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Michael Gove announced surprise bid to succeed David Cameron as British PM
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: Leading Brexit campaigner and Justice Minister Michael Gove on Thursday announced a surprise bid to succeed David Cameron as British prime minister, launching a sensational attack on referendum ally Boris Johnson, who is also... -
Mexico’s Supreme Court rejected proposal to legalize abortion
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: Mexico’s Supreme Court rejected a proposal to legalize abortion on Wednesday but suggested more debate on the issue in the country boasting the world’s second-largest Catholic population, reports BSS. Justices of the court’s first... -
Kim Jong-Un becomes the chairman of the new governing comission of North Korea
Jun 30, 2016News Hour: North Korea has created a new, supreme governing commission with leader Kim Jong-Un as its chairman, underlining the 33-year-old’s absolute control over every aspect of state policy in the isolated, nuclear-armed nation, reports BSS.... -
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim visits India
Jun 29, 2016News Hour: World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim arrives in New Delhi tomorrow on a two-day visit to the country to review the progress on the priority areas for World Bank support that Indian Prime... -
People killed in multiple suicide bombings in eastern Lebanon
Jun 27, 2016News Hour: At least five people were killed in multiple suicide bombings on Monday in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, officials said. At least four suicide blasts hit the predominantly Christian village of Al-Qaa,... -
People of US marched to celebrate gay pride and to honor victims of Orlando
Jun 27, 2016News Hour: Hundreds of thousands of people from New York to San Francisco marched on Sunday to celebrate gay pride, honor those killed in the Florida gay nightclub massacre, and promote tolerance, reports BSS. Democratic presidential... -
Australia’s ruling party used the Brexit vote to warn against voting for Labor
Jun 27, 2016News Hour: Australia’s ruling party on Monday used the Brexit vote to warn against voting for Labor in upcoming elections as a poll showed the Liberals ahead for the first time in a drawn-out campaign, reports... -
Singapore Airlines plane caught fire while making an emergency landing
Jun 27, 2016News Hour: A Singapore Airlines plane caught fire on Monday while making an emergency landing at Changi Airport after turning back from a flight to Milan following an engine oil warning message, the carrier said, reports... -
Hillary Clinton takes lead in the US presidential race over Donald Trump
Jun 27, 2016News Hour: Two head-to-head polls released Sunday showed a resurgent Hillary Clinton taking a lead in the US presidential race, after a tumultuous month for Donald Trump, who has failed to rally confidence among voters or... -
Gudni Johannesson to be the next president of Iceland
Jun 26, 2016News Hour: Gudni Johannesson has spent most of his career commenting on Icelandic politics. Now, at 48, he’s no longer a bystander — he’s Iceland’s next president, reports BSS. Johannesson, a 48-year-old assistant history professor, came...
