Economy & Politics
Chen Guangcheng says he is unable to meet US officials and to leave China
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he has been unable to meet US officials to discuss his desire to leave the country. The blind dissident, in...
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande trade insults in the final debate
President Nicolas Sarkozy and his rival Francois Hollande have traded insults in their only TV debate of the election campaign. Nicolas Sarkozy called Francois Hollande...
Chen Guangcheng left US embassy in Beijing a week after his escape from house arrest
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing, a week after seeking shelter following his escape from house arrest. State news agency...
US Navy SEAL accuses Barack Obama of using them as “ammunition” for his re-election campaign
US Navy SEAL has slammed President Barack Obama for taking the credit for killing Osama bin Laden and accused him of using Special Forces...
Marine Le Pen vows blank vote in Sunday’s French presidential poll
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to cast a blank vote in Sunday's French presidential poll run-off. Marine Le Pen told a rally of...
More than one shooter in Robert F. Kennedy assassination, claims Nina Rhodes-Hughes
Robert F. Kennedy, JFK’s brother, was shot dead by two gunmen and not just “lone wolf” Sirhan Sirhan, claims Nina Rhodes-Hughes, a witness stood...
Nicolas Sarkozy to sue Mediapart website over Gaddafi claims
President Nicolas Sarkozy is to file a complaint against Mediapart website that claimed Libya's Col. Muammar Gaddafi had offered to fund his 2007 election...
Barack Obama has held more re-election fundraisers than previous five Presidents combined
Barack Obama has already held more re-election fundraising events than every elected president since Richard Nixon combined, according to figures to be published in...
Barack Obama accused by GOP of using the killing of Osama bin Laden for his re-election campaign
President Barack Obama is accused by GOP of using the killing of Osama bin Laden as a political weapon for his re-election, after it...
Chen Guangcheng’s relatives and associates detained or disappeared after his escape
New reports say Chinese authorities have begun to round up relatives and associates of blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled from house arrest last...
Nicolas Sarkozy rejects DSK’s claims that his party was behind former IMF chief’s downfall
President Nicolas Sarkozy has rejected claims by Dominique Strauss-Kahn that his party was behind former IMF chief's downfall. Nicolas Sarkozy told reporters DSK should keep...
White House Correspondents’ Dinner 2012: Barack Obama meets Lindsay Lohan and Kim Kardashian
President Barack Obama shared a meal with politicians, journalists and stars like Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan at the 98th annual White House Correspondents'...
Bo Guagua, who denied extravagant lifestyle, was ticketed three times while driving Porsche on campus
Earlier this week, Bo Guagua, the son of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has been fighting claims of his playboy lifestyle and denied that...
Chen Guangcheng in US embassy in Beijing following his escape from house arrest
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, said activist Hu Jia. Hu Jia...
Romanian government falls in no-confidence vote after 78 days
Romania's centre-right government led by PM Mihai Razvan Ungureanu lost a confidence vote today after 78 days of governing. The no-confidence bill was filed by...
How Michelle Obama’s shopping trip to Spain cost taxpayers nearly $500,000
First Lady Michelle Obama's whirlwind tour of Spain in 2010 better have been a once in a lifetime trip, because her getaway cost taxpayers...
Standard & Poor’s cuts Spain’s credit rating to BBB+
Standard & Poor's has cut Spain's credit rating and warned of risks to come. S&P cut Spain two notches to BBB+, warning that the country...
Li Xueming, Bo Xilai’s brother, quits the board of China Everbright International
Li Xueming, also known as Bo Xiyong, Bo Xilai’s elder brother, has quit the board of China Everbright International, a Hong Kong-listed company. Everbright said...
Bo Xilai spied on China’s president Hu Jintao
The New York Times has recently reported that Bo Xilai ran a wire-tapping system that extended as far as China's president Hu Jintao. Citing "nearly...
Newt Gingrich will quit presidential campaign next week
US media report that Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is expected to suspend his campaign next week. Newt Gingrich said on Wednesday that he expected...
Mitt Romney wows to take the White House from Barack Obama
Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for the presidential elections in US, has vowed to take the White House from President Barack Obama and...
Bo Guagua, the son of Chinese politician Bo Xilai, defends his lifestyle
Bo Guagua, the son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has defended his lifestyle in an open letter to his university. In the letter to...
Why do so many French people vote?
French turnout in the first round of the presidential election was more than 80%, one of the highest in the world. It's a measure of...
Lyudmila Putina, the hidden First Lady of Russia
As Vladimir Putin prepares to take up Russia's Presidency for an unprecedented third time, speculation is mounting as to why the future First Lady...
Dutch PM Mark Rutte delivers resignation
Prime Minister Mark Rutte has presented his government's resignation to Queen Beatrix of Neatherlands, paving the way for early elections. Dutch government was plunged into...
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