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Tymoshenko goes on hunger strike in support of pro-EU protests Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko went on a hunger strike Tuesday in solidarity with thousands of pro-European protesters outraged with the ex-Soviet state's shock decision to scrap a key EU pact.

26 November 2013

China's reform pledges: the main points China's Communist Party leaders this week emerged from a closed-door meeting in Beijing bearing a raft of promises on issues from the controversial one-child policy to the scope of the death penalty.

17 November 2013

Czech party leader haunted by ghosts of communist past Unwelcome spectres are coming back to haunt Czech billionaire Andrej Babis, who emerged as a power broker in recent elections but is facing allegations he collaborated with the communist-era secret police.

16 November 2013

African leaders call on M23 to end DR Congo rebellion for peace African leaders wrapped up talks in Pretoria saying a peace deal for the Democratic Republic of Congo could be signed if the M23 movement declared an end to its rebellion.

05 November 2013

Serbia buries Tito's widow, the last symbol of Yugoslavia The widow of the former Yugoslav leader Tito will be buried in a Belgrade mausoleum on Saturday with full state honours as the last symbol of the communist federation that broke up in the 1990s.

27 October 2013

NSA eavesdropped on 35 world leaders: report US spies eavesdropped on the phone conversations of 35 world leaders after White House, Pentagon and State Department officials gave them the numbers.

26 October 2013

Many LatAm leaders absent as foundering summit opens in Panama Many Latin American leaders were no-shows at the opening of the 23rd Ibero-American summit in Panama, revealing the foundering direction of the annual forum.

19 October 2013

'Badge of shame' if Africa exits world court: Annan Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan said Monday it would be a "badge of shame" for Africa if its leaders voted to leave the International Criminal Court.

08 October 2013

APEC leaders meet in shadow of US shutdown Asia-Pacific leaders opened an annual economic summit on Monday in the shadow of global growth clouds that are darkening by the day as the United States struggles to shake off policy paralysis.

07 October 2013

European leaders hail Merkel win as 'good result for EU' Congratulations poured in from France and Angela Merkel's other European partners on Sunday after the German chancellor clinched her third term in a convincing election victory.

23 September 2013

Nazarbayev participated in SCO Summit and had several bilateral meetings Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived in Kyrgyzstan for the SCO summit on September 12.

13 September 2013

Venezuela to get first standing Chavez statue Venezuela's first standing statue of the late leftist leader Hugo Chavez will be erected in a square in the western city of Merida.

23 July 2013

N. Korea awards late leader new order ahead of anniversary North Korea has awarded late leader Kim Jong-Il a new medal, as Pyongyang gears up to mark 60 years since the Korean War ended.

21 July 2013

Top US official to visit Cairo after Morsi ouster A top US official was heading to Cairo on Sunday for talks with interim government leaders, the first high-ranking administration member to visit Egypt since the ouster of Mohamed Morsi.

15 July 2013

Syria Baath leadership replaced, UN calls for Ramadan truce Syria's ruling Baath party has replaced its top leadership in a surprise move, while UN head Ban Ki-Moon called on all parties in the war to observe a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

10 July 2013

EU leaders pledge job funds, back new budget European leaders on Friday agreed to deploy 8.0 billion euros ($10.4 billion) to help create jobs for young people at a summit that also backed a tentative deal on the EU's next trillion-euro budget, despite simmering doubts.

29 June 2013

Chavez relatives rise in power, keeping myth alive Relatives of Hugo Chavez have taken powerful posts since he died three months ago, helping keep the late Venezuelan leader's mythical image alive.

26 June 2013

Qatar's Emir to transfer power to son: official sources The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, is expected to meet members of the royal family, with Qatari officials and diplomats saying a transfer of power to his son.

24 June 2013

Obama and Xi play nice, but future unclear The leaders of the United States and China appear to have started off on friendly terms during a weekend together in the California sun, but it remains to be seen if good vibes can bridge deep gaps.

11 June 2013

White House stresses personal side of Obama-Xi summit The White House on Tuesday styled the first summit between President Barack Obama and China's Xi Jinping next month as a uniquely personal encounter offering each man the chance to size the other up.

29 May 2013

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