Political Parties
Australia PM seeks to rebuild party image after vote farce
Mar 22, 2013 01:17 EDT
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Friday set about rebuilding her Labor party's shattered image after a botched leadership coup dealt a huge blow to its already slim election prospects.
Italy says will send marines back to India for trial
Mar 21, 2013 21:03 EDT
Italy said two marines on trial for murder in India would return to the country by Friday, a stunning turnaround after Rome earlier unleashed a diplomatic furore by saying they would not go back.
Fiji strongman short-circuits constitution process
Mar 21, 2013 12:07 EDT
Fiji's military leader on Thursday scrapped plans to hold an assembly to review a proposed new constitution, saying he wanted opinions directly from the people since opposition parties could not be trusted.
Australian PM victorious in dramatic leadership challenge
Mar 21, 2013 08:09 EDT
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard faced down a leadership challenge Thursday, emerging victorious from a party vote after former leader Kevin Rudd made a last-minute decision not to run.
Cyprus weighs new bailout plan as meltdown looms
Mar 21, 2013 07:00 EDT
Cyprus was on Thursday fine-tuning a "Plan B" aimed at securing a eurozone bailout that the European Central Bank warned should be adopted by the weekend to avoid a banking meltdown on the debt-hit island.
US Senate approves stop-gap funding bill
Mar 21, 2013 01:58 EDT
A bill to avert a US government shutdown has won passage from a divided US Senate after lawmakers cut deals on amendments, setting the stage for the president to sign it this week.
US Senate approves stop-gap funding bill
Mar 20, 2013 22:39 EDT
A divided US Senate came together Wednesday to approve legislation that avoids a government shutdown, with the compromise stopgap likely headed to the president's desk this week.
Britain sticks to austerity path in budget
Mar 20, 2013 21:49 EDT
Britain will stick firmly to a barrage of austerity measures, finance minister George Osborne insisted in a budget that also slashed economic growth forecasts, while offering plans to boost the weak economy as the eurozone crisis reignites.
US immigration deal gains steam on Capitol Hill
Mar 20, 2013 17:04 EDT
Lawmakers from both sides of the US political divide expressed optimism this week about striking a deal on immigration reform in 2013, but a potential pathway to citizenship remains a hurdle.
Bangladesh president dies in Singapore: officials
Mar 20, 2013 16:43 EDT
Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman, a veteran ruling party politician named to the largely ceremonial post in 2009, died Wednesday in a Singapore hospital, officials said. He was 84.
Cyprus shuts banks in scramble to secure bailout
Mar 20, 2013 16:11 EDT
Cyprus ordered banks to stay shut for another five days as ministers scrambled Wednesday to draw up a Plan B aimed at securing a bailout after parliament rejected a controversial tax on savings.
Cyprus shuts banks till next week, rushes to secure bailout
Mar 20, 2013 14:52 EDT
Cyprus on Tuesday ordered banks to stay shut for another five days as ministers scrambled to draw up a Plan B aimed at securing a bailout after parliament rejected a controversial tax on savings.
Cyprus hammers out Plan B after MPs snub bailout deal
Mar 20, 2013 13:48 EDT
Debt-hit Cyprus scrambled on Wednesday to draw up a Plan B to secure an EU bailout after MPs rejected an unprecedented bank deposit levy, while also seeking to limit the amount of money leaving the island.
Bangladesh president dies in Singapore
Mar 20, 2013 12:01 EDT
Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman, a veteran ruling party politician named to the largely ceremonial post in 2009, died Wednesday in a Singapore hospital, officials said. He was 84.
Budget: Osborne sticks to austerity path
Mar 20, 2013 11:42 EDT
Britain will stick firmly to a barrage of austerity measures, George Osborne insisted Wednesday in a budget that also slashed economic growth forecasts, while offering plans to boost the weak economy as the eurozone crisis reignites.
Bangladesh president 'dies in Singapore'
Mar 20, 2013 09:08 EDT
Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman, a veteran ruling party politician named to the largely ceremonial post in 2009, died Wednesday in a Singapore hospital, an embassy official said. He was 84.
Bangladesh president dies in Singapore: embassy
Mar 20, 2013 08:02 EDT
Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman, a veteran ruling party politician, died Wednesday in a Singapore hospital where he was being treated for kidney and respiratory problems, an embassy official told AFP.
British newspapers rail against new regulation deal
Mar 19, 2013 17:38 EDT
Britain's newspapers on Tuesday railed against a new system of press regulation agreed by political leaders, which the biggest media groups have warned raises "deeply contentious issues".
One killed during violent Bangladesh strike
Mar 19, 2013 13:09 EDT
A student leader of Bangladesh's ruling party was hacked to death in a northern town Tuesday as violent clashes marked the second day of strike called by the country's opposition parties.
India's Gandhi attacks Italian 'betrayal' over marines
Mar 19, 2013 10:40 EDT
Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born head of India's ruling party, accused Rome of an unacceptable "betrayal" Tuesday as she waded into a bitter dispute over two marines who have skipped bail.
