Politics
Japan PM seeks referendum on “Abenomics” in snap election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament\'s lower house on Friday for a snap election expected on Dec. 14, seeking a fresh mandate ...Ukraine rules out direct talks with separatists
Russia urged Ukraine\'s leaders on Wednesday to talk directly to separatists to end the conflict in the east, but Kiev rejected the ...Burkina Faso names army colonel Zida as prime minister
Burkina Faso\'s transitional government named Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida as prime minister on Wednesday, four days after he restored the ...G20 commits to higher growth, fight climate change; Russia isolated over Ukraine
Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack ...Britain prepared to walk away from EU: foreign minister
Britain will walk away from negotiations with European Union partners if its pleas for immigration reform are ignored, raising the real possibility ...Global leaders meet for G20 summit in Australia
Russia\'s Cold War-style standoff with the West sent a chill through G20 talks aimed at heating up the world economy ...Thousands protest in Romania ahead of presidential run-off vote
Thousands of Romanians joined anti-government protests in a number of cities on Friday to demand fair elections, two days ahead of a ...Ukraine takes center stage as leaders gather for G20 summit
The G20 leaders summit in Australia starting on Saturday is setting up as a showdown between Western leaders and Russian President Vladimir ...Obama, Suu Kyi meet as Myanmar hero shifts role
When President Barack Obama meets with Myanmar\'s opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, he will encounter a figure in the ...Dutch fighters intercept Russian plane over Baltic Sea
Two Dutch F16 fighter jets, part of a NATO force patrolling the skies above the Baltic states, intercepted a Russian Ilyushin transport ...