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Five things to know about China's Communist Party Congress
Five things to know about China's Communist Party Congress

China's Communist Party will on Sunday open its 20th Party Congress, the country's most important political meeting, which is held once every five years. The CCP, which has ruled China since 1949, has held 19 congresses to fill its leadership ranks since it was founded in 1921.

Septet of PMs do battle in snap Vanuatu poll
Septet of PMs do battle in snap Vanuatu poll

Vanuatu held a snap general election Thursday, with six former prime ministers and crisis-hit incumbent Bob Loughman battling for votes in the Pacific archipelago nation. Loughman's dissolution of parliament sparked a political crisis, with opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu -- who is not a former prime minister -- launching a bitter legal challenge.

Mideast petrolheads hope eSports takes them to the track
Mideast petrolheads hope eSports takes them to the track

Virtual cars whizz by with engines roaring, as 26 drivers vie for the top spot at an online tournament in Jordan -- many dreaming one day of transitioning to real racers. Today, Tomibayashi said the starkest difference is that virtual racing cannot convey how gravity affects real-life drivers as they take the track corners.

Crisis-hit Iraq makes latest bid to elect president
Crisis-hit Iraq makes latest bid to elect president

Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a state president and break a year-long gridlock marred by deadly violence that has deepened economic woes. Lawmakers in the past three failed attempts to elect a new head of state, in February and March, did not even reach the required two-thirds threshold -- 220 out of 329 -- for a quorum.