Economy & Politics
Chinese dissident Wang Xiaoning released from jail after ten years
Chinese dissident Wang Xiaoning, who was convicted of subversion charges with the help of evidence provided by Yahoo, has been released from jail. Wang Xiaoning...
Mitt Romney officially accepts GOP nomination
Mitt Romney has accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention in Florida where he has pledged to “restore the promise” of America. Mitt Romney,...
David Chalian, Yahoo News Washington bureau chief, fired over Romney campaign remark
Yahoo News has fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian for saying White House hopeful Mitt Romney was "happy to have a party with...
Yulia Tymoshenko’s appeal rejected by Ukraine’s high court
Ukraine's high court has rejected the appeal by jailed opposition leader and former PM Yulia Tymoshenko against her conviction for abuse of office. Yulia Tymoshenko,...
Ann Romney paints loving portrait of Mitt Romney at Republican Convention
Ann Romney, wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, has painted a loving portrait of her husband at the Republican convention, on the day he...
Catalonia asks for 5 billion-euro bailout from Spanish government
Spanish region of Catalonia has asked for a bailout of 5 billion euros ($6.3 billion) from the central government. This summer, an 18 billion-euro public...
German government criticizes call for Greek eurozone exit
German government has criticized leading conservative politician Alexander Dobrindt for suggesting that Greece will have to leave the eurozone. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said "bullying"...
Togo women in sex strike to force President Faure Gnassingbe’s resignation
Women in Togo have been urged to abstain from sex for a week from Monday to push their demand for reform and President Faure...
Mitt Romney accuses Barack Obama’s campaign of seeking to divide America
Mitt Romney has accused his rival President Barack Obama of running a campaign built on "anger and divisiveness". Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said the...
France piles pressure on Greece to pass reforms demanded by international creditors
French President Francois Hollande has urged Greece to prove it can pass reforms demanded by international creditors, after talks with PM Antonis Samaras. Greek PM...
Antonis Samaras and Francois Hollande to hold key Paris talk on Greece bailout
Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is expected to repeat his plea for more time to implement reforms when he meets French President Francois Hollande. The...
Electoral College computer model predicts loss for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party
A model which has foretold the correct results of the Electoral College selections in U.S. Presidential elections since 1980, has predicted a loss for...
Eurozone is heading for new recession, shows Markit Flash PMI
A closely-watched survey suggests that the eurozone's economy is set to contract by 0.5%-0.6% in the July to September quarter, tipping it into its...
Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande in Greece extension talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are set to hold talks in Berlin on whether to give Greece more time to...
Greece asks for more time to implement tough spending cuts and reforms
Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, has called for more time to implement tough spending cuts and reforms, ahead of talks on its bailout. Antonis Samaras...
Mitt Romney calls on Todd Akin to withdraw from Senate race
Republican Mitt Romney has called on embattled congressman Todd Akin to withdraw from the race for a Senate seat in Missouri. Todd Akin has sparked...
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister, dies aged 57
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister, has died at the age of 57, state media say, after weeks of illness. Meles Zenawi died in a hospital...
Austrian Freedom Party condamned for anti-Semitic cartoon posted by Heinz-Christian Strache
Far-right Austrian politician Heinz-Christian Strache has caused anger after posting a cartoon on Facebook, likened to anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda. Heinz-Christian Strache posted a caricature of...
Congressman Todd Akin’s rape remark sparks outrage in US
A row has erupted in the US after Congressman Todd Akin said women's bodies were naturally able to prevent pregnancy in the case of...
A Good Man by Mark Shriver reveals Kennedy clan secrets
Mark Shriver, who is a prominent member of the Kennedy clan, has pulled the curtain on some family secrets in his new book about...
Barack Obama makes tax offer to Mitt Romney
Barack Obama campaign has said if Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney releases five years of tax returns, they will drop the issue. Mitt Romney, who...
Gu Kailai trial: court will announce the verdict and sentence on Monday
The verdict in the murder trial of Gu Kailai, wife of former politician Bo Xilai, will be delivered on Monday, Chinese officials say. Gu Kailai...
Pussy Riot jailed for two years for hooliganism
The three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot accused of hooliganism have been jailed for two years after staging an anti-Vladimir Putin protest...
Paul Ryan admits he did ask for Obama stimulus cash
Republican VP candidate Paul Ryan acknowledged lobbying the government for millions of dollars in economic stimulus money after twice denying he had done so. Wisconsin...
US launches immigration reform
Undocumented immigrants are applying for the temporary right to live and work openly in the US, as a sweeping immigration policy reform takes effect. Up...
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