Politics
Germany votes with Merkel set for third term
Voting has begun in Germany\'s elections, with Chancellor Angela Merkel vying for a third term in charge of Europe\'s most powerful economy.Israeli forces rough up EU diplomat in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers have manhandled a group of European diplomats and seized trucks carrying tents in the West Bank.Iran releases human rights lawyer, other prisoners
Iran has released several political prisoners this week, among them a prominent human rights lawyer, in the first sign that the moderate ...Brazil president postpones US trip over spying allegations
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has postponed a state visit to the White House on October 23 out of concerns about US surveillance ...13 dead in US naval base shooting
At least 13 people including a gunman have been killed and a police officer wounded in a mass shooting at a US ...Philippines ceasefire collapses as fighting continues
Fighting intensified on Saturday in the southern Philippines between government troops and rogue Muslim separatists, shattering a ceasefire almost immediately as it ...Tens of thousands protest labor reforms in Poland
Tens of thousands of Polish demonstrators and trade unionists have marched through Warsaw Saturday after four days of protests against Prime Minster ...Syrian opposition elects interim prime minister
Syria\'s main Western-backed opposition grouping has elected an interim prime minister as it seeks to boost its standing as a credible political ...Ex-IMF head Strauss-Kahn to advise Serbian government
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has agreed to advise the Serbian government and is expected in Belgrade next week, Deputy Prime Minister ...Nepal strike shuts down capital Kathmandu
A general strike called by opposition political parties to oppose government plans for elections in November shut down Nepal\'s capital on Thursday, ...