stance.

A number of politicians have petitioned the Constitutional Court to change from open-list proportional voting to a closed-list system.

As things stand, it seems neither Khan nor his political party will be permitted to contest elections.

Since the city-state's independence in 1965, the office has undergone a number of significant evolutions.

The probe will assess whether Pita Limjaroenrat registered for last month’s election knowing that he could be disqualified for the ownership of shares in a defunct media company.

“The state prepared the institutional ecosystem for these riots by aggressively pushing its integrationist and majoritarian agenda.”

The report said that power has shifted from Kabul to Kandahar, where the group’s supreme leader is based.