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Hollande backs ban on 'anti-Semitic' comedian President Francois Hollande has backed attempts to ban controversial French comedian Dieudonne as a furore intensified over his sketches that have been widely condemned as anti-Semitic.

08 January 2014 18:30

Syria becoming 'Mediterranean Afghanistan': Turkey president Syria could become a "Mediterranean Afghanistan" if the international community does not act to end its civil war.

04 November 2013 16:17

First woman stands for Tajik president backed by Islamic party A woman is for the first time bidding for the presidency in Tajikistan after an opposition bloc including an Islamic party chose a respected female rights lawyer as its candidate in the majority Muslim country.

27 September 2013 15:00

Elder Bush shaves head in support of child with cancer Former US President George HW Bush shaved his head this week in solidarity with the young son of a member of his security detail who is suffering from leukemia.

25 July 2013 15:49

Obama approval ratings down amid political flaps President Barack Obama's approval ratings took a hit over the past month as he wrestled with controversies over the IRS, Benghazi and the secret seizure of journalists' phone records.

01 June 2013 12:02

Syria's Assad to seek third term if people want: FM Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is facing a two-year rebellion against his rule, will run for a third term in 2014 if the people want him to.

30 May 2013 19:29

Argentina marks 10 years of Kirchner rule The "Era K," as the decade-old rule of Cristina Kirchner and her late husband Nestor is known in Argentina, is showing its age.

26 May 2013 19:20

Scandals risk tainting Obama's second term With time ticking down to get things done in his final term, President Barack Obama risks suffering long-term consequences from a series of scandals that have hit the White House in recent days.

20 May 2013 15:39

Hollande's headache worsens as France slips into recession President Francois Hollande's nagging headache to reboot the French economy has turned into a migraine as the economy slipped into its second recession in four years, fuelling speculation of an impending cabinet reshuffle.

16 May 2013 17:14

Anti-government street protests mark Hollande's first year anniversary Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to mark Socialist President Francois Hollande's first year in office by accusing him of turning his back on the left.

06 May 2013 15:30

Ukraine leader pardons Tymoshenko ally under EU pressure Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych pardoned Sunday a close ally of jailed former premier Yulia Tymoshenko as several thousands rallied in Kiev to protest his policies amid rising political tensions.

08 April 2013 16:53

Capriles: Venezuela campaign a war of good vs evil Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles raised the rhetorical stakes Sunday, casting his campaign against interim president Nicolas Maduro as a spiritual struggle of good versus evil.

25 March 2013 10:11

French president's popularity dwindles at home: survey French President Francois Hollande's popularity plummeted in March, with 67 percent of his countrymen saying they were dissatisfied with his performance and less than a third of them saying they were happy with it.

19 March 2013 11:53

Xi's 'Chinese dream' aims to boost party: analysts New leader Xi Jinping has urged China to pursue the "Chinese dream" but experts say behind the grandiose words, he is single-minded in his aim to bolster Communist Party rule.

18 March 2013 15:41

Maduro wants US help to stop plot to kill Capriles Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro urged US President Barack Obama on Sunday to halt an alleged plot to kill opposition leader Henrique Capriles ahead of the April 14 presidential vote.

18 March 2013 12:35

Venezuela election fight to succeed Chavez begins Venezuela was plunged into a bitter election fight to succeed Hugo Chavez on Monday, with acting President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles facing off in a flurry of name-calling.

12 March 2013 10:37

Chavez political heir takes over after rousing funeral Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro took over as acting president late Friday in a ceremony rejected by the opposition after a tearful farewell to Hugo Chavez during a rousing state funeral for the firebrand leftist.

10 March 2013 19:26

Castro and Chavez, a father-son bond until death In the end, the aging mentor outlived his socialist protege.

07 March 2013 11:54

Chavez's chosen successor: Imitator or moderate? The Venezuelan leader calls his rival the "prince of the parasitic bourgeoisie," rambles on for hours on state-run television and caps his speeches by shouting "Viva la revolucion!"

05 March 2013 17:58

Castro picks 'young' new heir to take regime into future Cuban President Raul Castro won re-election Sunday to what he pledged will be his last term, and finally unveiled a 52-year-old political heir to bring the regime into the future.

25 February 2013 10:26

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