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BNP schedules parliamentary meeting on Wednesday

Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni has requested all of the ruling party’s MPs to attend the meeting

Takaichi set to be Japan's first female premier

A vote in parliament to choose a prime minister to replace Shigeru Ishiba is expected to be held on Oct 15

Japan's Koizumi, Hayashi run for ruling party’s leadership

Koizumi, the son of former premier Junichiro, has had some success this year in his task of curbing soaring prices of rice

Guyana's PPP has hearty lead in general election vote tally

It notched 242,451 votes in Monday's election, a total of electoral commission figures for each of the country's 10 districts show

Thailand recalls envoy to Cambodia amid border tensions

The country has downgraded diplomatic relations with Cambodia, it says

Singapore's ruling party set for big election victory

The election is a bellwether of the popularity of the PAP, which has ruled since before Singapore's 1965 independence

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