News about Government

Australia scraps plan to filter Internet Australia on Friday scrapped a controversial plan to filter the Internet, saying it will instead block hundreds of websites identified by Interpol as among the worst child abuse sites.

09 November 2012

China leader warns of 'collapse' at start of congress China's president Thursday warned the Communist Party faces "collapse" if it fails to clean up corruption and called for an economic revamp as he opened a congress to inaugurate a new slate of leaders.

08 November 2012

Pentagon to end exclusive deal with RIM's Blackberry The Pentagon will no longer retain an exclusive contract with Blackberry maker Research in Motion and has invited companies such as Apple to offer smart phones to its vast work force.

02 November 2012

Maya demand an end to doomsday myth Guatemala's Mayan people accused the government and tour groups on Wednesday of perpetuating the myth that their calendar foresees the imminent end of the world for monetary gain.

27 October 2012

Palestinians head to polls in first vote since 2006 Palestinians in the West Bank will head to the polls on Saturday for the first time in nearly seven years, casting their ballots in local elections.

21 October 2012

Colombian government and FARC kick off Oslo peace talks Colombian government representatives and leftist rebels FARC kick off their first peace negotiations in a decade in Norway on Thursday in a bid to end almost 50 years of bloodshed.

19 October 2012

Brazil eyeing public service quotas for blacks President Dilma Rousseff wants to introduce public service quotas for black Brazilians as a way to repay a historic debt for centuries of slavery and discrimination.

17 October 2012

Afghan government could collapse, new report says The Afghan government could fall apart after NATO troops pull out in 2014, particularly if presidential elections that year are fraudulent.

08 October 2012

Audit finds Philippines lost $2.46 bn to anomalies The Philippines lost $2.46 billion through misuse of state funds and assets during the latter years of graft-tainted ex-president Gloria Arroyo's rule.

07 October 2012

World must work out how to grey gracefully: UN Governments around the world must work out how to cope with ageing, a UN report said Monday, warning developing economies with lots of young workers may one day find their populations a drag.

01 October 2012

Krymbek Kusherbayev appointed deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed Krymbek Kusherbayev deputy Prime-Minister of Kazakhstan: press-service.

01 October 2012

US scholarships aim to close cybersecurity gap For students seeking to become cyber warriors, the US government has a sweet deal.

29 September 2012

Popularity of Brazil government on the rise: poll The popularity of Brazil's government rose in September, apparently unaffected by an ongoing bribery trial, a poll said Wednesday.

28 September 2012

Spain tightens austerity screw in 2013 budget Spain's government unveiled Thursday a 2013 budget that tightens austerity even in the teeth of growing protests, easing the path to a widely expected sovereign bailout.

28 September 2012

Czech government to ease ban on liquor sales The Czech government said Wednesday it would ease a ban on liquor sales in force since September 14 following a wave of methanol poisoning that has claimed at least 25 lives.

28 September 2012

Kazakhstan PM Serik Akhmetov called re-appointed ministers to press on Kazakhstan's new Prime-Minister held the first meeting with the reshuffled Cabinet.

27 September 2012

Government reshuffles do not affect Kazakhstan's ratings Standard & Poor’s have kept Kazakhstan’s ratings and forecasts unchanged (ВВВ+/Stable/А-2) after the resignation of Prime-Minister Karim Massimov.

26 September 2012

Gulshara Abdykalikova appointed President’s Advisor Former Kazakhstan Minister of Labor and Social Protection Gulshara Abdykalikova has been appointed President’s Advisor.

26 September 2012

Serik Abdenov appointed Minister of Labor and Social Protection Reshuffles in Kazakhstan Government have followed Prime-Minister Karim Massimov's resignation early this week.

26 September 2012