Archive for December 2012
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Tens of thousands of Kuwaitis marched in the capital on Saturday in a peaceful protest against a parliament elected last week in the Gulf Arab state under voting rules deemed unfair by the opposition. Rule
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Afghanistan may consider giving conditional immunity from local prosecution for US troops remaining in the country after Nato forces withdraw in 2014, President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday. Negotiations on a US-Afghan security pact that
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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Saturday he would run to become the country's leader for a fifth time, confirming his return to politics after months of indecision. "I'm going to race to
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Sri Lanka's first woman chief justice faced the threat of dismissal from office after a parliamentary panel on Saturday found her guilty of three accusations of professional misconduct. The charges against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake
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Sri Lanka's first woman chief justice faced the threat of dismissal from office after a parliamentary panel on Saturday found her guilty of three accusations of professional misconduct. The charges against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake
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The head of the International Monetary Fund urged US policymakers on Friday to consider the implications for the rest of the world of failing to reach a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff." "If the
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President Barack Obama, accused by Republican House Speaker John Boehner of pushing the country toward the "fiscal cliff," said on Saturday he was ready to work with congressional Republicans on a comprehensive plan to cut
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Child poverty has worsened in Canada over the last decade, a UN official said Friday as she completed a tour of the country. "Canada can afford to do better," said Marta Mauras, vice president of
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Rioting broke out in Belfast late Friday in the latest flare of violence in Northern Ireland, just hours after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the troubled British province urging peace. Tensions have risen
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While the influx of imported used cars has resulted in a tug-of-war between the auto industry and dealers, the kingpin that has been neglected the consumer. Auto industry is happy and considers that the new
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