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BOSTON (Reuters) - A former Haitian mayor was convicted on Friday of U.S. charges that he had lied about having led a brutal campaign to kill and torture his political opponents in order to secure a green card allowing him to reside in the United States.
TAPAH: The Perak government has submitted a list of candidates to the Public Service Department for consideration in appointing Ipoh's new mayor.
ANKARA (Reuters) - Istanbul's opposition-run municipal council on Wednesday elected an interim mayor to run the city, after mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed pending trial over graft charges that he and his supporters deny and call politicised.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Thursday it rejected "prejudiced" international statements over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and the nationwide protests triggered by it, as authorities detained nearly 1,900 people taking part in the demonstrations.
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities detained a lawyer for President Tayyip Erdogan's biggest political rival, jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an MP of the main opposition party, CHP, said on Friday.
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he expressed concern to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan over protests and detentions in Turkey following the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul.
A CONTRACTOR will be appointed to replace the grass of the Perak Stadium field and upgrade its drainage system in April, says Ipoh mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin.
Subang Jaya mayor Datuk Amirul Azizan Abd Rahim wants the U-turn at Puchong Selatan Toll Plaza on Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) to remain open for motorists from Cyberjaya heading to Seri Kembangan.
JOHOR BARU: The recent floods that swept through Johor Baru were among the most severe the city has experienced in over three decades, says mayor Datuk Mohd Haffiz Ahmad.
THE flood mitigation project along Damansara-Puchong Highway (LDP) highway is in its final stages, with full completion expected in May.
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru City Council will conduct a study to expand its flood warning system to cover hotspot areas in the city, says mayor Datuk Mohd Haffiz Ahmad.
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that protests over the jailing of Istanbul's mayor had become a "movement of violence" and that the main opposition party would be held accountable for injured police officers and damage to property.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A Turkish court on Sunday jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival, pending trial on corruption charges in a move that inflamed the country's biggest protests in more than a decade.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - It was around six years ago, when newcomer Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu called election board officials "idiots" for cancelling his initial victory at the polls, that President Tayyip Erdogan noticed him as a serious political threat.
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's justice minister said on Thursday the decision to arrest Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was based on criminal reports and not linked to the timing of the opposition CHP party's selection of Imamoglu as its presidential candidate.
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have detained 343 people during overnight protests in several cities against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Thousands of Turks were expected to ramp up protests on Thursday over what they called the undemocratic detention of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu despite a ban on gatherings, police barricades and dozens of detentions over social media posts.
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - The detention of Istanbul's popular mayor risks undermining Turkey's move to end the PKK militant group's 40-year-old insurgency - a plan relying heavily on the government's nascent, delicate cooperation with the pro-Kurdish DEM Party.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu pending trial on Sunday, broadcaster AHaber said, after the country's biggest protests in more than decade against his detention and charges.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Protests against the detention of Istanbul's mayor grew on Friday and turned increasingly tense, Turkey's biggest show of civil disobedience in more than a decade after President Tayyip Erdogan warned it would not be tolerated.
