Regional bloc plans pressure campaign against Venezuela’s Maduro
A major bloc of Latin American nations and Canada will discuss on Monday how to maintain pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to hold new elections as he faces widespread calls to resign after last year’s disputed presidential vote.
Thai court sets extradition hearing of Bahraini footballer for April
Jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi, who fled political upheaval in the Middle East nation and has refugee status in Australia, will spend at least two more months in prison in Thailand after a court set an extradition hearing for April.
Outsider wins El Salvador presidency, breaking two-party system
A former mayor campaigning on an anti-corruption ticket swept to victory in El Salvador’s presidential election on Sunday, bringing an end to a two-party system that has held sway over the violence-plagued Central American country for three decades.
Five Abu Sayyaf members surrender over Philippine church bombing
A senior Abu Sayyaf operative and four members of the militant group believed to be behind the deadly bombing of a church in the southern Philippines surrendered to authorities over the weekend, the national police chief said on Monday.
Feet shackled, Bahraini footballer arrives at Thai court to fight extradition
Hakeem Al Araibi, a jailed Bahraini footballer who fled his country and has refugee status in Australia, arrived on Monday in a Thai court, his feet in shackles, to fight an extradition request from Bahrain.
Bukele on track to win El Salvador presidency in early results
Salvadoran presidential hopeful Nayib Bukele, a former mayor campaigning as an anti-corruption outsider, was on track to win a first-round victory in Sunday’s presidential election, according to early results from the electoral tribunal.
Bukele says he won El Salvador presidential election in first round
Nayib Bukele, a former mayor campaigning as a anti-corruption outsider, said he won El Salvador’s presidential election outright by securing a majority of the votes in Sunday’s first-round ballot.
Hong Kong’s wild boar dilemma in the Chinese New Year of the Pig
One of the world’s most densely populated cities, Hong Kong, is facing a proliferation of wild boars as the large mammals stray increasingly into built-up areas.
Bukele holds majority in El Salvador presidential election in early results: electoral tribunal
Salvadoran presidential hopeful Nayib Bukele, a former mayor campaigning as an anti-corruption outsider, had 52.2 percent of votes with 24.7 percent of polling stations counted in Sunday’s election, the electoral tribunal said.
Taiwan takes dig at China’s lack of democracy in new year message
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took a dig at China’s lack of freedom in a message to mark Tuesday’s start of the Lunar New Year, saying she hoped ethnic Chinese all over the world could experience the “blessing” of democracy.
