Economy & Politics

France local elections 2015: Marine Le Pen’s National Front expected to score big gains

French people are voting in local elections in which Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Front party (FN) is expected to…

10 years ago

Abdullah Ocalan calls for PKK fighters to end armed struggle in Turkey

Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey, has renewed a call for his fighters to end…

10 years ago

John Boehner to visit Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel

House Speaker John Boehner plans to visit Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel next month. Republicans have been highly critical…

10 years ago

Global Trade Peaking in Africa by Way of the Middle East

As the world economy becomes more globalized, developed nations are starting to look at those that are less wealthy as…

10 years ago

Barack Obama endorses mandatory voting in US

President Barack Obama talked about a mandatory voting in the US during his speech at the City Club of Cleveland…

10 years ago

Yingluck Shinawatra ordered to stand trial for negligence over rice subsidy scheme

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been ordered by the Supreme Court to stand trial for negligence over a…

10 years ago

Israel elections 2015 results: Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party wins surprise victory

Benjamin Netanyahu has won a fourth term as Israel’s prime minister after his right-wing Likud Party has won a surprise…

10 years ago

Israel elections 2015: Likud and Zionist Union are neck and neck

Israel's ruling party Likud and the opposition Zionist Union are neck-and-neck in the country's general election, according to exit polls.…

10 years ago

Israel elections 2015: Close race between Benjamin Netanyahu’s party and Zionist Union

Nearly six million Israelis are expected to polls to vote for a new parliament on March 17. The new elections…

10 years ago

Aide Nava: Mexican mayoral candidate found dead in Guerrero

The body of Mexican politician Aide Nava has been found in one of Mexico's most violent states, Guerrero, where she…

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