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Venezuela passes amnesty law to free political prisoners

Venezuelan lawmakers have approved a sweeping political amnesty law aimed at freeing hundreds of people prosecuted or imprisoned for political reasons during 27 years...

Indonesia releases and deports American imprisoned 11 years

Indonesia has deported American Tommy Schaefer after he served 11 years in prison for the 2014 premeditated murder of his then-girlfriend’s mother on Bali. Details...

Senegal anti-LGBT law proposes tougher penalties

Prison terms could double to 10 years A new Senegal anti-LGBT law proposal introduced by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko could double the maximum prison sentence...

Democrats clash with Trump during State of the Union

Silent protest gives way to heated exchanges For much of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, Democrats maintained the strategy...

US winter blizzard kills two, disrupts flights and power

Deadly impact in Maryland A powerful US winter blizzard has left two people dead in Maryland and caused widespread disruption across the north-eastern states. In...