Economy & Politics
Sriprakash Jaiswal apologizes for sexist remark at a poetry meeting
Sriprakash Jaiswal, a senior Indian minister, has apologized for his remarks that wives lose their appeal with age. Federal Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said he...
2012 Presidential Debate Schedule
The dates and venues have been announced for the 2012 Presidential debates between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. The date for the...
Latin America economies slow in 2012
Latin America will grow at a slower pace than 2011, primarily due to weaker growth in Argentina and Brazil, a United Nations report has...
Mikheil Saakashvili admits election loss in Georgia
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has admitted his party has lost the parliamentary election, in a live TV announcement. Mikheil Saakashvili said the Georgian Dream bloc...
Georgia election: ruling party and opposition both claim victory
Georgia's governing party and the opposition have both claimed victory in the country's parliamentary elections. Early results suggest the opposition Georgian Dream coalition, led by...
PM Yoshihiko Noda reshuffles his cabinet ahead of upcoming polls
Japan’s PM Yoshihiko Noda has named a new finance minister, in a reshuffle aimed at revitalizing his cabinet. Koriki Jojima replaces Jun Azumi in the...
Venezuela election: huge Caracas rally for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles
More than 100,000 people gathered in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, in support of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles. Henrique Capriles criticized President Hugo Chavez for what...
Mikheil Saakashvili faces election test in Georgia
Voters in Georgia are going to the polls in an election regarded as President Mikheil Saakashvili's biggest test since he came to power in...
Venezuela election: two opposition politicians killed during a campaign rally
Two opposition politicians have been killed in Venezuela during a campaign rally, a week before the country's presidential election. Geison Valero belonged to the opposition...
Barack Obama and his family cost taxpayers $1.4 billion per year
US President Barack Obama and his family cost the taxpayer $1.4 billion per year, according to a recently published book. By contrast, the British Royal...
Spanish banks need an injection of 59.3 billion euros to survive a serious downturn
According an independent audit, Spain's banks will need an injection of 59.3 billion euros ($76.3 billion) to survive a serious downturn. The amount is broadly...
Bo Xilai faces criminal charges
Bo Xilai has been expelled from the Communist Party and will face justice, Chinese state media say. Bo Xilai, the ex-Communist Party leader in the...
France to raise taxes on top 10%
France’s Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has said that 9 out of 10 citizens will not see their income taxes rise in the new budget. He...
Greece’s governing coalition reaches basic agreement on the austerity package for 2013-2014
Greece’s finance minister Yannis Stournaras says the three parties in the country's governing coalition have reached a "basic agreement" on the austerity package for...
Robert Mugabe wants to hold Zimbabwe’s elections in March 2013
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe wants to hold elections in March 2013 with a referendum on a new constitution this November, court papers reveal. His long-time...
Spain 2013 austerity budget to be set out today
Spain will set out today its austerity budget for 2013, against a backdrop of a deteriorating economy and 25% unemployment rate. Madrid is expected to...
France’s unemployment tops 3 million in August
The number of unemployed people in France has topped 3 million for the first time since 1999, according to latest labor ministry figures. August's jobless...
Greece: police fire tear gas and arrest dozens of protesters during one-day strike in Athens
Police have fired tear gas in Greece to disperse anarchists throwing petrol bombs near parliament in Athens. Dozens were arrested during the one-day strike against...
Spain GDP shrinks significantly
Spain’s economy continued to shrink at a "significant rate" in the third quarter, the Bank of Spain has said. Spain is currently in a deepening...
Greece: trade unions begin anti-austerity general strike
Greek trade unions have begun the first general strike since the country's conservative-led coalition government came to power in June. Wednesday's 24-hour walkout is to...
Park Geun-hye apologizes for human rights violations committed during her father’s rule
Presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye, the daughter of South Korea's former leader Park Chung-hee, has apologized for human rights violations committed during her father's rule. Park...
European Union struggles to reach budget agreement for 2014-2020
Senior EU officials are warning that it is proving harder than ever to reach an agreement on the European Union's next multi-annual budget. Ministers are...
Mitt Romney releases his health record
Mitt Romney today overcame one hurdle on the path to the White House - he was declared healthy enough to be the President of...
Portugal backs down on tax rise
The centre-right government in Portugal has agreed to look for alternatives to a social security tax rise a week after huge anti-austerity street protests. Previously,...
Mitt Romney releases 2011 tax return
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has released his much-anticipated 2011 tax return, which shows he paid a rate of 14.1%. Mitt Romney paid $1.9 million...
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