Economy & Politics
Jordanian MP Mohammad Shawabka pulls gun on his opponent during live TV debate
Jordanian MP Mohammad Shawabka threw one of his shoes at political opponent Mansour Sayf al-Din Murad during a television debate before pulling a gun...
Mexico election: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will mount legal challenge to the result
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the second-placed candidate in Mexico's presidential election, has said he will mount a legal challenge to the result. He said he...
Libya votes in first free election for more than 50 years
Libyan people are voting in their first free election for more than 50 years. They are selecting a temporary assembly which will have the task...
Romanian President Traian Basescu suspended. Poll on his impeachment expected on July 29
Romanian MPs have voted with a large majority to impeach the country's president, Traian Basescu. President Traian Basescu faced allegations of encroaching on the prime...
Mitt Romney campaign raises $100 million in June
Mitt Romney and the Republicans raised a combined $100 million in June, laying down the gauntlet to a Barack Obama campaign that is scrambling...
China’s Central Bank cuts benchmark interest rates
China’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rates for the second time in two months, in a bid to arrest slowing economic growth. Benchmark...
European Central Bank cuts key interest rate for eurozone to record low
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced it reduces its key interest rate from 1% to 0.75%, a record low for the eurozone. The move...
Sophie Mirabella stares blankly when fellow TV panelist Simon Sheikh collapses at her side
Sophie Mirabella, an Australian MP, came under a barrage of criticism on social networks today after she just sat and stared blankly when a...
Nicolas Sarkozy home and offices searched by French police
French police have carried out searches of the home and offices of former President Nicolas Sarkozy as part of a campaign financing probe. A law...
Enrique Pena Nieto wins Mexican presidential poll
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Mexico's old ruling party, is set to return to power as early official results indicate its candidate Enrique Pena Nieto...
Mexico: polls open for presidential election
Mexico has opened the polls in a presidential election dominated by the economy and war on drugs. Ex-governor Enrique Pena Nieto - seen as the...
Anne Sinclair finally leaves DSK and kicks him out of their Paris home
Anne Sinclair, the long-suffering wife of former IFM chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has finally left him, it was confirmed last night. After months of loyal support...
EU Brussels Summit: eurozone agrees on bank recapitalization
EU leaders at Brussels summit have agreed to use the eurozone's bailout fund to support struggling banks directly, without adding to government debt. Speaking after...
ObamaCare healthcare reform law is constitutional, rules US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has ruled that President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform (ObamaCare) act is constitutional. The court upheld a core requirement known as...
ObamaCare reform bill faces Supreme Court judgement
Barack Obama’s wide-ranging healthcare reform bill, which is seen as a key achievement of his presidency, is facing its moment of judgement in the...
Arizona immigration clause upheld by US Supreme Court
Part of a tough Arizona immigration law giving police powers to check the immigration status of people stopped and arrested has been upheld by...
Mohammed Mursi begins forming new Egyptian government
Mohammed Mursi, Egypt's first democratically-elected president, has started forming a government, after promising to be a leader for all Egyptians. World leaders have congratulated the...
Mohammed Mursi wins Egyptian presidency
Higher Presidential Election Commission in Egypt has declared the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi as the winner of presidential election run-off. Mohammed Mursiwon 51.73% of the...
Egyptians await presidential election results
Egypt is awaiting the delayed results of the presidential run-off election held last weekend. The results are due in the coming hours, after the election...
Moody’s downgrades 15 global banks and financial institutions
Credit ratings agency Moody's has decided to downgrade 15 global banks and financial institutions. In the US, Bank of America and Citigroup were among those...
Egypt’s presidential election results delayed
Egypt's presidential poll results have been delayed by the election authorities, raising further tension across the country. The results had been due to be announced...
Greek coalition talks set to resume today
Talks between three Greek parties on forming a new coalition government are set to resume on Wednesday, amid intense international pressure. New Democracy, the conservative...
Mexico G20 Summit: world leaders urge Europe to overcome eurozone crisis
World leaders meeting at a G20 summit in Mexico have urged Europe to take all necessary measures to overcome the eurozone debt crisis. They voiced...
Egypt’s army to hand over power to an elected president
Egypt's ruling military council has vowed to hand over power to an elected president by the end of June. The promise comes as votes are...
The women of Watergate scandal that helped Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to topple Richard Nixon
Since 1972, the public attention on Watergate scandal has been centered on all the president’s men, but the story is not without its fair share of...
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