Economy & Politics
French elections: Nicolas Sarkozy loses first round battle
President Nicolas Sarkozy faces an uphill struggle in the second round of the French presidential election, after coming second in Sunday's first vote. Nicolas Sarkozy...
Francois Hollande wins first round of France’s presidential election
Socialist Francois Hollande has won most votes in the first round of France's presidential election, early estimates say. Francois Hollande got 28.4% of votes, according...
Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix has taken place despite continuing anti-government protests
Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix has taken place despite continuing anti-government protests and the race track has been heavily guarded by police, dogs and...
Charles Chuck Colson, the “evil genius” of Richard Nixon’s administration, dies at 80
Charles Colson, President Richard Nixon’s aide who was involved in the Watergate scandal and later became an evangelical preacher, has died aged 80. Charles Colson...
First round of France’s presidential election
Polls are opened for France's presidential election, which takes place amid widespread concern over the eurozone crisis and high unemployment. Centre-right incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy is...
Li Jun claims to have been tortured by police working under Bo Xilai
Bo Xilai, the Chinese politician who launched an attack on organized crime is accused of heading a police apparatus that carried out "evil" operations...
Boxun.com, the US-based Chinese-language website covering Bo Xilai scandal, has been hacked
Boxun.com, the US-based Chinese-language website that has reported extensively on the Bo Xilai scandal in China, says it was crippled for several hours by...
Sarkophobia: Why French people dislike President Nicolas Sarkozy?
From the moment Nicolas Sarkozy took office in 2007, no French president in modern times has been the object of such blatant dislike. It is...
Neil Heywood case: Chinese police “covered-up” the murder not to be linked to Bo Xilai
According to a senior Chinese journalist, police knew British businessman Neil Heywood had been murdered in Chongqing last November and that a cover-up began...
Barack Obama Sr. categorized as “anti-American and anti-white” when he moved to US in 1959
As President Barack Obama has been dogged by claims he is not patriotic enough it now emerges that similar fears were expressed about his...
Sweden’s culture minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth triggered race row after cutting cake designed like an African woman
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Sweden's culture minister, faces furious calls to resign after she was pictured cutting a “racist” black cake designed like a native...
China promises thorough investigation into Bo Xilai over Neil Heywood’s death
China has promised a thorough investigation into top politician Bo Xilai linked to the death of British businessman Neil Heywood. In an editorial, state-run agency...
Strippers dressed as nuns performed at Silvio Berlusconi parties, says model Imane Fadil
Model Imane Fadil, a witness at the trial of Silvio Berlusconi, has said strippers dressed as nuns performed for the former Italian prime minister...
Kim Jong-Un speaks publicly for the first time as North Korea marks Kim Il-Sung’s centenary
Kim Jong-Un has made his first televised speech, as Pyongyang marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-Sung. In front...
Ten candidates barred from the Egyptian presidential poll
Ten candidates from the Egyptian presidential poll, including former spy chief Omar Suleiman and the Muslim Brotherhood's Khairat al-Shater, have been barred by election...
Nicolas Sarkozy has admitted Fukushima gaffe
Nicolas Sarkozy has admitted he did not visit Fukushima on a visit to Japan after last year's tsunami, despite saying he had. Election rival Francois...
Kim Jong-Un has been given two new titles
Kim Jong-Un, the young North Korean leader, has been given two posts previous occupied by his late father, KimJong-Il. Kim Jong-Un had been named chairman...
China urges support for its probe into disgraced leader Bo Xilai
China has urged support for its probe into disgraced leader Bo Xilai, a day after news of his dismissal and the detention of his...
Rick Santorum ends his bid for the White House
Republican Rick Santorum has ended his bid for the White House, leaving Mitt Romney as the presumptive nominee. The former Pennsylvania senator made the announcement...
Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai’s wife, suspected over murder of Neil Heywood
The wife of Bo Xilai, the Chinese politician once tipped as a future leader, has been detained over the suspected murder of British Neil...
Barack Obama’s Facebook page swamped with comments from Hazem Abu Ismail’s supporters
President Barack Obama's Facebook page has been swamped with comments from supporters of Hazem Abu Ismail, a candidate in Egypt's presidential election. It follows news...
Joyce Banda is the new Malawi president
Joyce Banda has been sworn in as Malawi’s president following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika. Joyce Banda, who had been Malawi’s Vice-President since 2009,...
Clint Hill, Jackie Kennedy’ secret agent, recalls the terrifying moments after JFK’s assassination
Clint Hill, the secret service agent employed to protect Jackie Kennedy has recounted the terrifying moments after JFK's assassination in 1963, and how the...
Serbia’s President Boris Tadic has resigned
Serbia’s President Boris Tadic has announced his resignation. Boris Tadic still has 10 months of his current term of office to serve, but the move...
Richard Descoings, head of Paris Institute of Political Studies, found dead in a New York hotel room
Richard Descoings, the head of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, one of France's most prestigious academic institutions, has been found dead in a...
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