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Yemen's Hadi must be restored as president: UN chief UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for the restoration to power in Yemen of Western-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi after Huthi militia seized power.

09 February 2015

Britain says Putin behaving like tyrant Russian President Vladimir Putin is behaving like a "mid-20th century tyrant", British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said.

09 February 2015

Obama hosts Merkel amid deepening Ukraine crisis US President Barack Obama hosts Angela Merkel at the White House, as worsening violence in Ukraine confronts them.

09 February 2015

Putin says Ukrainians have to agree among selves to end crisis Russian President Vladimir Putin said the conflict in Ukraine will continue if rival groups there do not agree among themselves.

09 February 2015

Australian PM Abbott survives bid to unseat him Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott survived a confidence vote on his leadership after just 17 months in power and urged an end to the disunit.

09 February 2015

Greek PM 'unshakeable' on election pledges, calls for EU bridge loan A defiant Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he would be "unshakeable" in carrying out the new Greek government's anti-austerity agenda.

09 February 2015

Erdogan unhappy with Turkish spy chief's resignation Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was unhappy with the decision by powerful intelligence chief Hakan Fidan to resign from his post.

09 February 2015

US invites China's Xi, Japan's Abe for state visits The United States has invited the leaders of China and Japan for prestigious state visits, President Barack Obama's top security adviser said.

08 February 2015

Japan PM pledges to resolve island row with Russia Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to resolve a row with Russia over an island chain claimed by both nations.

07 February 2015

Embattled Australian PM says challenge against him will fail Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that he expected a challenge against his leadership to fail and stressed his government would not repeat the "chaos and instability".

07 February 2015

Moody's threatens to downgrade Greece Moody's placed Greece's credit rating on review for a downgrade Friday, citing "high uncertainty" about the country's talks with creditors.

07 February 2015

'Anarchist' bids to halt Modi juggernaut in Delhi polls Voters went to the polls in India's capital with firebrand former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal looking to complete a surprise comeback.

07 February 2015

UN Security Council aims to dry up IS group financing The UN Security Council plans to adopt a resolution next week aimed at halting funding to Islamic State militants from oil, antique trafficking and ransoms.

07 February 2015

IMF urges G20 to take action to unstick global growth International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde urged the Group of 20 major economies to fulfill their pledges to revive the faltering global economy.

07 February 2015

Putin, Merkel and Hollande begin Ukraine peace talks: Kremlin German Chancellor, French President and their Russian host Vladimir Putin talks seen as a desperate bid to avoid an escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine.

07 February 2015

Pope to make historic US Congress address on Sept 24 Pope Francis will bring his message of peace and compassion to politically gridlocked Washington in September when he becomes the first pontiff to address the US Congress.

06 February 2015

UN chief wants more peacekeepers for CAR UN chief Ban Ki-moon is seeking to boost the UN force in the Central African Republic by 1,030 peacekeepers as the country prepares for elections.

06 February 2015

Australia PM Abbott vows to fight party vote to oust him Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Friday he would fight a Liberal party vote next week that could remove him from power.

06 February 2015

Merkel, Hollande take Ukraine peace plan to Putin German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande were due in Moscow after getting Kiev's tentative backing for a crunch peace plan.

06 February 2015

Pentagon study claimed Putin has Asperger's syndrome A Pentagon study from 2008 claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has Asperger's syndrome, giving him a need to exert "extreme control".

06 February 2015

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