Politics
Palestinian flag flies at UN for first time
The Palestinians raised their flag at the United Nations on Wednesday for the first time as president Mahmud Abbas called on the ...Catalan separatists win majority in regional election
Separatists in Catalonia claimed victory Sunday in a regional election that they have vowed will lead to them declaring the region independent ...House speaker John Boehner resigns from US Congress
Bitter internal divisions in the Republican Party boiled over Friday with the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner, who spent years repelling ...Ukraine bans Russian airlines as part of war sanctions
Ukraine is banning flights by Russian airlines from Oct. 25 as part of a wave of sanctions against Russia over its support ...Colombian President vows peace with FARC in six months
The Colombian government and FARC rebels will sign a definitive peace deal within six months to end half a century of conflict, ...Burkina president resumes power after week-long coup
Burkina Faso\'s interim President Michel Kafando officially resumed power Wednesday after a week-long coup by renegade troops, who bowed to pressure from ...Burkina Faso coup leaders sign deal to end crisis
Burkina Faso coup leaders agreed to return to their barracks and said they would restore the deposed president to power, signing a ...Burkina army enters capital as coup leaders free president, PM
Burkina Faso army troops have entered the capital Ouagadougou without resistance and begun negotiating the surrender of coup leaders, police said Tuesday, ...Burkina Faso coup leader says he will hand back power
Burkina Faso\'s coup leader General Gilbert Diendere on Monday insisted he would abide by a regional mediation proposal to end the crisis ...Tsipras to form new Greek government after Syriza election triumph
A jubilant Alexis Tsipras vowed to continue fighting for his country’s pride and to quickly form a coalition government after his left-wing ...




