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2012-02-19T18:29:00.000-05:00

UK: Scottish Secretary: 16- and 17-year-olds Should Not Vote in Scottish Referendum

2012-02-19T15:31:00.003-05:00

FRANCE: Sarkozy Holds First Rally of Re-election Campaign; Says He Helped Avert Economic Catastrophe

2012-02-19T15:28:00.000-05:00

UK: Foreign Secretary William Hague Warns Against Attack on Iran

2012-02-19T15:20:00.002-05:00

GREECE: EU Bailout Deal Could Be Signed Tomorrow

2012-02-17T15:26:00.001-05:00

CONGO: EU Condemns Suppression of Peaceful Election March

2012-02-17T15:03:00.001-05:00

TURKMENISTAN: President Inaugurated After Landslide Victory

2012-02-17T13:17:00.001-05:00

GERMANY: Ceremonial President Resigns over Political Favors Scandal

2012-02-16T22:03:00.000-05:00

CANADA: Alberta's Wildrose Alliance Party Rising in Polls, Ruling PC Party Flagging

2012-02-16T21:01:00.000-05:00

TAIWAN: Beijing Mayor Greeted by Mass Demonstrations During Taiwan Visit

2012-02-16T20:21:00.000-05:00

JAPAN: National Referendum on Nuclear Power's Future Considered

2012-02-16T19:58:00.000-05:00

JAPAN: PM Warns Israel Against Attack on Iran

2012-02-16T18:05:00.001-05:00

USA: NJ Assembly Approves Gay Marriage; Gov. Christie Vows Veto

2012-02-16T17:31:00.000-05:00

IRAN: Negotiator Says Iran Ready to Resume Talks over Nuclear Program

2012-02-16T16:48:00.000-05:00

UK: Military Equipment, Including Tanks, Could Be Stored in Germany So Land Can Be Sold, Says MoD

2012-02-16T15:55:00.000-05:00

INDIA: Police Detain Anti-China Protesters Outside Chinese Embassy

2012-02-16T14:11:00.001-05:00

BRAZIL: Gov't Freezes $32 in Spending in Bid to Lower Interest Rates

2012-02-16T14:05:00.001-05:00

SOMALIA: President Asks UN to Lift Arms Embargo

2012-02-16T14:03:00.000-05:00

AFGHANISTAN: Karzai says Afghan Gov't, Taliban and USA Holding Secret Three-Way Talks

2012-02-16T13:59:00.000-05:00

GREECE: German Foreign Minister Suggests New Greek Gov't Without Political Parties, Calls for Postponement of Elections

2012-02-16T13:57:00.003-05:00

IRELAND: Social Welfare Abuse Crackdown Saves €645 million

2012-02-16T13:55:00.002-05:00

ISRAEL: Iran Sanctions Not Working, Says Israeli PM Netanyahu

2012-02-15T19:52:00.000-05:00

KENYA: Accused War Criminal Gains Tribal Support in Presidential Bid

2012-02-15T18:31:00.000-05:00

KUWAIT: For First Time Since 2005, No Women in New Cabinet

2012-02-15T15:34:00.000-05:00

INDIA: Three Trade Deals Set to Be Signed with Pakistan

2012-02-15T14:12:00.000-05:00

UK: British MPs to Visit Falklands Amid Tensions

2012-02-15T14:02:00.000-05:00

SAUDI ARABIA: India, Saudi Arabia Set Up Joint Defense Council

2012-02-15T13:26:00.002-05:00

GREECE: Politicians in Greece Battle to Save Bailout Deal

2012-02-15T13:23:00.002-05:00

SYRIA: US State Dept. Says Russia, Iran Still Arming Assad Regime

2012-02-14T16:31:00.000-05:00

MALDIVES: Police Seek to Question Ousted President

2012-02-14T14:15:00.001-05:00

CHINA: EU Leader Holds Talks with China over Iran, Syria, Trade

2012-02-14T14:14:00.001-05:00

KOSOVO: Defiant Serbs Hold Referendum on Kosovo Rule

2012-02-13T19:33:00.001-05:00

EUROPE: Moody's Downgrades Nine Nations, Exacerbating Economic Woes

2012-02-10T14:42:00.001-05:00

UK: Pols, Clergy, Slam Court Ruling Banning Prayer Before Public Council Meetings

2012-02-09T21:25:00.001-05:00

VENEZUELA: Opposition to Chavez Stronger, Better Organized Than Ever

2012-02-09T14:08:00.001-05:00

UK: Gov't to Reduce Support for Over-Budget Solar Program

2012-02-09T12:02:00.000-05:00

GREECE: Austerity Deal Reached That Could Pave Way to Bailout

2012-02-08T13:34:00.000-05:00

INDIA: Lawmakers Resign After Filmed Watching Porn on Their Cell Phones During Meeting

2012-02-07T18:28:00.001-05:00

IRAN: Parliament Calls Ahmedinejad to Testify About Economy, Policies

2012-02-07T17:48:00.001-05:00

MALDIVES: Police Coup Topples President Credited with Bringing Democracy

2012-02-06T23:26:00.001-05:00

US: British, French Political Pressure Caused Inclusion of Naval Vessels in Gulf Flotilla

2012-02-06T17:58:00.000-05:00

MEXICO: Conservative PAN Party Chooses Woman Presidential Candidate

2012-02-06T17:21:00.000-05:00

GERMANY: Politician Slammed for Proposing Sharia Law in Civil Cases

2012-02-06T16:42:00.000-05:00

RUSSIA: Election Monitoring Website Launched

2012-02-06T15:19:00.000-05:00

VIETNAM: Gov't Arrests Nine in "Plot" to Overthrow the Communist Gov't Non-violently

2012-02-06T14:31:00.000-05:00

GREECE: Gov't Warned by France, Germany That Time Running Out for Bailout Agreement

2012-02-06T13:07:00.000-05:00

JAPAN: China Protests Japan's Plan to Name Contested Uninhabited Islands

2012-02-06T12:51:00.003-05:00

JAPAN: Gov't Agrees to Slower Transfer of US Troops to Guam from Okinawa Base

2012-02-06T12:34:00.000-05:00

CANADA: PM Harper Fears Iran Would Use Nukes if it Had Them

2012-02-06T11:44:00.001-05:00

CHINA: Gov't Bars Airlines from Paying European Carbon Fee

2012-02-06T11:41:00.002-05:00

ROMANIA: Prime Minister's Gov't Resigns After Anti-Austerity Protests

2012-02-06T10:37:00.002-05:00

SYRIA: US Closes Embassy, Pulls Diplomats from Syria

2012-02-05T00:05:00.001-05:00

SYRIA: Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria Crackdown

2012-02-03T23:45:00.001-05:00

RUSSIA: Thousands to March Against Putin

2012-02-03T19:59:00.000-05:00

SCOTLAND: Party Leaders Unite to Seek Ban on "Hate" Party March

2012-02-03T14:08:00.002-05:00

AUSTRALIA: Independent MPs Won't Back Labor if Gillard Replaced by Rudd as PM

2012-02-03T14:03:00.002-05:00

CANADA: PM Harper to Talk Investment, Pandas, During China Trip

2012-02-03T13:58:00.000-05:00

MEXICO: US Worried about Resurgent PRI Party's Crime Stance

2012-02-02T17:41:00.001-05:00

PAKISTAN: Supreme Court Orders PM to Face Contempt Charges

2012-02-01T13:02:00.001-05:00

UK: Disgraced Former RBS Executive Stripped of Knighthood By Queen

2012-01-31T16:17:00.000-05:00

SYRIA: Arab League Head to Address UN on Syrian Fact-Finding Mission

2012-01-31T12:54:00.001-05:00

BRAZIL: Tariffs on Imported Chinese Cars Hiked to Protect Local Carmakers

2012-01-31T12:06:00.004-05:00

IRAN: Perceiving Threat from West, Iran Willing to attack on U.S. soil, U.S. intelligence report finds

2012-01-31T09:40:00.001-05:00

INDIA: Nation Will Defy US, Continue To Buy Iranian Oil in Event of Embargo

2012-01-30T22:10:00.000-05:00

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Amnesty Granted for Soldiers Involved in Military Mutiny

2012-01-30T21:12:00.000-05:00

MALAYSIA: Five Activists Indicted for Treason for Raising Banned Flag of Papua Region

2012-01-30T20:21:00.001-05:00

EUROPE: UK and Czech Republic Opt out of EU Fiscal Treaty

2012-01-30T18:10:00.000-05:00

MEXICO: Concerns Growing over Possible Narco-Terrorist Manipulation of 2012 Election

2012-01-30T15:58:00.001-05:00

CUBA: Pres. Raul Castro Announces 10-year Term Limits for Gov't Officials

2012-01-30T15:11:00.000-05:00

EGYPT: Americans Barred From Leaving Country Take Refuge In US Embassy

2012-01-30T14:33:00.001-05:00

EQUADOR: In Tradition of Castro, Chavez, Ecuador's President Moving to Muzzle Press Freedom

2012-01-30T13:45:00.000-05:00

GREECE: Furious, Angry Reaction to EU Plan to Control Greece's Budgeting Process

2012-01-30T13:37:00.001-05:00

UK: Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband Says Scottish independence will hurt economic recovery

2012-01-29T16:23:00.000-05:00

MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi Galvanizes Opposition with Run for Parliament Seat

2012-01-29T15:57:00.001-05:00

FRANCE Merkel To Actively Support Sarkozy in Election

2012-01-29T14:08:00.000-05:00

GREECE: Officials Reject German Proposal to Turn Budget Control Over to Europe

2012-01-26T17:12:00.001-05:00

EGYPT: US Officials Condemn Detention of American NGO Workers

2012-01-26T17:11:00.001-05:00

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2012-01-26T12:30:00.000-05:00

IRAN: Leader Signals Iran is Ready for Talks Over Nuclear Program

2012-01-26T11:50:00.002-05:00

AUSTRALIA: PM and Opposition Leader Hustled Away From Unruly Mob

2012-01-26T01:15:00.001-05:00

ARGENTINA: President Slams UK PM Over Falkland's Comments

2012-01-25T17:11:00.000-05:00

BURMA: Generals Who Run Burma Will Not Allow Free Elections (Opinion)

2012-01-25T16:38:00.000-05:00

RUSSIA: UN Sanctions Continue to be Blocked by Russia

2012-01-25T16:00:00.000-05:00

UK: Cameron Says Human Rights Laws Prevent Britain from Protecting Itself

2012-01-25T13:36:00.000-05:00

EGYPT: Egyptians Rally to Mark Revolution

2012-01-25T12:33:00.000-05:00

UK: Milliband Accuses Cameron of "Arrogance" as Economy Shrinks

2012-01-24T11:21:00.000-05:00

EL SALVADOR: President Apologizes for 1981 Massacre

2012-01-24T09:19:00.000-05:00

RUSSIA: Putin's Popularity Inches Upward

2012-01-23T18:30:00.000-05:00

GUATEMALA: Former Dictator Rios Montt Ordered to Face Genocide Charges in Court

2012-01-23T17:12:00.000-05:00

FRANCE: Socialist Francois Holland, Challenging Sarkozy, Calls for Change

2012-01-23T17:00:00.000-05:00

CROATIA: Voters Support EU Membership 2 to 1 in Referendum

2012-01-23T16:05:00.003-05:00

EGYPT: Muslim Brotherhood-Dominated People's Assembly Meets

2012-01-23T15:31:00.000-05:00

KENYA: Two Potential Pres. Candidates to Face Trial For Allegedly Orchestrating Violence

2012-01-23T12:30:00.000-05:00

SOUTH SUDAN: The World's Newest Country

2012-01-23T10:55:00.000-05:00

EUROPE: EU Slaps Oil Embargo on Iran Over Nuclear Program

2012-01-23T10:54:00.002-05:00

NIGERIA: Elections Postponed - On Election Day

2012-01-20T13:02:00.000-05:00

EUROPE: Failed European Parliament Pres. Candidate Resigns from Parliament

2012-01-19T23:51:00.001-05:00

EUROPE: Confidence in Europe Rising, Despite Downgrades

2012-01-19T17:56:00.002-05:00

BANGLADESH: Coup Attempt to "Thwart Democracy" by "Religious Extremists" Foiled, Says Army

2012-01-19T14:09:00.000-05:00

FRANCE: Pres. Sarkozy "Against the Ropes" in Re-Election Fight

2012-01-19T13:37:00.000-05:00

ROMANIA: Rioting in Eastern Europe Intensifies During Economic Crisis