French court to rule on Strauss-Kahn pimping probe
A French court will Wednesday rule on whether to drop pimping charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the last sex crime case against him in France.
Euro crisis cements Merkel support for election duel
Germany swings into election countdown next week when Chancellor Angela Merkel and her chief challenger rally their party faithful for a campaign likely shaped by how hard the euro crisis hits German wallets.
S. Korea sacks Jill Kelley over Petraeus scandal South Korea said Tuesday it was dismissing Jill Kelley, the Florida socialite at the heart of the scandal that brought down CIA chief David Petraeus, from her post as an "honorary consul".
Troubled Iranian reactor in focus at UN nuclear agency Iran is set to be in focus at a UN atomic agency board meeting starting Thursday, not only because of ongoing suspicions of a covert weapons drive but also over safety concerns over its only operating nuclear power plant.
27 November 2012
French right close to collapse after talks fail France's main right-wing opposition party was close to collapse on Monday after talks failed to resolve a bitter leadership dispute and an ex-prime minister vowed to take the battle to the courts.
Millions select Italian left's nominee for prime minister Milllions of Italian centre-left voters cast their ballots on Sunday to select a nominee for prime minister ahead of a general election next year as the country suffers through a painful recession.
26 November 2012
Arafat exhumation hopes to quell poison quandary One of the Middle East's greatest political mysteries will come a step closer to being solved on Tuesday when scientists exhume iconic Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's remains to see if he was poisoned.