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Venezuela Opposition Calls Oct. 12 Protest to Press Maduro Recall

Edit Voa News 27 Sep 2016
Venezuela's opposition called on Monday for mass rallies nationwide on Oct ... The campaign for a recall referendum has run into opposition from the country's election board, which is imposing restrictions and argues it will take until 2017 to put the proper conditions in place ... will take place this year," opposition coalition head Jesus Torrealba told hundreds of supporters in Caracas....

Furore in House over medical college fee issue

Edit The Hindu 27 Sep 2016
The full budget session of the Kerala Assembly began on a stormy note on Monday with the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) members disrupting the proceedings alleging a deal between the government and private self-financing medical college managements that forced students to pay hefty capitation and course fees ... The Opposition members returned to their seats following the Chief Minister’s assurance....

Round 1 goes to Hillary Clinton as Donald Trump struggles to be presidential: Debate takeaways

Edit Cleveland 27 Sep 2016
But that lack of political seasoning has served Trump well with voters drawn to an outsider, and many of his loyal fans might not be swayed by a showing in which he clearly was out of his depth. Even so, Clinton scored more points than Trump did ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... The New York real estate mogul had his best moments in the opening minutes, when he emphasized his opposition to foreign trade deals – a calling card of his campaign ... citizen ... 2 ... 3 ... ....

Kerry meets Venezuelan president amid escalating tensions

Edit Times Free Press 27 Sep 2016
Leading opposition politicians in Venezuela are demanding to hold a complex recall process on whether to cut short Maduro's term before it ends in 2019. Venezuela's opposition vowed Monday to press forward with its bid to recall Maduro this year and promised street demonstrations should the government continue to stymie the vote. Opposition leaders ......
photo: AP / Vivian Salama
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro in Cartagena, Colombia

John Kerry Meets Venezuelan President as Tensions Escalate

Edit Time Magazine 27 Sep 2016
Leading opposition politicians in Venezuela are demanding to hold a complex recall process on whether to cut short Maduro’s term before it ends in 2019. Venezuela’s opposition vowed Monday to press forward with its bid to recall Maduro this year and promised street demonstrations should the government continue to stymie the vote....

Al-Assiri: Coalition prefers final Yemen settlement to ‘short’ truce

Edit Arabnews 27 Sep 2016
Author. . AFP. Tue, 2016-09-27. ID. . 1474935971995827500. RIYADH. The Saudi-led coalition fighting in support of Yemen’s government would prefer a broad political settlement to a cease-fire, its spokesman said on Monday ... Gen ... The Houthis are allied with soldiers loyal to Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh ... ....

Venezuelan president meets top US diplomat in Colombia

Edit Press TV 27 Sep 2016
Commenting on the meeting, US State Department Spokesman John Kirby said Kerry “spoke of our concern about the economic and political challenges that have affected millions of Venezuelans, and he urged President Maduro to work constructively with opposition leaders to address these challenges.” ... Opposition leaders argue that the situation will not improve without a change of government....

No toll on KIIFB roads, bridges: Isaac

Edit The Hindu 27 Sep 2016
He was replying to objections to the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Amendment Bill raised by members of the Opposition after the Bill was introduced in the House. Earlier, the Opposition MLAs had accused the government of a move to levy tolls on all bridges and roads that would be constructed using funds from the KIIFB ... Refuting Opposition ......

Two Nevada groups announce opposition to proposed Raiders stadium in Las Vegas

Edit Review Journal 27 Sep 2016
The Nevada Taxpayers Association and Nevadans for the Common Good on Monday declared their opposition to a proposed $1.9 billion domed football stadium in Las Vegas, the first signs of organized public opposition to a project that will be considered by lawmakers next month ... ....

Mahanadi water issue haunts Odisha Assembly again

Edit The Hindu 27 Sep 2016
The Mahanadi water dispute issue returned to haunt the Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha Assembly on Monday with the Opposition legislators stalling the proceedings over Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s statement over the issue. The House witnessed several adjournments during the day with the Opposition alleging that Mr....

Victorian Government lets Western Bulldogs fans down (Australian Greens)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Sep 2016
(Source. Australian Greens) ... Under the Major Sporting Event Act 2009 the Minister for Tourism and Major Events must sign off on a ticket scheme for the AFL Grand Final ... 'The Government has sided with corporates over loyal club members by failing to modify the ticket distribution for the Grand Final....

Syria says truce still viable after week of air strikes

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 27 Sep 2016
... from the opposition, an offer that has been rejected in the past. Opposition activists say more than 200 civilians have been killed in the past week under a sustained aerial campaign that U.N....

Backpacker tax: Scott Morrison announces cut from 32.5% to 19%

Edit The Guardian 27 Sep 2016
Labor’s agriculture spokesman, Joel Fitzgibbon, had previously suggested the opposition would support backpacker tax legislation if the Coalition revised the policy and found a more acceptable compromise. But at a press conference on Tuesday Bill Shorten said the opposition would not commit to a package that had just been announced....
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