Trump suffers deadly blow as Senate fails to repeal Obamacare again
United States Senators early Friday narrowly rejected a dramatically slimmed-down Obamacare repeal bill, even after being promised by GOP leaders that the measure would never actually become law. The strategy…
Indonesia ombudsman alleges rights violations in execution of Nigerian drug convict
The office of Indonesia’s ombudsman has unearthed evidence of rights violations in the execution of a Nigerian drug convict last year, an official said on Friday. Humphrey Jefferson Ejike Eleweke…
Pakistan PM Sharif resigns after Supreme Court says he’s unfit to hold public office
Pakistan’s Supreme court on Friday sacked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, saying he is unfit to hold public office. The…
Sale of Africa assets costs Barclays $1.57 billion in loss
Barclays reported a 1.2 billion pound ($1.57 billion) attributable first half loss on Friday after taking a 2.5 billion pound hit from the sale of its Africa business and calling…