Politics
First polls close in European Parliament election
Polls have closed in some of the 21 countries voting on the final day of the European Parliament elections.Ukraine presidential election under threat in eastern region
Ukrainians vote Sunday in an early presidential election that could be a crucial step toward resolving the country\'s crisis, but separatists in ...10 dead in suicide bomb, gunfire attack on Somali parliament
At least ten people were killed and more than 10 others injured after a suicide car bomb went off outside Somali parliament ...Thai army detains former PM Yingluck after military coup
Thailand\'s military govt on Friday detained former PM Yingluck Shinawatra and several members of her family as coup leaders tighten their grip ...Putin says Russia will respect results of Ukraine presidential election
Russian president Vladimir Putin says he will respect the choice of the Ukrainian people in Sunday\'s presidential vote but says ousted ex-leader ...Thai junta summons deposed leaders as coup takes hold
Thailand\'s military leaders summoned ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to a meeting on Friday, a day after army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha seized ...Russia, China veto UN bid to refer Syria to international court
Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution referring the Syrian crisis to the International Criminal Court for investigation of ...Thailand under nationwide curfew after army seizes power in coup
A nationwide curfew has been imposed in Thailand after the country\'s military seized power by dissolving the government and suspending the constitution.14 Ukrainian soldiers dead in Donetsk clashes
Ukrainian President Oleksander Turchynov said on May 22 that 14 troops had been killed in two overnight attacks by rebel forces in ...EU elections under way in Netherlands and UK
Voting for the European parliament election gets underway on Thursday in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, with Ireland and the Czech ...




