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White House: Biden deserves 'time and space' to decide
The White House said that Vice President Joe Biden deserved "time and space" to decide whether to launch a presidential run.
28 August 2015
Trash talk trumps civility on 2016 campaign trail
Five months before early primary voting, America's presidential race has devolved into mudslinging, with Republican Donald Trump leading the charge to the bottom by lambasting his many rivals.
27 August 2015
Erdogan urges Turkey to choose 'stability' in November polls
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turkey to vote for "stability" in November 1 polls, as three pro-Kurdish MPs were invited into a caretaker government in an unprecedented move.
27 August 2015
Trump boots renowned Spanish-language anchor from news conference
Republican White House frontrunner Donald Trump booted a journalist from a leading Spanish-language channel out of a news conference.
26 August 2015
Jeb Bush: Asians abusing US birthright citizenship
Republican White House hopeful Jeb Bush accused Asians of abusing rules allowing infants born in the United States to be American citizens.
25 August 2015
White House admits Biden mulling 2016 run
The White House on Monday acknowledged that Vice President Joe Biden is still weighing a possible run for the top job.
25 August 2015
Trump sees Clinton, Biden as 'pretty equal' 2016 challengers
Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton would make equally formidable opponents in the race for the White House, Donald Trump said.
24 August 2015
Turkey to hold snap polls on Nov 1: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he would call snap elections likely to be held on November 1, after coalition talks failed in an unprecedented political impasse.
22 August 2015
Tsipras proposes snap Greek vote for September 20: agency
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has proposed calling an early election in the crisis-hit country on September 20, the ANA news agency said.
21 August 2015
Victorious Sri Lanka PM urges unity after election
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe welcomed "the victory of the people" and appealed for unity after an election which seems certain to return his United National Party (UNP) to power.
18 August 2015
Trump to report to jury duty in NY on Monday
Even trash-talking billionaire candidate Donald Trump, who has upended the US Republican presidential campaign with one controversial comment after another, cannot escape jury duty.
15 August 2015
Russia probes Kremlin critic ally after nixing vote registration
Russian investigators questioned a top ally of opposition leader Alexei Navalny after excluding his coalition from a regional election.
13 August 2015
'Leading everywhere': Donald Trump barrels ahead
The Donald Trump bullet train charged full speed ahead, as the unfiltered US presidential hopeful slammed China, Barack Obama's administration and Republican rival Jeb Bush.
12 August 2015
Clinton: Trump 'way overboard' in post-debate remarks
Democratic White House frontrunner Hillary Clinton denounced her Republican rival and former supporter Donald Trump on Monday.
11 August 2015
Russia bars anti-Kremlin coalition from upcoming polls
A Russian opposition coalition co-led by leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has had nearly all its candidates barred from September regional and local elections.
11 August 2015
24 million watched US presidential debate: Nielsen
A staggering 24 million viewers tuned in to Fox News to watch the first major Republican US presidential debate, the highest-rated non-sports telecast in cable television history.
08 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
Spain raises pay before elections, warns on Catalonia
Spanish public workers will get a one-percent pay rise next year, trumpeting the country's economic recovery a few months ahead of a general election.
01 August 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