Politics
Malawi president dissolves cabinet in response to graft scandal
Malawi President Joyce Banda dissolved the cabinet on Thursday after police arrested several junior officials in her government in recent weeks on ...Myanmar pardons 56 political prisoners
Myanmar\'s president pardoned 56 political prisoners Tuesday, an amnesty apparently timed to highlight the government\'s reforms ahead of a regional summit as ...Assad says Turkey will pay for supporting Syrian rebels
The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said Turkey will pay a heavy price for backing rebels fighting against him, and accused it ...Indian politician Lalu Prasad sentenced to five years in prison
Former Indian Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has been sentenced to 5 years in jail Thursday in a fodder scam case.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 ...




