Economy & Politics
Australia court backs anti-tobacco move
The highest court of Australia has upheld a new government law on mandatory packaging for cigarettes that removes brand colors and logos from packaging. The...
Australian lower house backs offshore processing camps
Australian lower house has approved laws allowing offshore processing camps for asylum seekers to be re-established in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. The MPs passed...
Eurozone economy shrinks by 0.2% from April to June
The economy of the eurozone shrank 0.2% in the three months from April to June compared with the previous quarter. The figures from Eurostat covering...
Chang Song-Taek, Kim Jong-Un’s uncle, in China visit
Chang Song-Taek, uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, is visiting Beijing, amid signs the impoverished state wants to tackle its economic problems. Chang Song-Taek,...
German economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2012
German economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2012, helped by exports and domestic consumption. Earlier, France announced its economy had recorded zero...
Olympics 2012: IOC asks South Korea to bar footballer Park Jong-woo from medal ceremony
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has asked South Korea to bar footballer Park Jong-woo from the bronze medal ceremony after he held up a...
Mitt Romney to announce Paul Ryan as running mate in Virginia
Mitt Romney, the US Republican presidential candidate, is to reveal his choice for running mate in the November election on Saturday, his campaign says. The...
Food prices sharply rebounded in July due to extreme weather conditions
The UN food and agricultural body announces that global food prices sharply rebounded in July due to wild swings in weather conditions. The rise has...
Barack Obama’s birthday kicks off with tongue-in-cheek cake from Republicans
President Barack Obama celebrated his 51st birthday today with a round of golf and plans for a weekend away at Camp David, taking a...
Clint Eastwood endorses Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign
Clint Eastwood has endorsed Republican Mitt Romney in the race for the White House. Oscar-winning actor and director Clint Eastwood attended a Mitt Romney fundraiser...
Why does the US election cost so much?
According to new figures released by the Center for Responsive Politics, the estimated price tag for the US elections in November is almost $6...
Egypt’s new cabinet to be officially announced and sworn in by Mohammed Mursi
Egypt's new government is due to be officially announced and sworn in by President Mohammed Mursi, who took office last month. Media reports suggest Prime...
Golden Dawn party hands out free food only to Greek nationals
Far-right Golden Dawn party in Greece has handed out free food to hundreds of struggling people in central Athens, but only to Greek nationals. The...
Activist Alexei Navalny charged with embezzlement
Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny has been charged with embezzlement in a case he describes as "strange and absurd". Federal investigators in Moscow brought charges...
US gas prices at the pump rise for the first time in three months
US consumers are facing higher gasoline prices at the pump as wholesalers sell crude oil onto them at rising prices, Lundberg Survey has said. The...
Peru’s President Ollanta Humala renews poverty vow marking his first year in office
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has marked his first year in office by pledging to increase social spending to help the country's poorest people. In the...
Romania votes on President Traian Basescu’s impeachment
Romanians are voting in a referendum on whether to impeach President Traian Basescu. Traian Basescu has already been suspended by parliament in a series of...
US economy growth slows to 1.5% in second quarter
The US economic growth slowed in the second quarter to an annualized pace of 1.5%, as consumer spending eased. But growth in the first three...
Raul Castro is willing to hold talks with the US
Cuba’s President Raul Castro has made a seemingly impromptu address at a Revolution Day ceremony and said he is willing to hold talks with...
Who is Ri Sol-Ju, the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un?
More details are emerging in South Korea about Ri Sol-Ju, the woman identified as the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. A lawmaker, quoting...
Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai’s wife, charged with murder of Neil Heywood
Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced Chinese political leader Bo Xilai, has been charged with murder, state news agency Xinhua has reported. Gu Kailai and...
Jose Manuel Barroso in Athens for Greece economy talks
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is heading to Athens for talks on Thursday amid concern over whether Greece has done enough to get...
Kim Jong-Un is married to Ri Sol-Ju, North Korean media confirms
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is married, state media have confirmed for the first time. Reports referred to Kim Jong-Un attending the opening of an...
John Dramani Mahama sworn in as Ghana’s new president
John Dramani Mahama, Ghana's new president, has pledged to uphold stability following the death of his predecessor John Atta Mills. Former Vice President John Dramani...
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills dies from throat cancer at 68
Ghana's President John Atta Mills has died from throat cancer aged 68. A statement from his office said John Atta Mills died in the country’s...
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