News about politics
Afghan president Ghani on Saudi visit: media
Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani performed a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and held talks with the oil-rich kingdom's crown prince on his first foreign trip.
27 October 2014 15:20
Hong Kong protests in disarray as vote on next move scrapped
Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests abruptly postponed a vote on their next steps due to differing opinions about how to move the month-long campaign forward.
27 October 2014 14:40
Rousseff calls for 'unity, dialogue' after Brazil win
Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff called for national unity after winning reelection in a bitterly fought race that divided the country.
27 October 2014 13:13
Pro-West, nationalist parties win Ukraine vote: exit polls
Pro-Western and nationalist parties scored a crushing victory in Ukraine's snap parliamentary polls, which were boycotted by pro-Russian rebels.
27 October 2014 12:18
Fear and loathing as Ukraine's frontline city votes
Ukraine's parliamentary polls was meant to help bring a shattered nation together, but the frontline city of Mariupol is in no mood for reconciliation.
27 October 2014 09:58
Brazil poll rivals clash over corruption claim
Brazil's presidential candidates clashed over corruption allegations in Friday's final debate.
25 October 2014 14:58
Putin admits Russia helped Yanukovych flee Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin acknowledged for the first time that Russia had helped Ukraine's former pro-Moscow leader Viktor Yanukovych flee his country.
25 October 2014 11:29
Mexico governor steps down over student disappearances
The governor of the Mexican state,where 43 students vanished a month ago, has bowed to pressure to stand down.
24 October 2014 15:43
Neymar backing Brazil challenger Neves in election run-off
Brazilian football idol Neymar voiced support for presidential challenger Aecio Neves, just three days before this weekend's election run-off.
24 October 2014 15:08
Polls give Rousseff growing lead ahead of Brazil vote
Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff is gaining ground over center-right challenger Aecio Neves.
24 October 2014 12:27
Canada Prime Minister Harper condemns 'despicable attack'
Prime Minister Stephen Harper condemned the "despicable attack" on Canada's parliament that left a soldier and a suspect dead.
23 October 2014 13:04
American freed by N.Korea arrives back in US
An American held hostage for six months in North Korea arrived home after his surprise release.
23 October 2014 12:47
US says Russia blocks expansion of Ukraine border checkpoints
The US ambassador to the OSCE said Moscow continued to block the expansion of the checkpoint observation mission on the Russia-Ukraine border.
23 October 2014 12:08
Shots shatter calm at home of Canadian democracy
Where there had been stillness and dignity -- two Canadian soldiers standing ram-rod straight by a war memorial in silent honor to their fallen comrades.
23 October 2014 10:55
Kerry says no deal with N. Korea for freed American
US Secretary of State said that Washington had made no concessions to North Korea to win the release of one of three Americans detained in the isolated country.
22 October 2014 17:32
Clinton: Women's rights 'under assault' by Republicans
Hillary Clinton urged Americans not to vote for Republicans who dwell on the past, warning that conservatives seek to keep women's rights "under assault" nationwide.
22 October 2014 14:26
Hungary FM to meet a top US diplomat amid visa ban row
Hungarian Foreign Ministe will meet a top American top diplomat , only days after visa bans were slapped on several Hungarian officials accused of corruption.
21 October 2014 14:58
Rousseff leads by whisker in latest Brazil polls
Two new polls showed incumbent Dilma Rousseff fractionally ahead of rival Aecio Neves in a race that is still too close to call.
21 October 2014 12:31
Indonesia's Widodo takes office, reaches out to foes
Joko Widod was sworn in as president and immediately reached out to his political foes to seek support for his ambitious reform agenda.
20 October 2014 14:46
Albanian PM's historic visit to Serbia postponed after football brawl
A planned historic visit by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Serbia has been postponed after political tensions soared following violence at a football match.
20 October 2014 14:00
