News about politicians
World leaders meet on disaster management in Japan
Politicians and aid officials gathered on Tuesday in the northeast of Japan, devastated by last year's quake and tsunami, to discuss what lessons can be learned from disasters.
10 October 2012
Imran Khan leads US drone protest in Pakistan
Pakistan cricket star turned politician Imran Khan leads Western peace activists and local loyalists on a highly publicised rally to Pakistan's tribal belt Saturday in protest against US drone strikes.
06 October 2012
Maldivian ruling party MP assassinated in capital
An unidentified attacker stabbed and killed a Maldivian ruling party legislator Tuesday in the first assassination of a lawmaker in the Indian Ocean archipelago.
02 October 2012
British PM begins government reshuffle
British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to reshuffle his ailing government on Tuesday, but with unpopular finance minister George Osborne expected to keep his job despite continued economic gloom.
04 September 2012
Ethiopia readies first state funeral of a leader in 80 years
Ethiopia will bury its longtime powerful prime minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday in the first state funeral staged for a leader of the Horn of Africa nation in more than 80 years.
31 August 2012
FBI probes Republicans' drunken Israel trip
The FBI has investigated an incident that saw at least one Republican congressman swim naked at a drinking party in Israel last year attended by top leadership staff, Politico reported Sunday.
21 August 2012
Afghan wedding suicide attack kills prominent MP
A suicide bomber killed a prominent Afghan lawmaker and 12 other people at his daughter's wedding party in the north of the country Saturday.
14 July 2012