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High drama as new Venezuelan president sworn in Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela on Friday, in a ceremony replete with drama as he replaced the late Hugo Chavez and urged dialogue with the opposition to build a better country.
20 April 2013
Venezuela rules out recount after vote, deadly demos Opposition leader Henrique Capriles formally requested a recount in Venezuela's disputed presidential election Wednesday, even after being rebuffed by the country's Supreme Court.
19 April 2013
Merkel faces down challenge over female exec quota Germany's opposition will force a parliamentary vote to require big companies to boost the number of women on their boards.
18 April 2013
Britain, world figures bid farewell to Thatcher The funeral of Margaret Thatcher takes place on Wednesday, with Queen Elizabeth II leading mourners from around the world in bidding farewell to one of Britain's most influential and divisive prime ministers.
17 April 2013
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny. ©REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin Russia puts Putin critic Navalny on trial Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny goes on trial Wednesday on embezzlement charges carrying a maximum 10-year jail term.
15 April 2013
Russia hits 18 US officials with tit-for-tat entry ban Russia on Saturday published its own blacklist of US officials banned from entering the country in retaliation for Washington's move Friday to name 18 Russians who allegedly committed human rights abuses.
13 April 2013
Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. ©REUTERS/Yara Nardi Berlusconi says could support leftist president Italy's Silvio Berlusconi said he could consider supporting a candidate for president from his rivals on the left but only on condition that they form a grand coalition government with him.
13 April 2013
General Philip Breedlove. Photo courtesy of internethavadis.com US-Russia reset on 'pause': US general A "reset" in US-Russia relations is now on pause and Moscow likely will be "the primary actor of regional concern".
13 April 2013
Past haunts Venezuelan opposition ahead of election The final stretch of Venezuela's race to replace Hugo Chavez coincides with a delicate anniversary for the opposition: 11 years since a brief coup against the late leftist leader.
09 April 2013
Israel can only rely on self against Iran threat: PM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel cannot rely on any other country, even an ally, when it comes to facing up to the perceived nuclear threat from Iran.
08 April 2013
The known unknowns of Kim Jong-Un Much like his father Kim Jong-Il, North Korea's new young leader Kim Jong-Un is viewed by much of the outside world with a heady mix of incomprehension, ridicule and fear.
05 April 2013
©REUTERS Strong youth support for sharia in Pakistan: survey More than half of young Pakistanis believe democracy has not been good for their country and nearly 40 percent are in favour of having Islamic sharia rule.
03 April 2013
Pakistan election campaign heats up despite attacks Pakistan's political parties organised huge rallies on Sunday but campaigning for historic general elections in May was marred by a bomb attack which killed two people in the country's northwest.
02 April 2013
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye. ©REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won S. Korea president vows 'strong' retaliation on North South Korean President Park Geun-Hye vowed "strong retaliation" Monday to any provocation by North Korea after Pyongyang declared it was formally at war with Seoul.
01 April 2013
Victoria Nuland. ©REUTERS Russia accuses US of meddling after 'witch hunt' remarks Moscow on Saturday accused Washington of interfering in its domestic affairs after the State Department compared searches of Russian non-governmental organisations to a "witch hunt."
31 March 2013
Italy government talks end with no solution in sight Italy remained in political limbo on Friday after talks to break a deadlock created by inconclusive polls ended with no solution in sight.
30 March 2013
Italy struggles to break government deadlock Italy was left struggling to form a government after leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani on Thursday lost his bid to end an impasse created by elections with no clear winner in the eurozone's third-largest economy.
29 March 2013
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. ©REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Facebook chief Zuckerberg tackling politics: report Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg is helping form a group to lobby for US political reform in areas such as education and immigration policy.
27 March 2013
Central Africa's new strongman says will rule by decree Central African strongman Michel Djotodia was facing international isolation Tuesday after dissolving the country's institutions and announcing he would rule by decree after the weekend coup.
26 March 2013
©RIA Novosti Kazakhstan state workers of A block to have high salaries Normally these people get very high salaries, that’s why we will also choose this path to make sure they stay at the state service: expert.
25 March 2013
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