Economy & Politics
Uzbekistan elections 2015: Islam Karimov re-elected as president
Islam Karimov has been re-elected as Uzbekistan’s president, according to preliminary results of Sunday's election. The widely-predicted outcome saw Islam Karimov, who has led Uzbekistan...
Israel: Former PM Ehud Olmert found guilty in Morris Talansky case after corruption retrial
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has been found guilty in the Morris Talansky case after a corruption retrial. The Jerusalem District Court on March 30...
Nigeria elections 2015: Counting ballots under way
Nigeria has continued counting ballots in its presidential election, with the incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari. The...
France local elections 2015: Polls suggest Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP win
Nicolas Sarkozy’s Conservative UMP Party and its allies appear to have come first in the final round of French local elections. The UMP appeared set...
Nigeria elections 2015: Voting extended after delays and attacks
Voting in parts of Nigeria have been extended until Sunday, March 29, after delays and a number of attacks. Technical problems with new biometric cards...
Nigeria elections 2015: Goodluck Jonathan faces strong challenge from Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria has begun voting for a new president, with incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from Muhammadu Buhari. It is said to be the...
New Senate Bill To Create Online Database Of Asbestos Products
Credit The US Senate has announced plans to create an online database of all legal products sold on the market today that still contain asbestos....
White House 2016: Ted Cruz launches presidential campaign at Liberty University
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz has made individual liberty the key theme of his presidential campaign announcement. Speaking at Liberty University in Virginia, Ted Cruz...
White House 2016: Ted Cruz confirms presidency bid
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has confirmed his bid for the US presidency, becoming the first Republican to declare his campaign for the White House...
France local elections 2015: Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP holds off Marine Le Pen’s FN on first round
Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party and its allies have taken first place in the first round of French local...
Lee Kuan Yew: Former Singapore prime minister dies aged 91
Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who transformed the island country from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died...
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 score big gains. Voters are...
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 their armed struggle in...
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 of President Barack Obama over...
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 prime places to trade...
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 on March 18. The president...
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 controversial rice subsidy scheme. Yingluck...
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 victory in the country's...
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. Estimates by two Israeli broadcasters...
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 are expected to be a...
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 had been standing for...
Greece threatens Germany over Nazi occupation debt
Greece has threatened to seize German property as compensation for a Nazi atrocity in World War II. Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos said he was ready...
Simone Gbagbo trial: Ivory Coast’s former first lady sentenced to 20 years in jail
Ivory Coast's former First Lady Simone Gbagbo has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found responsible for the 2010 post-election tragedy. Simone...
Barack Obama emailed to Hillary Clinton’s private address, White House confirms
President Barack Obama emailed with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton but was unaware of how her personal email address was set up, the...
Grexit: Yanis Varoufakis raises possible referendum if bailout negotiations fail
Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has said it is possible that a referendum could be held if the eurozone rejects the country's debt renegotiation...
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