Politics

Putin says Ukraine peace ‘moving forward’ despite problems
Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing...
Poles hand President Komorowski shock defeat as election goes to runoff
Polish leader Bronislaw Komorowski is facing an uphill battle to save his presidency after a shock defeat in the first round of elections. Komorowski’s...
Burundi crisis threatens to awaken dormant ethnic tensions
Fears are growing that political protests in Burundi could turn ethnic, threatening to plunge the country into another deadly Hutu-Tutsi conflagration. Ethnicity...
Obama the ‘reluctant campaigner’
In an exclusive interview with Yahoo News national political columnist Matt Bai, President Barack Obama explains why he is campaigning so vigorously for...
Egyptian court sentences Mubarak and sons to three years in jail
An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in jail without parole on Saturday in the retrial of a corruption...
Cameron wins overall majority as three UK party leaders quit in 45 minutes
David Cameron has been re-elected Prime Minister of the UK after a surprisingly one-sided election result.
Cameron closes in on majority as three UK party leaders quit in 45 minutes
David Cameron has been re-elected Prime Minister of the UK after a surprisingly one-sided election result.
Cameron closes in on majority as three UK party leaders quit in 45 minutes
David Cameron has been re-elected Prime Minister of the UK after a surprisingly one-sided election result.
Nine months in, Congress mute on Obama’s war against the Islamic State
A small group of U.S. lawmakers is making what may be their last attempt to get Congress to vote on explicitly authorizing a military campaign against...
‘Gone by lunchtime’: Labour turns on Miliband after election meltdown
Ed Miliband is facing calls for him to step down as Labour leader as they face their worst General Election result since 1987.
Jailed Malaysian opposition leader’s wife wins his parliament seat
The wife of jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has won his seat in a by-election, officials said on Friday, one of two votes held this week...
Blow for Sarkozy comeback hopes as court rules tapping his phone was legal
French magistrates ruled on Thursday that authorities had acted legally in tapping ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy’s phone as part of an investigation...
Watch what you say about us, Rolex warns Italy’s prime minister
Luxury watchmaker Rolex has demanded an apology from Italy’s prime minister and interior minister for saying that violent demonstrators who devastated...
Party leaders in last-ditch scramble for votes in knife-edge election
Britain’s party leaders are launching a last-ditch appeal for votes as the final day of campaigning gets under way ahead of the General Election. The...
The Battle for Britain: Seven party leaders fight for top spot
Seven party leaders are headed into Britain’s most unpredictable election in decades on Thursday, which has brought several smaller parties to the...
Election 2015: Leaders embark on last ditch whistle-stop tours
Britain’s political leaders will each today embark on whistle-stop tours covering thousands of miles across the UK as they enter the final leg of...
EU: Britain can’t impost its agenda on other members
British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that if he wins Thursday’s election, he would hold a referendum on European Union membership in 2017...
Carly Fiorina announces she will run for President with attack on Hillary Clinton
Former technology executive Carly Fiorina formally entered the 2016 presidential race on Monday, launching a Republican White House bid in a morning announcement...
Fiorina and Carson ready to enter the race for the White House
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is reportedly set to launch a presidential campaign this week.
2016 GOP field to widen with Fiorina, Carson announcements
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is reportedly set to launch a presidential campaign this week.
Germans cannot turn backs on Nazi past, says Chancellor Merkel
Germany cannot simply draw a line under its Nazi past and must remain sensitive to the damage it caused to other countries including Greece, Chancellor...
Indonesia sympathy over executions a good sign for ties: Australia
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Friday it would be best to restore Australia’s relationship with Indonesia “as quickly as possible”...
Greece considers selling strategic ports to reach deal with EU
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s new leftist government had sought to cancel significant terms of Athens’ bailout programme, calling it...
25 more years? Sudan’s al-Bashir re-elected with 94 percent of vote
Analysts were predicting “business as usual” in Sudan after President Omar al-Bashir won the country’s election, garnering 94 percent...
South Korea’s Park accepts PM’s resignation in illegal funds scandal
South Korean President Park Geun-hye accepted the resignation on Monday of her prime minister, who had offered to step down over an allegation that he...
Obama pokes fun at political friends and foes at White House dinner
US President Barack Obama skewered allies and rivals alike in a Saturday-night comedy act spiced up with a healthy dash of self-deprecation.
Russian hackers read Obama’s unclassified emails last year
Russian hackers who penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system last year read President Barack Obama’s unclassified emails, the...
Countdown appears to start for execution of foreigners in Indonesia
Indonesia has asked foreign embassies to send representatives to a maximum security prison for the expected execution of 10 drug convicts, although an...
EU says ‘completely opposed’ to Frenchman’s death sentence in Indonesia
The EU on Thursday attacked the death sentence imposed on a Frenchman in Indonesia, which is expected to be carried out shortly, saying it was no answer...
New Zealand prime minister offers apology for ponytail pulling
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has apologised to a cafe worker for repeatedly pulling her ponytail when he visited the cafe over several months,...

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