Economy & Politics
Sri Lanka elections 2015: President Mahinda Rajapaksa faces crucial poll
Sri Lanka has voted in an unexpectedly close election that pits President Mahinda Rajapaksa against one of his former allies. Mahinda Rajapaksa, in office since...
Keystone XL pipeline: Barack Obama threatens to veto controversial bill
President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the bill approving the controversial Keystone XL pipeline if it passes Congress, the White House has announced. It...
Brent crude oil price falls to lowest level since March 2009
Brent crude oil price has fallen to $51.12 per barrel, its lowest level since March 2009. It follows yesterday's 6% plunge in prices. The fall appeared...
Bob McDonnell sentenced to two years in jail for public corruption
Bob McDonnell has been sentenced to two years in jail for public corruption. The 60-year-old ex-Virginia governor was convicted on 11 charges in September 2014,...
John Boehner re-elected as House speaker as Republicans take control of Congress
John Boehner has survived a House rebellion by winning a third term as House speaker after Republicans took control of both chambers for the...
US oil price drops below $50 a barrel
The US oil price has dropped below $50 a barrel for the first time since April 2009. The price of Brent crude also fell on...
Euro reaches 9-year low against US dollar
The euro has reached a nine-year low against the US dollar as investors predicted the European Central Bank (ECB) may act to stimulate the...
Edward Brooke: First black senator elected by popular vote dies aged 95
The first black senator popularly elected in the US, Edward Brooke, has died aged 95, Republican Party officials say. Edward Brooke was elected to Congress...
Mario Cuomo dies at 82 just hours before son Andrew is inaugurated as NY governor
Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo has died just hours before his son Andrew was inaugurated for a second term as governor, family sources...
Thomas Piketty turns down Legion D’Honneur award
Best-selling author of Capital in the 21st Century Thomas Piketty has turned down France's top award, the Legion D'Honneur. The French economist said: "I do...
Jeb Bush 2016: Former Florida governor scales back business commitments
George W. Bush’s younger brother, Jeb Bush, has reportedly scaled back his business commitments as he thinks seriously about a 2016 White House run. One...
Yahya Jammeh returns to Gambia after coup plot
President Yahya Jammeh has returned to The Gambia after a reported coup attempt, sources say. Heavy gunfire was heard near the presidential palace in Banjul...
Beji Caid Essebsi sworn in as Tunisia’s president
Beji Caid Essebsi has been sworn in as Tunisia’s president after winning the country's first free presidential poll. Beji Caid Essebsi, 88, secured victory last...
Venezuela’s economy falls into recession
Venezuela’s economy has entered recession, after contracting for the third consecutive quarter of the year. The Central Bank announced that the economy had shrunk by...
Alexei Navalny detained at Moscow rally after breaking house arrest
Alexei Navalny and more than 100 other demonstrators have been arrested at a rally in central Moscow, activists say. The Russian opposition leader had urged...
Greece: Parliament rejects presidential candidate nominated by PM Antonis Samaras
Greece’s parliament has rejected the presidential candidate nominated by PM Antonis Samaras, triggering a snap general election. Stavros Dimas failed to reach the necessary 180...
Croatia presidential elections 2014
Croatia is voting to elect a new president, with the poll seen as a test for the main political parties. The incumbent, Ivo Josipovic, is...
Turkish student arrested for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
A Turkish teenager has been arrested on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to local media. The 16-year-old high-school student was arrested on...
Tunisia elections 2014: Beji Caid Essebsi wins first free presidential poll
Beji Caid Essebsi has been confirmed as winner of Tunisia's first free presidential poll. The veteran politician secured 55.68% of the vote in Sunday's run-off,...
Tunisia elections 2014: Beji Caid Essebsi claims poll win while Moncef Marzouki refuses to admit defeat
Tunisian candidate Moncef Marzouki has refused to admit defeat in the country's first free presidential election after exit polls suggested Beji Caid Essebsi had...
Tunisia elections 2014: Presidential run-off winner to be country’s first freely elected leader
Tunisia is choosing its first freely elected president in a run-off election seen as a landmark in the country's move to democracy. Secular-leaning Nidaa Tounes...
Ebola 2014: Liberia holds postponed elections
Liberia is voting in an election that was postponed in October because of the Ebola outbreak. Liberians are choosing representatives to the country's senate. Among the...
Barack Obama blocks export of goods, technology and services to Crimea
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order banning the export of goods, technology and services to Crimea. The executive order also imposes new sanctions...
South Korea dissolves pro-North Korea political party
For the first time in decades, South Korea has banned a political party with a court ordering the organization accused of supporting North Korea...
Oklahoma and Nebraska sue Colorado over legalization of marijuana
Oklahoma and Nebraska have asked the US Supreme Court to nullify a 2012 law that made marijuana legal in Colorado. The two states allege that...
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