Erdogan seeks new charter to increase his powersTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a new constitution that would give him greater powers, heightening opposition fears over authoritarian rule.
Obama says 2016 hopefuls will get seriousBarack Obama says the plethora of candidates vying to succeed him as US president will be forced to exit "silly season" and be "more serious" as the 2016 general election nears.
04 November 2015
Canada's new leader to step out on world stageJustin Trudeau takes over as Canada's prime minister, striking out on the diplomatic stage with a fortnight of back-to-back summits leading up to the UN climate talks in Paris.
04 November 2015
EU's Tusk seeks 'strong signal' from TurkeyEU president Donald Tusk urged Turkey to show its readiness to work with Brussels on issues such as the migrant crisis following a stunning election win by the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
04 November 2015
British PM denies Syria strikes climbdownThe British government denied it was abandoning plans for a parliamentary vote to join air strikes in Syria as an influential committee of MPs advised against action.
03 November 2015
Kerry in Tajikistan for talks on Afghan border threatUS Secretary of State John Kerry visited Tajikistan to talk about security threats on its Afghan border, on the fourth leg of a five-nation tour of Central Asia.
03 November 2015
Trump publishes new book 'Crippled America'Donald Trump revs up his race for the White House, releasing a new book outlining the ills of modern-day America and telling voters why he should be president.
Michelle Obama arrives in Qatar for education tripMichelle Obama arrived in Qatar on the opening stage of her first solo Middle East tour, where she is expected to call for addressing "cultural beliefs" obstructing girl's education.
03 November 2015
Hollande: Chinese support on climate change 'essential'French President Francois Hollande said Monday that Chinese support was "essential" to reaching an effective deal at the forthcoming climate change conference in Paris, as he began a visit to the Asian giant.
02 November 2015
US Speaker Ryan won't work with Obama on immigrationFresh off his election as speaker of the House of Representatives, US Congressman Paul Ryan refused to cooperate with President Barack Obama on immigration, ruling out any reform before 2017.
02 November 2015
Ukraine leader says arrest of oligarch ally just 'the start'Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned that the arrest of a millionaire associate of one of the country's most powerful oligarchs was only "the start" of a fight against the corruption plaguing the ex-Soviet country.
02 November 2015
Erdogan: Turkey's 'Sultan' wins againPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose from humble beginnings to become Turkey's most powerful politician since Ataturk.
Clinton archives reveal AIDS fund chief pushed out in 2012A series of recently released emails by former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton contradict the official motive given for Michel Kazatchkine leaving his top post at The Global Fund to Fight AIDS in 2012.