CHINA: Communist Officials Try to Regulate Reincarnation of Dalai Lama

AUSTRALIA: Former NSW Premier Confirms Approach by PM to be Foreign Minister, After PM Denies

UK: Prime Minister, Opposition, Condemn General Strike Plans During Olympic Games

UK: Parliamentary Committee Gagged re: Asian Head of State Who Knew of 7/7/2005 Subway Attacks in Advance

INDIA: War of Words Erupts Between India & China Over Disputed Territory

CHINA: Government Spokesman Calls for "Dialogue" on Iran Nuke Program

BRAZIL: Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Corruption Election Law

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IRELAND: Energy Minister Defends Charging Customers for NOT Using Enough Electricity

BOLIVIA: Leftist President Calls for Construction of New, Larger Presidential Palace With Helipad

The current presidential palace.

CHINA: Officials Arrested for Bribery and "Rampant Counterfeiting" of Food and Drugs

AUSTRALIA: Chinese Adviser Warns of Strategic Differences

JAPAN: Governor of Tokyo Denies WWII Nanking, China Rapes by Japanese Soldiers

AUSTRALIA: Kevin Rudd Wins Support in Bid to Re-take Labor Party Leadership

RUSSIA: Thousands Form Human Chain in Anti-Putin Protest

CANADA: Nation Seeks Entry to Trans-Pacific Partnership

AUSTRALIA: Inside a Political "Soap Opera"

HONG KONG: Illegal Basement Constructed by Leading Politician Sparks Satire Campaign

EU: Eurozone Backs 130 billion Euro Bailout for Greece

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

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

UK: Foreign Secretary William Hague Warns Against Attack on Iran

GREECE: EU Bailout Deal Could Be Signed Tomorrow

CONGO: EU Condemns Suppression of Peaceful Election March

TURKMENISTAN: President Inaugurated After Landslide Victory

GERMANY: Ceremonial President Resigns over Political Favors Scandal

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

TAIWAN: Beijing Mayor Greeted by Mass Demonstrations During Taiwan Visit

JAPAN: National Referendum on Nuclear Power's Future Considered 

JAPAN: PM Warns Israel Against Attack on Iran

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

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

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

INDIA: Police Detain Anti-China Protesters Outside Chinese Embassy

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

SOMALIA: President Asks UN to Lift Arms Embargo

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

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

IRELAND: Social Welfare Abuse Crackdown Saves €645 million

ISRAEL: Iran Sanctions Not Working, Says Israeli PM Netanyahu

KENYA: Accused War Criminal Gains Tribal Support in Presidential Bid

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

INDIA: Three Trade Deals Set to Be Signed with Pakistan

UK: British MPs to Visit Falklands Amid Tensions

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

GREECE: Politicians in Greece Battle to Save Bailout Deal

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

MALDIVES: Police Seek to Question Ousted President

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

KOSOVO: Defiant Serbs Hold Referendum on Kosovo Rule

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

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

VENEZUELA: Opposition to Chavez Stronger, Better Organized Than Ever

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

GREECE: Austerity Deal Reached That Could Pave Way to Bailout

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

IRAN: Parliament Calls Ahmedinejad to Testify About Economy, Policies

MALDIVES: Police Coup Topples President Credited with Bringing Democracy

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

MEXICO: Conservative PAN Party Chooses Woman Presidential Candidate

GERMANY: Politician Slammed for Proposing Sharia Law in Civil Cases

RUSSIA: Election Monitoring Website Launched

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SYRIA: US Closes Embassy, Pulls Diplomats from Syria

SYRIA: Russia, China Veto UN Resolution on Syria Crackdown

RUSSIA: Thousands to March Against Putin

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

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

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

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

PAKISTAN: Supreme Court Orders  PM to Face Contempt Charges

UK: Disgraced Former RBS Executive Stripped of Knighthood By Queen