Loyalist Forsakes Gandhis’ Fraying Party
NEW DELHI — A longtime and prominent loyalist of the Indian National Congress party publicly broke with the party’s president, Sonia Gandhi, and her son, Rahul, on Friday. The loyalist…
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Read The Daily Blog Of Greece’s ‘Erratic Marxist’ Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis, a self-described “erratic Marxist,” is the new finance minister of Greece under the just-elected Syriza-led government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. In the coming weeks, Varoufakis will be…
New Greek Defense Minister Prompts Turkey To Scramble Jets
ATHENS, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Greece’s new nationalist defense minister prompted Greece’s perennial rival Turkey to scramble jets on Friday, just days after he took office, by flying over uninhabited…
Israel Takes New Step to Expand West Bank Housing
JERUSALEM — Israel on Friday published bids for the construction of 450 new housing units in West Bank settlements, a move denounced by the Palestinians and by Israeli critics who…
Israeli Center-Left Alliance Looks To Unseat Netanyahu
When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved his unwieldy coalition and called new elections last month, he appeared almost certain to be returned once more to office. But a new center-left…
Jordan’s Talks With ISIS for Hostage Release Said to Fail
The Jordanian information minister, Mohammad al-Momani, said Jordan was still waiting for ISIS to give proof of life for the Jordanian pilot it captured in order to carry out a…
Hezbollah wants to de-escalate hostilities on border, Israel says
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has said that it wants to de-escalate hostilities on the Israeli-Lebanon border, a day after fighting left two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish peacekeeper dead,…
White House Expresses Displeasure Over Speech Planned By Netanyahu
The Obama administration, after days of mounting tension, signaled on Wednesday how angry it is with Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted Republican leaders’ invitation to address Congress on…
Jatuporn Prompan, Thai Red Shirt Leader, Gets 2-Year Jail Term For Insulting Former Prime Minister
BANGKOK, Jan 28 (Reuters) – A Thai court on Wednesday handed a two-year jail term to a leader of the “red shirt” opposition movement for defaming a former prime minister,…
Israeli Opposition Takes Aim at Netanyahu Over Planned Speech to Congress
JERUSALEM — Michael B. Oren, who spent four years as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ambassador to Washington, has called on Mr. Netanyahu to cancel his speech to Congress about Iran….
New Greek Government Names Anti-Austerity Economist as Finance Minister
ATHENS — The leftist-led coalition that won Greece’s elections unveiled its government on Tuesday, with the crucial post of finance minister going to an economist who has called the eurozone’s…
Bailout Critic Named Finance Minister As Greece Announces New Cabinet
A Greek economist and outspoken bailout critic has been named as finance minister in the country’s new left-wing government. The 53-year-old Yanis Varoufakis was named as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’…
France, Belgium Anti-Terror Raids Net 8 More Suspects
Anti-terror raids in France and Belgium netted eight more suspects on Tuesday as Paris urged its European Union partners to step up the fight against terror financing with new measures…
Why to postpone Netanyahu invitation
As a proud pro-Israel American, I am grateful that an Israeli prime minister has been invited to address Congress for a third timea high honor shared only by Sir Winston…
Japan’s ISIS hostage crisis: Where things stand
The militants appear to have killed one of the two Japanese hostages they have been holding. And they’re apparently demanding the release of a convicted terrorist in Jordan to spare…
Chris Wallace, Shep Smith Criticize Netanyahu’s Visit To Congress
Fox News’ Shep Smith and Chris Wallace lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday following Wednesday’s announcement that he would meet with Congress about Iran instead of…
Snubbed by U.S. and Europe, Kremlin Looks to Asia at Davos
DAVOS, Switzerland — On opening night at the annual gathering of the moneyed here, Russia’s state-owned bank VTB put on a lavish party, with dancers in gorgeous versions of Russian…
Obama, World Leaders Head To Saudi Arabia To Offer Condolences
RIYADH, Jan 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to meet its new King Salman after the death of his predecessor Abdullah on Friday,…
Obama Will End India Trip Early to Visit Saudi Arabia
NEW DELHI — President Obama has decided to cut short his planned three-day trip to India and visit Saudi Arabia, where he will pay his respects upon the death of…
What Greece’s Election Means For The Rest Of The World
Greece will vote in parliamentary elections on Sunday, nearly one month after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was forced to call a snap vote after parliament failed to agree on a…
Salman Ascends Throne to Become Saudi King
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The new king of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, has spent more than a half-century among the top echelons of one of the world’s most…
Who is Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman?
The man taking control of the world’s top oil exporter is well established in the Gulf kingdom’s corridors of power. Salman, 79, is “a stalwart of the royal family” who…
Ousted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck To Face Criminal Charge In Supreme Court
BANGKOK, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Thailand’s Attorney General will indict former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for negligence over a controversial rice subsidy scheme, the Attorney General’s Office said on Friday….
Saudi Arabia’s Salman Named As New King
By Angus McDowall RIYADH, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The death on Friday of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah means Salman bin Abdulaziz has become the country’s new ruler and the last…
Jamaica May Soon Decriminalize Marijuana Possession
Jamaica’s Cabinet has approved a much-anticipated bill of drug law amendments that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of pot and pave the way for a legal medical marijuana industry…
John Boehner Invites Benjamin Netanyahu To Address Congress On Iran
House Speaker John Boehner is inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH’-hoo) to address a joint session of Congress next month and discuss the threat from Iran. – Copyright 2015…
Nancy Pelosi Calls John Boehner Invite To Benjamin Netanyahu Inappropriate
The leader of the House Democrats said Thursday that Republican Speaker John Boehner blundered when he invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress amid sensitive negotiations about Iran’s…
Ukrainian Forces Retreat From Donetsk Airport, Civilians Killed In Bus Shelling
(Adds background) By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KIEV, Jan 22 (Reuters) – At least eight civilians were killed on Thursday when a shell or mortar hit a public transport…
Yemeni Houthi Fighters Surround Prime Minister’s Home, Official Says
By Yara Bayoumy and Mohammed Ghobari SANAA, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Yemen’s powerful Houthi movement fought artillery battles with the army near the presidential palace in Sanaa on Monday, surrounded…
Russian forces, equipment enter Ukraine, PM says
Russian military forces and equipment have entered Ukraine, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says, according to a report from Ukraine’s state-run media on Monday. “I have just spoken with the national…