MAR
20
2018

Zambia bans cabinet minister from parliament for slapping lawmaker

Verbal abuse is common among members of parliament in Zambia but physical assault is rare

MAR
20
2018

Indian Supreme Court reshapes law to stem abuse

No more automatic registration of FIR or immediate arrest in a complaint made under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act

MAR
20
2018

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy in police custody

A judicial source with direct knowledge of the case told The Associated Press that Sarkozy was being held at the Nanterre police station, west of Paris. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

MAR
19
2018

UK and EU agree terms for Brexit transition period

Negotiators Michel Barnier and David Davis said the deal on what the UK calls the implementation period was a "decisive step" in the Brexit process

MAR
19
2018

China appoints US-trained central banker

The NPC endorsed the appointment of He Lifeng to a new term as chairman of the Cabinet´s planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, and of Zhong Shan to a second term as commerce minister. Liu Kun was named finance minister.

MAR
19
2018

Turkish lawmakers approve controversial electoral reform

The legislation allows the Supreme Electoral Council to redraw voting districts and move ballot boxes for security reasons.

MAR
19
2018

Vladimir Putin secures record win in Russian presidential election

Putin wins 76.6% of vote with 67% turnout amid accusations of vote rigging and monitor abuse

MAR
16
2018

US Senate approves bill relaxing financial reforms

The bill was amended several times before it passed with a vote of 67 to 31

MAR
16
2018

India Supreme Court: foreign lawyers cannot practice law in country

The court held that foreign lawyers may not engage in the practice of law in the form of litigative work

MAR
15
2018

UK to set up £48m chemical weapons defence centre

The Ministry of Defence, in spite of a budget squeeze, is to spend £48m setting up the centre, which will be under the umbrella of the Porton Down military research establishment.

MAR
15
2018

UK will expel 23 russian diplomats

Theresa May said the diplomats, who have a week to leave, were identified as "undeclared intelligence officers".

MAR
15
2018

Ex-President Lee, from South Korea, admits to receiving illicit money from state spy agency

Lee denied other corruption allegations against him and returned home in the early hours of Thursday, after a marathon overnight interrogation by the prosecution that had begun the previous morning.

MAR
15
2018

France to sue Apple and Google over ´abusive business practices´

"I believe in an economy based on justice and I will take Google and Apple before the Paris Commercial Court for abusive business practices" said the Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.

MAR
14
2018

China announces measures to aid in anti-graft campaign

China´s National People´s Congress on Sunday added supervisorycommissions and announced that it will reform China´s criminal code, bothmeasures aimed at furthering in the government´s anti-graft campaign.

MAR
14
2018

Israel passes law limiting use of cash in economy

After two years of debate, the Knesset passed legislation designed to reduce the use of cash in the economy in a move aimed at cracking down on Israel’s large black market.

MAR
14
2018

Rodrigo Duterte to pull Philippines out of international criminal court

President accuses ICC of crusade against him after it opened inquiry into his war on drugs

MAR
14
2018

Google bans crypto-currency adverts

The move will affect promotional campaigns for initial coin offerings, Bitcoin exchanges, digital wallets to store the assets and trading advice

MAR
14
2018

Angela Merkel elected for 4th term as German chancellor

Lawmakers voted 364-315 to re-elect Merkel

MAR
13
2018

China conditionally approves Bayer´s acquisition of Monsanto

The ministry also ordered the German drug and crop chemicals maker to spin off some businesses globally

MAR
13
2018

Trump fires Rex Tillerson as secretary of state

The former ExxonMobil chief had a series of public rifts with the White House since he was appointed last year

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