Afghanistan: Kabul voter centre suicide attack kills 52
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43855884
A suicide bomb attack at a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 52 people, officials say.
The dead include 21 women and five children, killed when the blast hit the queue outside. A further 112 people were injured.
The Islamic State group (IS) said it had carried out the attack.
Voter registration began this month for legislative elections which are due to take place in October.
IS's mouthpiece said a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt had targeted the centre, which is in the Dashte Barchi area of western Kabul.
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Paraguay governing party candidate Mario Abdo Benitez wins presidential election
http://www.dw.com/en/paraguay-governing-party-candidate-mario-abdo-benitez-wins-presidential-election/a-43491040
Conservative candidate Mario Abdo Benitez won Paraguay's presidential election with 46.5 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said on Monday after counting 96 percent of ballots. His centrist rival, Efrain Alegre, garnered 42.7 percent of the vote.
Abdo, of the governing Colorado party, campaigned on an anti-corruption platform, vowing to uphold human rights and strengthen democratic institutions in one of the world's largest soybean exporters.
The 46-year-old former senator is the son of a private secretary to the late dictator General Alfredo Stroessner, who ruled for 35 years after leading a coup d'etat in 1954. Despite his victory, some have called into question whether he could lead a campaign against graft.
http://www.dw.com/en/paraguay-governing-party-candidate-mario-abdo-benitez-wins-presidential-election/a-43491040
Conservative candidate Mario Abdo Benitez won Paraguay's presidential election with 46.5 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said on Monday after counting 96 percent of ballots. His centrist rival, Efrain Alegre, garnered 42.7 percent of the vote.
Abdo, of the governing Colorado party, campaigned on an anti-corruption platform, vowing to uphold human rights and strengthen democratic institutions in one of the world's largest soybean exporters.
The 46-year-old former senator is the son of a private secretary to the late dictator General Alfredo Stroessner, who ruled for 35 years after leading a coup d'etat in 1954. Despite his victory, some have called into question whether he could lead a campaign against graft.
Ex-Council of Europe members engaged in 'corruptive activities' with Azerbaijan: report
http://www.dw.com/en/ex-council-of-europe-members-engaged-in-corruptive-activities-with-azerbaijan-report/a-43491160
Independent investigators on Sunday released a report suggesting former members of the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly engaged in "corruptive activities" and violated the human rights body's code of ethics.
"The investigation found that, in their activities concerning Azerbaijan, several members and former members of PACE had acted contrary to the PACE ethical standards," the report said, referring the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) by its acronym.
The allegations stem from a scandal known as "Caviargate," in which Azerbaijan is alleged to have exerted undue influence on members of the assembly to avert probes into its election and soften criticism of its human rights record.
http://www.dw.com/en/ex-council-of-europe-members-engaged-in-corruptive-activities-with-azerbaijan-report/a-43491160
Independent investigators on Sunday released a report suggesting former members of the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly engaged in "corruptive activities" and violated the human rights body's code of ethics.
"The investigation found that, in their activities concerning Azerbaijan, several members and former members of PACE had acted contrary to the PACE ethical standards," the report said, referring the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) by its acronym.
The allegations stem from a scandal known as "Caviargate," in which Azerbaijan is alleged to have exerted undue influence on members of the assembly to avert probes into its election and soften criticism of its human rights record.
Romney fails to win Republican nomination for Senate, heads to primary in June
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-romney/romney-fails-to-win-republican-nomination-for-senate-heads-to-primary-in-june-idUSKBN1HT048
(Reuters) - Mitt Romney’s restart of his political career hit a roadblock Saturday.
The 2012 Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor failed to win the Utah Republican Party’s nomination, which means he must face 11 challengers in a June primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch.
Romney needed at least 60 percent of the votes from delegates at the Utah GOP convention Saturday to head to the November election unopposed, but he earned only 49.12 percent, CNN and other media reported.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-romney/romney-fails-to-win-republican-nomination-for-senate-heads-to-primary-in-june-idUSKBN1HT048
(Reuters) - Mitt Romney’s restart of his political career hit a roadblock Saturday.
The 2012 Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor failed to win the Utah Republican Party’s nomination, which means he must face 11 challengers in a June primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch.
Romney needed at least 60 percent of the votes from delegates at the Utah GOP convention Saturday to head to the November election unopposed, but he earned only 49.12 percent, CNN and other media reported.
UK push into the Pacific to counter China
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/uk-push-into-the-pacific-to-counter-china-20180421-p4zaxn.html
The United Kingdom is vowing to expand its role in the Pacific in a push for “free speech and democracy” alongside other Commonwealth nations at a time of growing concern over China’s influence in the region.
The ambitions not only include new diplomatic posts and aid funding but the idea of encouraging commercial projects and possibly infrastructure funding.
Britain’s Minister of State for the Commonwealth, Lord Tariq Ahmad, said the UK’s departure from the European Union would give it more scope to pursue its own aid funding and other policies in regions like the Pacific.
In an exclusive interview with Fairfax Media, the key British minister said the Commonwealth was “under-leveraged” and could play a much stronger role as a “force for good” in promoting democratic values and human rights.
Australia is backing the UK’s new agenda in the Pacific as well as tightening links on defence and trade, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull holding talks with British counterpart Theresa May on Saturday.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/uk-push-into-the-pacific-to-counter-china-20180421-p4zaxn.html
The United Kingdom is vowing to expand its role in the Pacific in a push for “free speech and democracy” alongside other Commonwealth nations at a time of growing concern over China’s influence in the region.
The ambitions not only include new diplomatic posts and aid funding but the idea of encouraging commercial projects and possibly infrastructure funding.
Britain’s Minister of State for the Commonwealth, Lord Tariq Ahmad, said the UK’s departure from the European Union would give it more scope to pursue its own aid funding and other policies in regions like the Pacific.
In an exclusive interview with Fairfax Media, the key British minister said the Commonwealth was “under-leveraged” and could play a much stronger role as a “force for good” in promoting democratic values and human rights.
Australia is backing the UK’s new agenda in the Pacific as well as tightening links on defence and trade, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull holding talks with British counterpart Theresa May on Saturday.
大馬大選
希盟有機打敗國陣
希盟有機打敗國陣
Euronews:
DEVELOPING: DEVELOPING: A group of Armenian soldiers have joined the anti-government protest in the capital Yerevan on Monday.
https://www.facebook.com/euronews/photos/a.234076628109.138056.101402598109/10155924513518110/?type=3&theater
DEVELOPING: DEVELOPING: A group of Armenian soldiers have joined the anti-government protest in the capital Yerevan on Monday.
https://www.facebook.com/euronews/photos/a.234076628109.138056.101402598109/10155924513518110/?type=3&theater
巴打可唔可以講多少少 
因為大部分媒體都認為今次國陣會好似2013年大選咁輸普選票但係勝選國會，尤其係三月改選區劃界同時伊斯蘭亦冇加入反對聯盟
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-election-explainer/explainer-why-scandal-hit-najib-is-expected-to-win-malaysias-election-idUSKBN1HH1BF
因為大部分媒體都認為今次國陣會好似2013年大選咁輸普選票但係勝選國會，尤其係三月改選區劃界同時伊斯蘭亦冇加入反對聯盟
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-election-explainer/explainer-why-scandal-hit-najib-is-expected-to-win-malaysias-election-idUSKBN1HH1BF
Voter support for Japan's Abe slips amid calls for finance minister to quit
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-politics/voter-support-for-japans-abe-slips-amid-calls-for-finance-minister-to-quit-idUSKBN1HU0BD
TOKYO (Reuters) - Voter support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, battered by accusations of cronyism and other government missteps, slipped in three newspaper surveys published on Monday, as opposition parties demanded that his finance minister resign.
Abe’s ratings fell three points to 30 percent in a poll by the Mainichi newspaper. The conservative Yomiuri put his support at 39 percent, also down three points, while the right-leaning Sankei showed a drop of 6.7 points, to 38.3 percent.
The three results were in contrast to firm backing from a majority in the business community shown in a Reuters poll.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-politics/voter-support-for-japans-abe-slips-amid-calls-for-finance-minister-to-quit-idUSKBN1HU0BD
TOKYO (Reuters) - Voter support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, battered by accusations of cronyism and other government missteps, slipped in three newspaper surveys published on Monday, as opposition parties demanded that his finance minister resign.
Abe’s ratings fell three points to 30 percent in a poll by the Mainichi newspaper. The conservative Yomiuri put his support at 39 percent, also down three points, while the right-leaning Sankei showed a drop of 6.7 points, to 38.3 percent.
The three results were in contrast to firm backing from a majority in the business community shown in a Reuters poll.
Pompeo faces pivotal vote
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/384214-pompeo-faces-pivotal-vote
Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo is facing a pivotal vote on the Foreign Relations Committee Monday that will show to what extremes Democrats are willing to go to fight President Trump.
Democrats are mulling a bold and unusual strategy to bottle Pompeo’s nomination up in committee, but the gambit doesn't yet have full buy-in from the Democratic caucus. Some centrists facing tough reelection races are worried about being labeled obstructionists.
Yet Democratic lawmakers are under intense pressure from the party’s liberal base to oppose Trump at every turn, and senators jockeying for the 2020 presidential nomination are setting the tone when it comes to defying the president.
After Pompeo, there are two more high-stakes confirmation fights looming in the Senate — over Gina Haspel, Trump’s pick to head the Central Intelligence Agency, and Ronny Jackson, his nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/384214-pompeo-faces-pivotal-vote
Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo is facing a pivotal vote on the Foreign Relations Committee Monday that will show to what extremes Democrats are willing to go to fight President Trump.
Democrats are mulling a bold and unusual strategy to bottle Pompeo’s nomination up in committee, but the gambit doesn't yet have full buy-in from the Democratic caucus. Some centrists facing tough reelection races are worried about being labeled obstructionists.
Yet Democratic lawmakers are under intense pressure from the party’s liberal base to oppose Trump at every turn, and senators jockeying for the 2020 presidential nomination are setting the tone when it comes to defying the president.
After Pompeo, there are two more high-stakes confirmation fights looming in the Senate — over Gina Haspel, Trump’s pick to head the Central Intelligence Agency, and Ronny Jackson, his nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.
其實美國都明言左，唔加入對付中國就會對付埋佢
最起碼鋼鐵關稅無得免先，歐盟自己都知架
最起碼鋼鐵關稅無得免先，歐盟自己都知架
真正為左反侵可以去到幾盡
不過咁就真係盲反啦
不過咁就真係盲反啦
5月1日再決定，另外歐盟好似同美國傾緊其他貿易協定，所以 好難講
Pompeo 非常之鷹派，又出到聲反gay marriage同暖化，同Democrats的距離真係有d遠。我估red-state Democrats 去到最後未必反對任命
Police in Armenia release opposition protest leader Pashinyan: live feed
[url]https://www.reuters.com/article/us-armenia-politics-protests-opposition/police-in-armenia-release-opposition-protest-leader-pashinyan-live-feed-idUSKBN1HU1H8[/url]
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Police in Armenia on Monday released opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan a day after his detention, a live broadcast feed of the event on social media from Yerevan showed.
Police detained three opposition leaders, including Pashinyan, and nearly 200 protesters on Sunday, drawing a rebuke from the European Union after demonstrators demanded newly appointed Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan quit.
Unarmed soldiers join anti-government protests in Armenia
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-armenia-politics-protests-army/unarmed-soldiers-join-anti-government-protests-in-armenia-idUSKBN1HU15U
YEREVAN (Reuters) - A large group of unarmed Armenian soldiers joined anti-government protests in the capital Yerevan on Monday in a development the Armenian military said was illegal and would be harshly punished.
The move, likely to deepen the country’s biggest political crisis in a decade, follows days of street protests against Serzh Sarksyan, the newly-appointed prime minister whom protesters accuse of clinging to power.
On Monday, men wearing military uniforms could be seen marching in Yerevan with protesters. Images broadcast on the Internet and social media showed the soldiers hugging protesters and waving the country’s national flag.
The Armenian Defense Ministry condemned what it said was their illegal action, saying the men belonged to a brigade of military peacekeepers.
[url]https://www.reuters.com/article/us-armenia-politics-protests-opposition/police-in-armenia-release-opposition-protest-leader-pashinyan-live-feed-idUSKBN1HU1H8[/url]
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Police in Armenia on Monday released opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan a day after his detention, a live broadcast feed of the event on social media from Yerevan showed.
Police detained three opposition leaders, including Pashinyan, and nearly 200 protesters on Sunday, drawing a rebuke from the European Union after demonstrators demanded newly appointed Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan quit.
Unarmed soldiers join anti-government protests in Armenia
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-armenia-politics-protests-army/unarmed-soldiers-join-anti-government-protests-in-armenia-idUSKBN1HU15U
YEREVAN (Reuters) - A large group of unarmed Armenian soldiers joined anti-government protests in the capital Yerevan on Monday in a development the Armenian military said was illegal and would be harshly punished.
The move, likely to deepen the country’s biggest political crisis in a decade, follows days of street protests against Serzh Sarksyan, the newly-appointed prime minister whom protesters accuse of clinging to power.
On Monday, men wearing military uniforms could be seen marching in Yerevan with protesters. Images broadcast on the Internet and social media showed the soldiers hugging protesters and waving the country’s national flag.
The Armenian Defense Ministry condemned what it said was their illegal action, saying the men belonged to a brigade of military peacekeepers.
Serzh Sargsyan: Armenian PM resigns after days of protests
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43868433
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has resigned, state television reports.
Mr Sargsyan's resignation follows 11 days of protests against him by opposition supporters, who accuse him of clinging to power after serving the maximum 10 years as president.
"The street movement is against my tenure. I am fulfilling your demand," he said in a statement.
Mr Sargsyan was appointed prime minister last Tuesday after two consecutive terms as president.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43868433
Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has resigned, state television reports.
Mr Sargsyan's resignation follows 11 days of protests against him by opposition supporters, who accuse him of clinging to power after serving the maximum 10 years as president.
"The street movement is against my tenure. I am fulfilling your demand," he said in a statement.
Mr Sargsyan was appointed prime minister last Tuesday after two consecutive terms as president.
呢單野搞到咁大
想學Putin，真係咁易咩
示威咗十一日，今日有軍人加入，都真係咁先
示威咗十一日，今日有軍人加入，都真係咁先
呢個就不嬲都傾緊，我記得之前話咩唔簽巴黎協定就無得free trade架
不過歐洲咁樣真係好撚低賤，明明自己都俾中國偷緊IP
不過歐洲咁樣真係好撚低賤，明明自己都俾中國偷緊IP
TRUE，我只係覺得呢啲重要職位唔應該俾你班democrats係到玩野
起用佢既原因又唔係因為佢反暖化同反LGBT之類既立埸
起用佢既原因又唔係因為佢反暖化同反LGBT之類既立埸
Yemen war: Houthi political leader killed in coalition air raid
http://www.dw.com/en/yemen-war-houthi-political-leader-killed-in-coalition-air-raid/a-43502941
The political leader of Yemen's Houthi rebel group, Saleh al-Samad, was killed last week in an air strike carried out by Saudi Arabia-led coalition, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
Samad was second on the coalition's most wanted list of Houthi leaders. His death is a major victory for the coalition forces, who have been fighting the Houthis since March 2015 to restore the internationally-recognized government to power.
Abdul-Malek al-Houthi, the leader of the rebels, said Samad was killed on a road with six companions after meeting with local officials.
"We consider the so-called forces of aggression, especially America and Saudi Arabia, responsible for killing of Samad and all the consequences of this crime," said al-Houthi, who is the most wanted Houthi leader on the coalition's list.
http://www.dw.com/en/yemen-war-houthi-political-leader-killed-in-coalition-air-raid/a-43502941
The political leader of Yemen's Houthi rebel group, Saleh al-Samad, was killed last week in an air strike carried out by Saudi Arabia-led coalition, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
Samad was second on the coalition's most wanted list of Houthi leaders. His death is a major victory for the coalition forces, who have been fighting the Houthis since March 2015 to restore the internationally-recognized government to power.
Abdul-Malek al-Houthi, the leader of the rebels, said Samad was killed on a road with six companions after meeting with local officials.
"We consider the so-called forces of aggression, especially America and Saudi Arabia, responsible for killing of Samad and all the consequences of this crime," said al-Houthi, who is the most wanted Houthi leader on the coalition's list.
George H.W. Bush in intensive care
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/384507-george-hw-bush-in-intensive-care
Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized in an intensive care unit on Sunday, one day after his late wife Barbara Bush's funeral.
"President Bush was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital yesterday morning after contracting an infection that spread to his blood," Bush's office said in a statement on Monday. "He is responding to treatments and appears to be recovering."
CNN reported Bush was suffering from an infection which led to sepsis, which can be life-threatening.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/384507-george-hw-bush-in-intensive-care
Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized in an intensive care unit on Sunday, one day after his late wife Barbara Bush's funeral.
"President Bush was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital yesterday morning after contracting an infection that spread to his blood," Bush's office said in a statement on Monday. "He is responding to treatments and appears to be recovering."
CNN reported Bush was suffering from an infection which led to sepsis, which can be life-threatening.
Pompeo headed for confirmation after surprise panel vote
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/384483-pompeo-headed-toward-confirmation-after-surprise-panel-vote
A Senate panel on Monday voted to give CIA Director Mike Pompeo a favorable recommendation that puts him on course to be confirmed as secretary of State, following a surprise last-minute vote switch by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
Pompeo was poised to face a historic setback by becoming the first secretary of State nominee since at least 1925 to fail to win over a majority of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The U-turn on the panel comes after Paul announced minutes before the Foreign Relations Committee meeting that he would support Pompeo’s nomination.
Pompeo’s nomination is now heading toward the Senate floor, where he has the 50 votes needed to be confirmed.
Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Joe Donnelly (Ind.) and Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) — who are up for reelection in states Trump won handedly in 2016 — have said they will support Pompeo once he comes to the Senate floor.
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/384483-pompeo-headed-toward-confirmation-after-surprise-panel-vote
A Senate panel on Monday voted to give CIA Director Mike Pompeo a favorable recommendation that puts him on course to be confirmed as secretary of State, following a surprise last-minute vote switch by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
Pompeo was poised to face a historic setback by becoming the first secretary of State nominee since at least 1925 to fail to win over a majority of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The U-turn on the panel comes after Paul announced minutes before the Foreign Relations Committee meeting that he would support Pompeo’s nomination.
Pompeo’s nomination is now heading toward the Senate floor, where he has the 50 votes needed to be confirmed.
Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Joe Donnelly (Ind.) and Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) — who are up for reelection in states Trump won handedly in 2016 — have said they will support Pompeo once he comes to the Senate floor.
無人post呢單？
