Tag: World Politics
Burma annuls Suu Kyi's election victory
Burma's military government has annulled the last election held in the country which was won in a landslide by the party of Aung San Suu Kyi.[MORE]
Hamas frees British journalist in Gaza
A British journalist has been freed by the Hamas Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip, four weeks after his arrest on suspicion of spying for Israel.[MORE]
Middle East peace talk in tatters over housing
Palestinian leaders are threatening to pull out of planned peace talks with Israel unless it reverses a Jewish settlement plan.[MORE]
Tourists warned ahead of Bangkok protest
Tourists are being warned to avoid certain areas of Bangkok as tough new security laws are introduced ahead of a major protest in Thailand's capital.[MORE]
Ramos-Horta claims Amnesty misrepresented comments
East Timor's president Jose Ramos-Horta says a press release issued by Amnesty International has misrepresented his comments about calls for an international tribunal in East Timor.[MORE]
EU to push for Atlantic bluefin tuna ban
The king of Japanese sushi and sashimi may disappear from menus after Europe joined the United States on Wednesday in arguing for a ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna.[MORE]
Police used motorists as human blockade
Moscow's police chief has apologised after motorists were ordered to form their vehicles into a blockade to stop a speeding getaway car.[MORE]
Obama pledges continued support for Haiti
United States president Barack Obama is warning that the situation in Haiti is still "dire".[MORE]
Winnie Mandela calls Tutu a cretin
Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie calls Archbishop Desmond Tutu "a cretin" and harshly criticises her former husband.[MORE]
Murder charges likely over Nigerian massacre
Nigerian authorities are planning to lay murder charges against 49 people accused of involvement in the massacre of villagers at the weekend.[MORE]
Israel says sorry for settlement announcement
An Israeli government minister has apologised to the United States' vice-president for embarrassing him by announcing plans for new Jewish settler homes during his visit to the region.[MORE]
Canadian MPs feast on seal meat
MPs, a beauty queen and guests crammed into Canada's parliamentary restaurant to dine on seal meat to show solidarity with hunters fighting a European ban on seal products.[MORE]
Obama's naked spin doctor in shower tirade
Barack Obama's bruising enforcer Rahm Emanuel has been accused of berating a naked congresman in a Washington gym shower.[MORE]
US flags earlier Afghan drawdown
Top US official raises prospect of some American troops withdrawing from Afghanistan earlier than expected.[MORE]
Climate change is a fact, says China
A deputy director of China's most powerful economic ministry has come out swinging against climate change denial.[MORE]
Biden holds Palestinian talks after condemning Israel
The US vice-president is holding talks with Palestinian leaders after condemning the building of 1,600 new homes for Jewish settlers in east Jerusalem.[MORE]
Suu Kyi faces political expulsion
Aung San Suu Kyi will have to be expelled from her political party under electoral rules announced by Burma's ruling military government.[MORE]
EU targets traders in response to Greek crisis
The EU is considering a ban on the sort of complex financial instruments that may have contributed to Greece's economic crisis.[MORE]
Much to lose if friendship falters: SBY
Indonesian president tells Parliament his country and Australia are stakeholders in a common future, with much to lose if the relationship falters.[MORE]
Indonesian police confirm terrorist's death
Indonesian police say DNA tests have confirmed that one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombing has been killed.[MORE]
'Jihad Jane' charged for recruiting terrorists
An American woman known as "Jihad Jane" has been charged with recruiting jihadist fighters via the internet and conspiring to kill an unnamed person in Sweden.[MORE]
The hidden victims of Mexico's femicide
Young women in Mexico are being targeted in sadistic sexual violence known as "femicide". [MORE]
No return to Port-au-Prince slums, says president
Haiti's president says the Caribbean country's crowded capital of Port-au-Prince cannot be rebuilt as it was before January's devastating earthquake.[MORE]
Belfast police decision 'marks end to decades of strife'
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has welcomed the decision of the Northern Ireland Assembly to take over responsibility for policing and justice from London.[MORE]
Grave-robbing suspects arrested after snatching president's body
Officials in Cyprus say DNA tests have confirmed that a body found in a suburban cemetery belongs to the late president Tassos Papadopoulos.[MORE]
