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Venezuela’s opposition called a nationwide strike for Thursday to press President Nicolas Maduro to back off a rewriting of the constitution, ratcheting up tensions after an unofficial vote rejecting Maduro’s plan and amid months of deadly protests. The strike call, issued on Monday, was part of what the opposition called a “final offensive” aimed at

Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal launched by Jehovah’s Witnesses against the group’s ban in the country. The decision was made following a single-day hearing in Moscow in which the court swiftly rejected all the defense motions put forward by the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ representatives, including a request to have a religious studies scholar.

East Berlin’s Marzahn district is notorious for its drab communist-era residential blocks. And yet, British royals Kate and William have chosen to visit the district to draw attention to youth homelessness. Berlin (dpa) – Marzahn, a district on the eastern edge of Berlin, is notorious for its communist-era residential blocks that serve as social housing

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is turning jokes about rape into a disturbing habit. The 72-year-old president targeted Miss Universe in his latest comments on Friday during a speech to diplomats in his hometown of Davao, where he served as mayor for over two decades across three stints before becoming head of state on June 30,

Islamabad (dpa) – A trial to decide the fate of Pakistan’s scandal-hit prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, began Monday in the country’s Supreme Court, after allegations that he and his family had been amassing wealth emerged in last year’s leaked Panama Papers. An investigation team appointed by the court concluded in a report last week that