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Do or die as US, Congress face government shutdown Lawmakers have one final day to try to prevent the first US government shutdown in 17 years, but a deal appeared remote Monday as congressional leaders showed little intent to compromise.

30 September 2013 12:00

Spain to stick to austerity path in 2014 budget Spain will stick to its path of austerity in 2014 with the government due to approve its draft budget for the year on Friday, subjecting pensioners and public workers to more cutbacks despite a slowly improving economy.

26 September 2013 13:13

US spy revelations hurt Web trust: Facebook chief Revelations about the US government's secret surveillance programs has had a big impact on "trust metrics" of Internet companies like Facebook.

20 September 2013 11:34

Yahoo reports 29,000 government data requests Yahoo received some 29,000 government requests for data on its users this year, with almost half coming from the United States.

07 September 2013 13:34

Senegal PM forms new government without singer Youssou N'Dour Senegal's new prime minister, Aminata Toure, formed her new government Monday with the notable absence of singer and tourism minister Youssou N'Dour, according to a presidential statement.

04 September 2013 10:05

One year on, tough times for fragile Somalia government Hopes that Somalia may soon turn the page on decades of anarchy have been dealt a string of blows, giving the internationally-backed government little to cheer as it marks its first birthday.

23 August 2013 13:30

US admits electronic spying on Americans was illegal The US government spied on electronic communications between Americans with no links to terror suspects until a judge ruled it illegal in 2011.

22 August 2013 16:00

Rowhani govt cleared to start work in Iran Iran's parliament approved on Thursday most of President Hassan Rowhani's cabinet picks, allowing the government to start work.

16 August 2013 16:15

Brazil energy giant paid bribes to parties: press Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras funneled kickbacks to officials from political parties.

12 August 2013 13:37

US sues Bank of America for fraud over mortgage bonds The US government on Tuesday sued Bank of America for defrauding investors in the sale of $850 million in mortgage-backed securities ahead of the housing bust.

08 August 2013 10:42

Mass demo in Tunis demands Ennahda-led government quit More than 40,000 people massed Tuesday outside Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly to demand the resignation of the government led by the moderate Islamic movement Ennahda.

07 August 2013 19:18

Italy government 'must forge ahead': Berlusconi Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi said Sunday the government "must forge ahead" amid high tension on the political scene after he was handed his first definitive conviction by the country's highest court.

05 August 2013 15:34

Clashes erupt on day 40 of Bulgaria rallies Bulgarian protesters clashed with police on the 40th evening of massive anti-government rallies in the EU's poorest country Tuesday after preventing ministers.

24 July 2013 15:30

Egypt begins work on charter as Islamists press demos Egypt's new cabinet held its first meeting on Sunday and urged parties to keep their demonstrations peaceful, as a panel named to amend the constitution called on all sides to contribute.

23 July 2013 10:33

PM Abe wins big in Japan upper house poll Voters handed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a thumping victory in upper house elections Sunday, exit polls showed, likely ushering in a new period of stability for politically volatile Japan.

22 July 2013 18:14

Venezuelans told to 'unfriend' Facebook over US spying A government minister in Venezuela, which has offered fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden asylum, is urging her countrymen to cancel their Facebook accounts lest they be targeted by US snooping.

11 July 2013 18:25

Egypt PM says won't rule out Brotherhood role in new govt Egypt's Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi said on Thursday he does not rule out posts for the Muslim Brotherhood in a new cabinet.

11 July 2013 15:24

Egypt Salafists pull out of government talks Egypt's Salafist Al-Nur party said that it had withdrawn from talks on the formation of a new government in response to the killing of protesters.

08 July 2013 15:36

Government denies Mandela in 'vegetative state' The South African government on Thursday denied that former president Nelson Mandela is in a permanent vegetative state.

05 July 2013 13:54

Britain pushes ahead with 'three-parent' fertility technique The British government on Thursday said it would pursue a radical fertility technique that uses DNA from three parents to create an embryo.

28 June 2013 14:57

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