Politics
Former Polish foreign minister Bartoszewski dies at 93
Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, a former Auschwitz prisoner and member of Poland\'s underground World War II resistance who helped save Jews and later served ...Greek PM meets Merkel, urges speeded up reform-for-cash deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for a speeding up of work to conclude a reform-for-cash deal with euro zone creditors to ...Gradual Injustice
Chris Woods\' excellent new book is calledHong Kong unveils Beijing-backed election reform plan
The Hong Kong government gave lawmakers their first look on Wednesday at a long-awaited electoral blueprint for selecting the city\'s next leader, ...Egypt sentences ousted President Mohammed Mursi to 20 years in prison
Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Mursi was sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole on Tuesday, nearly three years after he was ...Finnish PM Alexander Stubb concedes election defeat
Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb conceded defeat in Sunday\'s general election, which saw the opposition Centre Party and its leader Juha Sipila ...Former Nepal Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa dies at age 87
An official says Surya Bahadur Thapa, who served as Nepal\'s prime minister five times, has died in a hospital in India where ...UN peace envoy to Yemen resigns amid crisis
The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, resigned on Wednesday, according his official Facebook page, signaling the failure of U.N. efforts ...More than 220,000 dead in Syria conflict
The conflict in Syria has left more than 220,000 dead since it began four years ago with an uprising against President Bashar ...Grief and anger as South Korea marks ferry disaster anniversary
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony on Thursday, as organizers called ...