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Greek PM narrowly wins parliamentary confidence vote
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras won a parliamentary confidence vote, which he called in a bid to rally support.
11 October 2014
Yemen names new PM, who is rejected by rebels
Yemen's president named his chief of staff as premier, a move rejected by Shiite rebels who overran the capital two weeks ago.
08 October 2014
Charles Michel, Belgium's youngest PM for 174 years
Belgium's Charles Michel, who became prime minister, is a 38-year-old French-speaking liberal who is now one of the youngest leaders in Europe.
08 October 2014
Spanish PM urges dialogue over Catalonia independence bid
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for calm and dialogue as Catalonia leaders pressed ahead with a vote on independence in defiance of Madrid.
05 October 2014
British PM confirms 'brutal murder' of Alan Henning by IS group
British Prime Minister confirmed the "brutal murder" of aid worker Alan Henning by the Islamic State group Friday and vowed to bring his killers to justice.
04 October 2014
British PM first leader to visit new Afghan president Ghani
British Prime Minister became the first world leader to hold talks with newly-inaugurated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
03 October 2014
Spain PM says open to debate on constitutional reform
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he was open to proposals on reforming the country's constitution.
01 October 2014
Modi makes White House debut
India's new Prime Minister arrived at the White House, on the latest stop in his headline-grabbing debut tour of the world stage.
01 October 2014
Modi, in rock star US debut, vows to make India proud
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi basked in a rock star welcome to the United States as he vowed to work tirelessly to make his nation a major power
29 September 2014
Australia PM Abbott applauds FBI partnership
Australian Prime Minister hailed international police cooperation during a threat briefing at the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York.
27 September 2014
Former British PM Tony Blair named "gay icon"
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was named one of the top "gay icons" of the last thirty years in recognition of his work for gay rights
26 September 2014
British PM to apologise to queen over purring gaffe
British Prime Minister David Cameron will apologise to Queen Elizabeth II in person.
25 September 2014
Modi woos global manufacturers with 'Make in India' campaign
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will urge the bosses of some of the world's biggest manufacturers to set up shop in India.
25 September 2014
Doctors say Nepal PM free of cancer: minister
Doctors have given a clean bill of health to Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, following successful radiotherapy for lung cancer.
24 September 2014
UK opposition leader makes pitch for election victory
Labour Party opposition leader Ed Miliband laid out his pitch to become Britain's next prime minister.
24 September 2014
New Zealand PM pushes flag change after election win
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he would press ahead with plans to hold a referendum to change the national flag following his election triumph.
22 September 2014
New Zealanders vote in 'dirty tricks' election
Counting was underway in a cliffhanger New Zealand election with conservative Prime Minister John Key tipped for a narrow victory in a campaign.
20 September 2014
New Slovenia government vows to pull country out of crisis
Slovenia's lawmakers backed a new government under Prime Minister Miro Cerar as he vowed to pull the small Balkan nation from the verge of economic crisis.
19 September 2014
Nazarbayev commissions Government to fulfill all social obligations
All the Government’s obligations related to pension allowances, salaries in the public sector, welfare allowances should be respected. However challenging the task may be, it has to be accomplished, he said.
16 September 2014
Japan PM Abe to host women's conference
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday was due to host a three-day conference on women in the workforce.
12 September 2014