Politics
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 ...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 ...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, ...Obama wants to keep pressure on Syria as diplomatic option pursued
U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to explore a diplomatic plan from Russia to take away Syria\'s chemical weapons, but voiced ...Obama says he prefers diplomacy over military action
U.S. President Barack Obama says he overwhelmingly prefers to use diplomacy rather than a military strike to make sure the Syrian government\'s ...Russia calls on Syria to hand over chemical weapons
Russia has urged Syrian President Bashar al Assad to hand over his chemical weapons to avert a US-led military strike on Damascus.Putin ally Sobyanin wins Moscow mayor election
Kremlin ally Sergei Sobyanin has won a Moscow mayoral election, according to results released by electoral officials after a nearly complete vote ...European Union urges US to await UN report on Syria
European foreign ministers on Saturday endorsed a "clear and strong response" to a chemical weapons attack that strongly points to the Syrian ...Conservative leader Abbott wins landslide Australia election victory
Australia\'s conservative opposition won a resounding victory in national elections, handing the Labor party one of its worst-ever defeats and installing Tony ...




