HUNGARY: High Court Strikes Down Law Banning Nazi, Communist Symbols [world politics news]

GERMANY: Plagiarism Scandal Hits Defense Minister, Endangers Merkel Gov't [world politics news]

CUBA: New VP Diaz-Canel Said to be Competent Manager [world politics news]

EGYPT: Opposition Parties To Boycott April Parliamentary Elections [world politics news]

ITALY: Election Results Yield No Clear Majority; New Elections Likely [world politics news]

CANADA: NDP Leader's Bill Would Strengthen Parliament's Budget Watchdog [world politics news]

ITALY: Poor Weather May Help Comedian Candidate's Last-Minute Election Surge [world politics news]

CHINA: Japanese PM Abe Accused of "Playing Up China Threat" During US Visit [world politics news]

TUNISIA: Conservative Islamist Named New Prime Minister [world politics news]

JAPAN: PM Shinzo Abe Visits US Amid Soaring Popularity [world politics news]

UK: Moody's Downgrades Britain's Credit Rating from AAA to AA1 [world politics news]

GRENADA: Former PM Returns to Power After Winning All 15 Constituencies [world politics news]

ZIMBABWE: Police Seize Radios Ahead of Constitutional Referendum [world politics news]

EGYPT: Electoral Law Passes in Upper House; Paves Way For New Elections [world politics news]

ARMENIA: Opposition Candidate Contests President's Easy Re-Election [world politics news]

ITALY: Last Minute Campaign Letter Promising Tax Repeal Condemned [world politics news]

ITALY: Monti Says German Chancellor Opposes Center-Left Party Victory [world politics news]

BULGARIA: Gov't Resigns Amid Widespread Austerity Protests [world politics news]

UK: Law Would Require Immigrants to Live in UK for a Year Before Claiming Benefits [world politics news]

TUNISIA: PM to Fill Cabinet with Moderates after Opposition Leader Killed [world politics news]

CANADA: Liberal leadership Candidate Trudeau Calls for Better Senators [world politics news]

JAPAN: Hotline With China Suggested to Diffuse Clashes Over Disputed Islands [world politics news]

USA: Did CIA Director Nominee John Brennan Convert to Islam? [world politics news]

GERMANY: MP Misinterprets Iranian Ambassadors Wave as Invite to "High-Five" [world politics news]

INDIA: Gov't to Set Limits on Discount Airfare Rates - to Protect Airlines [world politics news]

UK: Cameron Gov't Supports "Stealth Tax" on Inheritance to Fund Elder Care [world politics news]

JORDAN: King Abdullah II Urges Parliament to Seek Consensus on PM Selection [world politics news]

JAPAN: Water Bottle Falling From US Osprey Aircraft Sparks Diplomatic Protest [world politics news]

CANADA: Senator Charged With Sexual Assault [world politics news]

UK: Scottish National Party's March 2016 Independence Day Called "Absurd" [world politics news]

QUEBEC: Francophones Victims of "Soft Ethnocide" Says Report [world politics news]

USA: Strom Thurmond's Secret Mixed-Race Daughter Dies at 87 [world politics news]

UK: Commons Vote for Gay Marriage; Less Than Half of Tories Approve [world politics news]

ITALY: Monti Says Berlusconi's Tax Rebate Vow "Friendly Attempt at Corruption" [world politics news]

ITALY: Berlusconi Polling Narrows the Gap After Tax Repeal Pledge [world politics news]

SLOVENIA: Second Party to Quit Crumbling Coalition Gov't [world politics news]

GERMANY: Free Democratic Party Leader Accused of "Inappropriate Advances" [world politics news]

QATAR: Greek, Turkish Leaders Hold Surprise Summit in Doha, Qatar [world politics news]

ICELAND: Newly Formed "Bright Future Party" Second Largest, Says Poll [world politics news]

JAPAN: Gov't May Allow Exports of Japanese-Made Stealth Fighter Jet Parts [world politics news]

RUSSIA: Unregistered "Pirate Party" to Ban Gov't ISPs from Visiting Website [world politics news]

MEXICO: Proposed Agreement With US Would End "Tomato War" [world politics news]

AUSTRALIA: Poll Shows Labor Gov't Fall on All Issues After Election Call [world politics news]

UK: 1 in 5 Voters Would Abandon Tories Over Support for Gay Marriage: Poll [world politics news]

AUSTRALIA: Jewish Groups, MPs, Oppose Yom Kippur Election Date [world politics news]

KENYA: Vast "Technology City" Envisioned as East Africa's Business Hub [world politics news]

BURMA: Gov't Drops Defamation Suit Against Magazine [world politics news]

UK: Argentina Pulls Out of Falklands Talks; Refuses to Speak with "Colonists" [world politics news]