WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama conceded on Monday night he might lose his fight for congressional support of a military strike against Syria, and declined to say what he would do if lawmakers reject his call to back retaliation for a chemical weapons attack last month.
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama conceded on Monday night he might lose his fight for congressional support of a military strike against Syria, and declined to say what he would do if lawmakers reject his call to back retaliation for a chemical weapons attack last month.
OSLO: Norway has shifted right in elections, ending eight years of centre-left rule and setting the stage for a new Conservative-led government with the populist anti-immigration Progress Party as junior partner.
OSLO: Norway has shifted right in elections, ending eight years of centre-left rule and setting the stage for a new Conservative-led government with the populist anti-immigration Progress Party as junior partner.
SAN MARTIN JILOTEPEQUE, GUATEMALA: An overcrowded bus plunged into a deep river canyon in northwestern Guatemala on Monday, killing at least 44 people commuting to the capital, officials said.
SAN MARTIN JILOTEPEQUE, GUATEMALA: An overcrowded bus plunged into a deep river canyon in northwestern Guatemala on Monday, killing at least 44 people commuting to the capital, officials said.
Clashes Sunday in Nigeria's restive northeast killed five Boko Haram Islamists and 13 fighters from a vigilante group which has fought a series of recent battles with the Islamists, a state government official said.
Clashes Sunday in Nigeria's restive northeast killed five Boko Haram Islamists and 13 fighters from a vigilante group which has fought a series of recent battles with the Islamists, a state government official said.
LONDON: A prominent British MP who shot to fame when she became the youngest member of parliament a decade ago — has decided to quit politics over her party's increasingly toughening stance on immigration. Sarah Teather belongs to ruling coalition partner Liberal Democrats.
LONDON: A prominent British MP who shot to fame when she became the youngest member of parliament a decade ago — has decided to quit politics over her party's increasingly toughening stance on immigration. Sarah Teather belongs to ruling coalition partner Liberal Democrats.
ISLAMABAD: In a golden moment in Pakistan's chequered 66-year political history, President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday stepped down and left the presidency after successfully completing his five-year term, paving the way for India-born Mamnoon Hussain to take over.
ISLAMABAD: In a golden moment in Pakistan's chequered 66-year political history, President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday stepped down and left the presidency after successfully completing his five-year term, paving the way for India-born Mamnoon Hussain to take over.
LA PAZ: Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived home late on Wednesday after a flight interrupted by an unscheduled stopover caused by suspicions US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was traveling with him.
LA PAZ: Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived home late on Wednesday after a flight interrupted by an unscheduled stopover caused by suspicions US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was traveling with him.
