Venezuela says US has expelled its charge d'affairesThe United States has expelled Venezuela's charge d'affaires in Washington and two other diplomats in reprisal for the expulsion of three American diplomats from Caracas.
02 October 2013
Next Norwegian government to get tough on immigrationNorway's incoming government will get tough on immigration, future prime minister Erna Solberg, said Monday as she presented the main policies of the minority coalition she is forming with a populist right-wing party.
02 October 2013
Australia's first female PM's 'murderous rage' over sexismAustralia's first female premier Julia Gillard has described her "murderous rage" at her sexist treatment but said she would do it all again in her first public appearance since being dumped.
01 October 2013
Obama hails 'great friend' Singh, India tiesUS President Barack Obama on Friday hailed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "great friend," saluting his role in the warming of ties between the world's two largest democracies.
29 September 2013
Obama and Iran's Rouhani hold historic phone callUS President Barack Obama and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani spoke by phone Friday in the historic, first direct contact between leaders of their estranged nations since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
28 September 2013
Germany's Social Democrats agree to talks with MerkelGermany's Social Democrats said Friday they will begin talks with Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, who are trying to put together a "grand coalition" with their election rivals.
28 September 2013
Ubiquitous Kerry casts shadow on Clinton recordIn rolling the dice on Iran, Syria and Middle East peace, President Barack Obama has made Secretary of State John Kerry the chief executor of his foreign policy legacy -- a role denied to Hillary Clinton.
27 September 2013
First woman stands for Tajik president backed by Islamic partyA woman is for the first time bidding for the presidency in Tajikistan after an opposition bloc including an Islamic party chose a respected female rights lawyer as its candidate in the majority Muslim country.
Venezuelan president scraps UN trip over 'threats'Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday he had scrapped his plan to take part in the UN General Assembly in New York to "protect my life" after purported threats on it.
26 September 2013
Rowhani's speech 'cynical', 'full of hypocrisy': NetanyahuIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early Wednesday blasted Iranian President Hassan Rowhani for making what he described as a "cynical speech that was full of hypocrisy" at the UN General Assembly.
Triumphant Merkel to start search for coalition allyThe day after her stunning election triumph, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was Monday set to start the process of haggling with potential partners over how to rule Europe's biggest economy.
23 September 2013
Venezuela accuses US of blocking diplomatic effortsVenezuela accused the United States of hampering its diplomatic efforts Thursday, saying Washington was denying airspace to its China-bound president and blocking visas for its UN delegation.
21 September 2013
To meet, or not to meet: Obama and Rowhani mull a gambleAfter a flurry of diplomatic smoke signals, Iran and the United States are sizing up the gamble of a presidential close encounter at the UN next week that could open a first crack in 30 years of enmity.
20 September 2013
'World's most powerful woman' on track for new German termGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel, an unflappable pastor's daughter, is closing in on a third term in Sunday's general election, cementing her title as the world's most powerful woman.
19 September 2013
Russia 'ignoring facts' over Syria attack: USThe United States Tuesday accused Russia of ignoring the facts surrounding a poison gas attack in Syria, highlighting tensions between the West and Moscow over how to eliminate the country's chemical weapons.
18 September 2013
Twitter a crucial political tool, despite risksPresidents and prime ministers, South American strongmen and nearly the entire US Congress have used Twitter to press their political platforms.
15 September 2013
New Australian PM to stick with PNG boatpeople policyAustralia's new prime minister Tuesday said he will stand by a policy to send boatpeople to Papua New Guinea, but insisted a military-led response will remain his main focus.
10 September 2013
Obama: Russia plan on Syria arms may be 'breakthrough'President Barack Obama said Monday that a Russian plan to secure Syria's chemical weapons could be a "significant breakthrough" but warned he had not taken US strikes off the table.
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