Politics
Italian PM Enrico Letta wins Senate confidence vote
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote in his government by a wide margin Wednesday, after former premier Silvio Berlusconi ...Obama shortens Asia trip, cancels stops in Malaysia, Philippines due to government shutdown
U.S. President Barack Obama is canceling part of his planned trip to Asia this weekend because of the government shutdown, the White ...Save the Nobel Peace Prize from Itself
On October 11Egypt court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a ...Angela Merkel wins third term as German chancellor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has won a third term in elections, but her conservatives may be forced to govern in a "grand ...China sentences Bo Xilai to life in prison for corruption
A Chinese court sentenced Bo Xilai to life in prison on Sunday after finding the once powerful Communist Party insider guilty of ...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 ...