Japan’s Suga: possible for PM Abe to dissolve lower house
Japan’s top government spokesman said on Friday it is possible that the prime minister could dissolve the lower house of parliament if the opposition submits a motion of no confidence against his cabinet.
Ukraine ruling coalition breaks up, may lead to snap election
Ukraine’s ruling coalition broke up on Friday after the People’s Front party quit outgoing President Petro Poroshenko’s faction, potentially paving the way for incoming President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to call a snap election.
Spreading the net: Somali Islamists now target Kenyan recruits
A youth recruited while watching football. A Catholic school graduate. Girls desperate for cash and jobs.
India’s Modi chooses woman facing terrorism charges as election candidate
For nearly a decade, Pragya Thakur was known mostly as the saffron-clad Hindu ascetic shuttling in and out of Indian courts, flanked by police, facing charges under an anti-terrorism law for plotting a bomb attack on Muslims.
Brexit referendum more likely if talks collapse, Labour’s Benn says
Another referendum on European Union membership is more likely if talks between Prime Minister Theresa May’s government and the opposition Labour Party collapse, an influential Labour lawmaker said on Friday.
Brexit disarray returns: talks about to fail as May’s premiership fades
Britain’s tumultuous divorce from the European Union was again in disarray on Friday as last-ditch cross-party talks teetered on the brink of failure in the twilight of Prime Minister Theresa May’s premiership.
Italy’s Di Maio not worried over possible European sanctions
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Friday he was not worried over possible EU sanctions in case of violation of fiscal rules, as he was confident European leadership would change after May 26 European elections.
‘Lives are cheap’: Grief, anger as landslide rocks Myanmar’s jade hills
When Brang Aung left home in early April, his wife pleaded for him to stay for their newborn son’s naming ceremony, just a few weeks later.
‘Bring it on’ – Philippines’ drug war commander invites probes into killings
The top enforcer of a brutal war on drugs in the Philippines on Friday dared prosecutors to go after him for the deaths of thousands of people, after activists warned that his election to the Senate could insulate him from legal action.
In first for Asia, Taiwan parliament endorses same-sex marriage
Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday, as thousands of demonstrators outside parliament cheered and waved rainbow flags, despite deep divisions over marriage equality.
