Politics - страница 55

Catalonia to hold Sept 27 elections in fresh independence challenge The leader of Spain's wealthy Catalonia region signed a decree calling early parliamentary elections on September 27 which he has said will act as proxy vote on independence.

04 August 2015

If Biden runs he'll need a careful way round Clinton Joe Biden is reportedly considering entering the 2016 White House race, a longshot move to present him as a safety net for Democrats worried about a possible implosion by frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

04 August 2015

Obama says climate one of 'key challenges' of our time President Barack Obama described climate change as one of the key challenges of our time as he announced the first ever limits on US power plant emissions.

04 August 2015

Kosovo's parliament votes in favour of war crime court Kosovo's parliament amended the constitution to allow the creation of a special EU-backed court to examine war crimes allegedly committed by ethnic Albanian guerrillas during the 1998-1999 war.

04 August 2015

Israel president threatened over 'Jewish terrorism' comment Police have opened an investigation into online threats against Israel's president following his condemnation of "Jewish terrorism" after a firebombing killed a Palestinian child.

04 August 2015

Catalonia poised to call early election as proxy independence vote Catalonia is poised to call on Monday an early regional election that will serve as a proxy vote on independence from the rest of Spain, raising tensions with the central government in Madrid.

04 August 2015

Germany wrong to propose temporary 'Grexit': French minister French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said in an interview that his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble was "wrong" to propose a temporary withdrawal from the euro for debt-laden Greece.

03 August 2015

Canadian PM calls general election for October 19 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper called general elections for October 19, kicking off a campaign for a fourth straight term in power amid a sluggish economy.

03 August 2015

Kerry: 'no question' that Iran deal will make region safer US Secretary of State John Kerry said there was "no question" the Iran nuclear deal will make the Middle East safer if implemented, as he sought to win over sceptical allies.

03 August 2015

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French police foil '1,000 bids' to cross Channel French police said they had prevented more than 1,000 desperate attempts by migrants to get into Britain via the Channel Tunnel.

01 August 2015

Clinton rips rival Bush on his home turf Hillary Clinton launched a broadside against White House rival Jeb Bush, accusing the Republican in his home state of failing to tackle discrimination or improve conditions for minorities.

01 August 2015

Litvinenko widow says UK inquiry has uncovered 'truth' The widow of a Russian ex-spy fatally poisoned in London said she believed a British judge-led inquiry had uncovered the "truth" into his death as it heard its final submissions.

01 August 2015

Germany urges Turkey not to 'tear down bridges' with Kurds German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged Turkey not to abandon the Kurdish peace process despite an upsurge in tension and violence.

01 August 2015

France, Russia reach deal on compensation of Mistral warships: senior Russian official After eight months of negotiations France and Russia have reached a deal on the amount Paris must pay Moscow in compensation for the non-delivery of two Mistral warships.

31 July 2015

Australia says 'confident' searching in right area for MH370 Australia said it was confident the search for MH370 was being conducted in the right area with aircraft wreckage being washed to La Reunion consistent with currents from the zone they are scouring.

31 July 2015

Bangladesh, India exchange land islands in historic deal Bangladesh and India prepared to swap tiny islands of land, ending one of the world's most intractable border disputes.

31 July 2015

Greek PM's Syriza party to hold congress in September Greece's hard-left Syriza party agreed to hold an emergency congress in September as requested by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

31 July 2015

British PM's 'swarm' of migrants comment sparks outrage Prime Minister David Cameron faced heavy criticism for saying a "swarm" of migrants was trying to come to Britain.

31 July 2015

Trump brushes off Mexico row at Scottish golf tournament Billionaire US presidential hopeful Donald Trump declared "the world asked me to be here" as he arrived at one his Scottish golf courses for a tournament shadowed by a row over immigration.

31 July 2015