General Politics

Mulayam Singh says dialogue will clear rift with Amar Singh

Mulayam Singh says dialogue will clear rift with Amar SinghMoradabad / Bareilly, Apr 9: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that he would speak to party colleagues Amar Singh and Azam Khan and resolve matters amicably in his effort to clear the air between both the leaders.

"The decision will come out on the day when I, Azam Khan and Amar Singh sit together. Nobody is doing anything against the party. Amar Singh and Azam Khan are working towards achieving the goals of the party," Mulayam said on the sidelines of an election rally here on Wednesday.

Kim Jong Il re-elected to North Korea's top post

Kim Jong Il re-elected to North Korea's top postSeoul - North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament on Thursday re-elected the country's leader, Kim Jong Il, to the government's highest post.

The Supreme People's Assembly reconfirmed Kim as the chairman of the National Defence Commission, state-media reported. The commission is the most powerful body in North Korea's government.

Moldova Communists one vote short of presidential power

Moldova Communists one vote short of presidential power Chisinau/Moscow  - After days of violent protests, Moldova's ruling Communist Party fell one vote short of the number needed to name the country's next president, according to final, adjusted election results released late Wednesday.

The final figures were made public after three days of dramatic protests against the full Communist victory in the small country that lies between Ukraine and Romania.

Keiko Fujimori launches crusade for her father

Keiko Fujimori launches crusade for her father Lima  - Peruvian legislator Keiko Fujimori launched Wednesday a national crusade for her father, former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, after he was sentenced to 25 years in jail for human rights violations.

"We want to go to the furthermost villages in the country, where people suffered the evil of terrorism, to publicize this most unfair sentence," Keiko Fujimori said in a meeting with foreign correspondents in Lima.

Author Vargas Llosa: Fujimori verdict sends warning to dictators

Author Vargas Llosa: Fujimori verdict sends warning to dictators Lima  - Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa on Wednesday joined celebrations of the historic ruling that ordered former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori to 25 years in jail for human rights abuses and crimes against humanity.

For the author of "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the Cathedral," among other works, the decision is a great precedent not just for Peru, but for all of Latin America and world humanity.

Italian government fails in bid to extend migrant detention period

Italian government fails in bid to extend migrant detention period Rome  - Italian lawmakers rejected a bid Wednesday to triple the amount of time illegal immigrants can be detained in holding centres, in a rare defeat for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's ruling coalition.

In a narrow vote, opposition deputies - joined by some members of Berlusconi's own conservative coalition - voted against extending the period from two months to six months.

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