N/Koreans in ‘forced labour’ abroad, UN says
As many as 50,000 North Koreans have been sent abroad to work in conditions that amount to “forced labour”, a UN investigator has said. Ma
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Moldova government dismissed by MPs
Moldova’s parliament has dismissed the government, following a no-confidence vote – a move which intensifies the country’s political
Paul Ryan elected US House speaker
Republican Paul Ryan from Wisconsin has been elected as the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Hesitant to run at first, he eventually ga
Ruling party wins Tanzania presidency
Tanzania’s governing CCM party candidate John Magufuli has won the presidential election with 58% of the vote, the electoral commission says. Hi
Nepal elects first female president
Nepal’s parliament has elected women’s rights campaigner Bidhya Devi Bhandari as its first female president, in a move hailed as a milesto