Politics
Philippines seeks Southeast Asian unity denouncing China reclamation
Philippine President Benigno Aquino (pictured) will ask Southeast Asian leaders to issue a collective statement denouncing China’s reclamation in...
Australia brokers intelligence-sharing deal with Iran
Australia and Iran will share intelligence to track foreign fighters working with the Islamic State group in Iraq, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Monday...
This waiver could give the next president a way out of Obamacare fights
The health care law signed by President Barack Obama includes a waiver that, starting in 2017, would let states take federal dollars now invested in the...
I don’t want to stay in power any longer than needed, insists Thai PM Prayuth
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha hailed the performance of his military government on Friday and said a much-criticized overhaul of the constitution...
Former Czech PM Stanislav Gross dies at age 45
Stanislav Gross, who became the Czech Republic’s youngest prime minister but was forced to resign nine months later, has died at the age of 45.
U.S. Senate foreign relations leaders reach deal on Iran bill
The compromise came as Secretary of State John Kerry and other members of the Cabinet visited Congress for a second straight day to sell lawmakers on conditions...
Following Clinton, Rubio dives into US presidential race 2016
Calling for new American leadership that is not “stuck in the 20th century,” Republican Senator Marco Rubio officially launched his presidential...
Europe’s anti-Islam PEGIDA movement ratchets up rhetoric
Far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders attempted on Monday to boost the German anti-Islam movement PEGIDA with a speech that mocked Chancellor Angela...
Jean Marie Le Pen pulls out of French elections after ‘gas chamber’ comments
The founder of France’s far-right National Front has said he is pulling out of regional elections after a public spat with his daughter, who now...
China orders media giant Sina to ‘improve censorship’ or be shut down
China’s government has threatened to shut down Sina, one of the country’s most popular news websites unless it “improves censorship”,...
Clinton expected to announce presidential run this weekend
Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 with a video and a social media push on Sunday,...
India slams Pakistan’s decision to free Mumbai attack mastermind suspect
The man accused of being the mastermind of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai has been released on bail by a Pakistan court. The assault on India’s...
Clinton expected to announce presidential run as soon as this weekend
Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 as early as this weekend, facing no substantial...
Clinton expected to announce presidential run as soon as this weekend
Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 as early as this weekend, facing no substantial...
Hillary Clinton expected to announce presidential run as soon as this weekend
Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 as early as this weekend, facing no substantial...
Iran’s Khamenei ‘neither rejects, nor accepts nuclear deal’ while sanctions exist
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday demanded that all sanctions on Iran be lifted as soon as a final agreement with world powers...
French far-right chief declares war on dad in deepening feud
France’s far-right was plunged into disarray Wednesday as National Front leader Marine Le Pen openly split with her father and party founder after...
U.S. and Japan trust each other but both wary of China: poll
Over seven decades after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and dragged the United States into a global war, Americans and Japanese overwhelmingly trust each...
Tony Blair to warn against EU chaos as he enters election campaign fray
Tony Blair will today warn a second term for David Cameron risks economic chaos and endangers the British national interest. The former prime minister,...
Conflict plunging Yemen towards humanitarian disaster, says UN
Yemen’s conflict is driving an already impoverished country towards humanitarian disaster, displacing tens of thousands of families and exposing...
Ceasefire? Yemen rebels ready to talk without Saudi-backed leader
Yemen’s rebel Houthi movement is ready to resume talks to resolve the country’s crisis if the Saudi-led military coalition stops airstrikes,...
Zarif stresses benefits to Iran of framework nuclear deal
All United Nations Security Council resolutions related to Iran’s nuclear program will be lifted immediately if a final deal is agreed, Foreign Minister...
62 children killed in Yemen, UN to discuss a humanitarian pause
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Saturday on Yemen after Russia called for a meeting to discuss a proposal for a humanitarian pause in...
Russia calls UN meeting to discuss a humanitarian pause in Yemen
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Saturday on Yemen after Russia called for a meeting to discuss a proposal for a humanitarian pause in...
No big winners or losers in Britain’s historic seven-way TV election debate
Britain’s economy may be growing, but the main televised leaders’ debate of its election was held in the shadow of the Great Recession.
Obama lifts hold on U.S. military aid to Egypt
President Barack Obama on Tuesday released military aid to Egypt that was suspended after the 2013 overthrow of the government, in an effort to boost Cairo’s...
Cliffhanger in Nigeria as presidential election remains ‘too close to call’
In a cliffhanger of an election, early returns from half the states showed Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and former military dictator Muhammadu...
Cliffhanger in Nigeria as presidential election remains ‘too close to call’
In a cliffhanger of an election, early returns from half the states showed Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and former military dictator Muhammadu...
U.S. pledges 28 per cent emissions cut for global climate treaty
Obama’s pledge constitutes the opening offer by the U.S. as world leaders strive to reach a climate deal powerful and ambitious enough to prevent...
U.S. pledges 28 percent emissions cut for global climate treaty
Obama’s pledge constitutes the opening offer by the U.S. as world leaders strive to reach a climate deal powerful and ambitious enough to prevent...
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