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Bulgarian parliament convenes Tuesday

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:38:09 -0400

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said Friday that he will convene the nation's newly elected Parliament next week to begin trying to form a government, a task complicated by the refusal of three parties to enter a coalition with the former governing party which has the most seats.

Bulgaria's center-right party wants vote canceled

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:43:04 -0400

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's ex-prime minister says the results of last weekend's parliamentary election should be canceled due to "gross violations" of voting law.

New Malaysian Cabinet named to boost confidence

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:22:14 -0400

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's leader named a new Cabinet on Wednesday in an effort to restore confidence in a long-ruling coalition that won national elections last week with a smaller majority.

Pakistan's next premier an Islamist comeback kid

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:32:53 -0400

ISLAMABAD - The man set to become Pakistan's next prime minister after historic elections over the weekend could be called the Islamist comeback kid.

Obama praises democratic transition in Pakistan

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:27:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is praising Pakistanis for upholding what he calls their commitment to democratic rule by successfully completing parliamentary elections.

Hard-line Islamists to make gains in Pakistan vote

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:23:34 -0400

MARDAN, Pakistan - The imposing, black-bearded politician in a striking white turban takes the stage at a campaign rally in northwest Pakistan as a song about Islamic holy war blares over loudspeakers. Before a chanting crowd, he praises the Afghan Taliban and blasts Pakistan's government for not protecting Osama bin Laden from U.S. commandos.

Italy's ex-premier Giulio Andreotti dies at 94

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:42:06 -0400

ROME - Giulio Andreotti personified the nation he helped shape, the good and the bad.

Malaysian elections expose worrying social schisms

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:32:59 -0400

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - It was hardly the look of the victorious. Wearing a bright blue shirt and a grim expression, Prime Minister Najib Razak appeared before the media on Monday to somberly acknowledge that his coalition had won general elections for the 13th time in a row.

In Pakistan town, men have spoken: No women vote

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:23:44 -0400

MATEELA, Pakistan - For decades, not a single woman in this dusty Pakistani village surrounded by wheat fields and orange trees has voted. And they aren't likely to in next week's parliamentary election either. The village's men have spoken.

ElBaradei: Egypt leader will need opposition help

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:48:22 -0400

CAIRO - Egypt's leading opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei said Tuesday he believes the Islamist president will eventually be forced to reach out to the opposition because his group is losing support and isn't able to tackle the country's myriad problems alone.

Pirate Party has electoral breakthrough in Iceland

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:48:03 -0400

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates.

Europe court: Tymoshenko jailing was rights abuse

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:20:25 -0400

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe's human rights court ruled on Tuesday, dealing a harsh blow to President Viktor Yanukovych who has insisted that the case against his top opponent was not political.

Malaysia's opposition banks on new economic deal

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:50:38 -0400

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - With less than a week to general elections, Malaysia's opposition alliance is banking on the promise of bold change to end the governing coalition's 56-year rule. It says a new economic playing field will strip away decades of race-based policies that it believes bred corruption and hampered growth

Iceland returns center-right parties to power

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:22:55 -0400

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - In a dramatic about-face, Icelandic voters have returned to power the center-right parties that led the national economy to collapse five years ago.

Bhutan votes in 2nd ever parliamentary poll

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:28:04 -0400

GAUHATI, India - People in the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan were cementing their young democracy Tuesday by voting in the nation's second parliamentary election.

Rally in Georgia backs embattled president

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:31:42 -0400

TBILISI, Georgia - About 10,000 supporters of Georgia's embattled pro-Western president gathered in the capital Friday for a rally testing their strength before October's election.

Muzzle on dissent in Gulf faces backlash in Kuwait

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:29:32 -0400

KUWAIT CITY - Outside a palm-shaded villa in suburban Kuwait City, government security forces are taunted and defied each night by supporters of a former lawmaker ordered to prison for insulting the emir of this tiny nation.

Kenyan parliament fights to retain lavish pay

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:26:01 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya - Even before they begin their latest session in earnest, newly elected Kenyan parliamentarians are demanding a pay increase, and legislator Mithika Linturi petitioned parliament on Thursday to impeach members of a government commission that reduced their salaries.