'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.
10 September 2013
Putin ally wins tight Moscow poll, Navalny vows protestsRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday warned of protests after narrowly failing to push Moscow's pro-Kremlin mayor into a run-off in tight elections he claimed were marred by falsifications.
09 September 2013
China, Kazakhstan eye deals worth $30 blnKazakhstan and China plan to sign 22 agreements worth around $30 billion, including in the key energy sector, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Saturday after talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
09 September 2013
Moscow polls expose growing xenophobia in RussiaBathed in the rosy dusk of late Russian summer, Alexei Navalny paced the stage as thousands of hopeful young Muscovites waved balloons and clapped at his promises to make a stand against corruption.
Senegal PM forms new government without singer Youssou N'DourSenegal's new prime minister, Aminata Toure, formed her new government Monday with the notable absence of singer and tourism minister Youssou N'Dour, according to a presidential statement.
04 September 2013
One year on, tough times for fragile Somalia government Hopes that Somalia may soon turn the page on decades of anarchy have been dealt a string of blows, giving the internationally-backed government little to cheer as it marks its first birthday.
Eritrea dreams of ending isolation to boost development Long criticised for backing rebel groups across the Horn of Africa, Eritrea has said that ending its isolation is crucial for economic growth, blaming external threats for its slow development.
20 August 2013
Australian PM's support slumps ahead of election A defiant Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned Monday not to write him off as a new poll showed his popularity slumping barely three weeks away from elections.
19 August 2013
Turkey losing regional clout as Egypt crisis flares: analysts Turkey's clout in the Middle East is taking a beating with the brutal sidelining of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood derailing Ankara's hopes to lead a regional surge of Islamist political power.
Kerry stresses US commitment to peace in Colombia Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the United States is committed to peace in Colombia, as he began a visit expected to touch on recent US spying revelations.
13 August 2013
Republicans to TV networks: Don't 'promote' Clinton The US Republican Party on Monday threatened to prevent two US television networks from carrying party primary debates if they don't abandon planned documentaries on Hillary Clinton.
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