in-waiting, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, began the tricky task on Friday of piecing together a disparate center-left government after an election which ended 10 years of center-right rule.
Danish newspapers immediately questioned the longevity of her (...)
designate Saad Al-Hariri is expected to announce a new national unity government in Lebanon to include Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah in the next 48 hours.
The formation of the government five months after a parliamentary election raises (...)
designate Saad Al-Hariri handed the president his proposed line-up for a national unity government Monday in a move swiftly rejected by opposition factions including the powerful Hezbollah.
Hariri was designated prime minister in late June but has (...)
Maliki met US President Barack Obama on Wednesday during a trip to the United States to boost economic cooperation and encourage foreign investors to return to Iraq.
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The Maliki government has opened up the oil (...)
Maliki's crackdown on militias in the southern oil port of Basra appears to have backfired, exposing the weakness of his army and strengthening his political foes ahead of elections.
US President George W. Bush has praised the crackdown, calling it (...)
ups, as governments from China to Britain have struggled to balance public safety with business and political interests and a fear of public hysteria.
Malaysian news agency Bernama reported on Wednesday the government had directed media not to (...)