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Human rights under full-scale attack around world, warns Guterres

GENEVA, Feb 23 (AFP): Human rights are under "full-scale attack around the world", United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday, with the most powerful often leading the charge."The rule of law is being outmuscled by the rule of force," he told the opening of the UN Human Rights Council in...

Most wanted drug lord killed in Mexico

TAPALPA, Feb 23 (BBC): A wave of violence has broken out in Mexico after the country's most wanted drug baron was killed in an operation seeking his arrest.Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", was the leader of the feared Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) drug cartel and died after being...

US military begins withdrawing from main base in Syria

DAMASCUS, Feb 23 (Reuters): US forces began pulling out of their largest base in northeastern Syria on Monday, three Syrian military and security sources said, part of a wider departure as the US-allied government in Damascus consolidates control.Dozens of trucks, some carrying armoured vehicles, departed the base at Qasrak in...

Malaysia introduces law to curb premiership to two terms

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (AFP): Malaysia introduced new legislation Monday to restrict the prime minister's tenure to a maximum of two terms, a move aimed at boosting accountability and curbing the overreach of executive powers.The Southeast Asian nation currently places no cap on how many terms a premier can serve....

Bus crash claims 19 lives in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Feb 23 (AFP): A bus in Nepal skidded off a mountain road and plunged into an icy river, police said Monday, killing at least 19 people, including a British tourist.The bus, en route from the tourist city of Pokhara to the capital city Kathmandu, fell more than 200 metres...

Kim re-elected to lead party at congress

SEOUL, Feb 23 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party at a rare congress, state media said Monday.The decision was made Sunday-day four of the congress-"in accordance with the unshakable will and unanimous desire of all the delegates",...