RUSSIA: Opposition Elects New Leader in Online Vote

SCOTLAND: Ministers Abandon Plans for Minimum Alcohol Pricing

IRELAND: Labor Party Leader, Minister of Trade Gilmore: We Can't Afford to Hand Over Our Economic Destiny To EU

EUROPE: EU Wins Peace Prize Amid Violent Anti-Austerity Protests, Uncertain Future

ISRAEL: Netanyahu Announces New Elections for Early 2013; To Seek "Renewed Mandate"

SPAIN: Parliament Nixes Catalonia Independence Referendum

UK: Clegg Says Liberal Dems Won't Accept New Cuts Without Tax Hikes on the Rich 

JAPAN: New Justice Minister Accepted Contributions from Chinese Firms

TURKEY: "Worst Case Scenarios" Being Played Out With Turkey-Syria Border Clashes

VENEZUELA: Chavez Re-election Signals Accelerated Socialist Revolution

GEORGIA: Western-Leaning Pres. Saakashvili Admits Defeat in Parliamentary Elections

AFGHANISTAN: Top Chinese Security Official Makes Surprise Visit to Kabul

IRELAND: Record Number of Marriages Reported; Sharp Rise in Recent Years

CHINA: Official Agencies Apply Chinese Names to Islands Disputed with Japan

SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal King's "Extravagant" Spending Causes Concerns

UK: Conservatives to Introduce Plans to Repatriate Powers from Brussels

LIBYA: Gov't Acts to Ban Radical Militias After Massive Demonstrations

PAKISTAN: Gov't Minister Offers $100k Bounty for Death of Filmmaker Who Offended Muslims

EUROPE: Common Interests, Failure of EU, May Lead to Eastern European Common Market

SPAIN: Influential Conservative Regional President Resigns Suddenly

POLAND: Gov't to Slash Regulations on 50 Professions to Help Spur Growth

JAPAN: Cabinet Backtracks on Plans to Ban Nuclear Energy by 2040

CHINA: Vice President Xi Warns Japan Over "Purchase" of Disputed Islands

CANADA: New Quebec Premier Swears In New National Assembly Members - Minus Canadian Flag

SPAIN: Rare Political Comments from King Juan Carlos Urge Calm In Face of Growing Austerity Anger

CHINA: General Urges Military to "Prepare for Combat" With Japan Over Disputed Islands

NORTHERN IRELAND: Queen's Historic Meeting with Former IRA Commander McGuiness Stirs Emotions

UK: Health Minister Says National Health Service Has Enough Beds to Cope with Rising Elderly Population

PHILIPPINES: China Angered by Philippine Re-Naming of Disputed Island; South China Sea Now Called "West Philippine Sea"

SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Cape Students Intimidated by Gasoline Bombs Over Paved Road Protest

MAURITANIA: Gov't Imposes Mosque Oversight to Counter Extremism

IRELAND: "Dragon's Den" Entrepreneur Calls on Gov''t to Make it Easier to Create Start-ups

CHINA: In Dispute with Japan Over Islands, China Hints at Economic Consequences

BRAZIL: Pres. Rousseff Set to Announce Energy Price Cuts of Up to 17% to Spur Growth

JAPAN: Controversial Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto Set to Form Political Party; Wants Decisions Made in Osaka, Not Tokyo

BAHRAIN: Military Breaks Up Protest Supporting 13 Arrested in Arab Spring Protests

CHINA: Chinese Netizens Go On Rampage Against Safety Official Smiling, Wearing $21k Sunglasses, at Scene of Horrific Crash

CANADA: Foreign Minister Announces Breaking Diplomatic Ties With Iran

PHILIPPINES: Pres. Aquino Heads to Russia for APEC Summit, Bilateral Discussions

TURKEY: Egyptian Ruling Party Members to Visit Turkey to Learn From Economic Boomlet

USA: Woodward Book Reveals Debt Deal Collapse and Incompetence in Early Days of Obama Administration

GREECE: Police Unions Rioting Over Austerity Cuts

CHINA: Sec. of State Clinton Accused of "Meddling" In Pacific by Chinese Media

KENYA: Legal Experts Warn "Sensational" Court Cases Could Derail 2013 Elections

SINGAPORE: Politician Who Lost Presidential Election Open to Rematch in 2017

DENMARK: Prime Minister Declares "My Husband Isn't Gay"

DENMARK: Anti-Immigrant Party Leader to Step Down After 17 Years

ITALY: Electoral "Pigsty Law" Could Lead to Political Instability

RUSSIA: "Rocky Start" to World Trade Organization Membership

GERMANY: Top CDU Official Says EU Should Place Hezbollah Group on Terror List

YEMEN: Transportation Minister Survives Assassination Attempt

ECUADOR: Foreign Minister Gains Support from "Left Wing Parties" to Protect Assange in  Embassy

ETHIOPIA: "Missing" Prime Minister Dead at 57

UK: All Three Party Leaders Head Off on Post-Olympics Vacations

RUSSIA: Two-year Sentence for Anti-Putin Protesters Condemned by Opposition Politicians

RUSSIA: 75% in Poll Say Russian Orthodox Church Should Butt Out of Politics

JAPAN: Parliament Votes to Double Consumption Tax; Opposition Calls for New Elections

INDIA: Popular TV Guru Arrested by Government in Anti-Corruption Campaign

UK: London Mayor Boris Johnson Considers Return to Parliament, Chastises Cameron

ISRAEL: War With Iran Would Cause "500 Deaths" Says Civil Defense Minister

ETHIOPIA: Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's Whereabouts Remain a Mystery

MYANMAR: Political Moderate Named As One of Country's Two Vice Presidents

AUSTRALIA: 2025 Export Targets "Impossible" Says Opposition

JAPAN: New Party Promises to Shutter All Nuke Plants Within Decade if Elected

URUGUAY: President Urges State-Regulated Marijuana Sales to Combat Cocaine Trade

SOUTH AMERICA: Record Crop Harvest May Alleviate Prices Amid US Drought

HONG KONG: Government Criticized Over Plastic Pellet Spill on Beaches

ITALY: Berlusconi Plotting Political Comeback?

ROMANIA: Romanian Court Delays Ruling on Presidential Impeachment Referendum Results

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Palestinians To Seek UN Non-State Observer Status

VIETNAM: Fishery Association Says China Flooding Sea with Fishing Boats to Assert Claims

MALAWI: New President A Rare "One-Woman Revolution;" Lifts Media Censorship; Sells Presidential Jet; Reforms Laws

PAKISTAN: Supreme Court Rejects Immunity Law for Prime Minister

KENYA: First Openly Gay Man Seeks Election to Kenya's New Senate

JAPAN: Defense Report Warns of Chinese Military's Growing Role in Setting Foreign Policy

VENEZUELA: Venezuelan Business Leaders Fail to Prevent Entry Into Troubled MERCUSUR Free Trade Area

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Government Arrests 457 Illegal Workers in Nationwide Crackdown

IRELAND: Referendum Still Planned on Future of Irish Parliament's Upper House

TAIWAN: Pres. Ma Seeks to Fast-track Free Trade Deals with EU, Singapore, New Zealand 

AUSTRALIA: South Australia Opposition Leader Under Fire After Admitting Considering Senate Candidacy

UK: Cross-Party Group Says Cameron's Transparency Drive "Not Enough"

EGYPT: PM-Designate Kandil Appoints Muslim Brotherhood Members, Bureaucrats, to Cabinet

UAE: Ministry of Labor Warns Businesses Against Violating Reduced Ramadan Work Hour Law

JAPAN: Anti-Nuke Independent Gains in Gubernatorial Race in Conservative Bastion

GREECE: Finance Minister Warns Cash Reserves Drying Up

HONG KONG: Tens of Thousands Protest New "Patriotic" Communist Curriculum in HK Schools

INDIA: Anti-Corruption Campaigner Starts Hunger Strike, Will Not Meet PM

TURKEY: PM Erdogan Says Turkey, USA to Work to "Speed Up Political Transition" in Syria

IRAN: Ahmadinejad Mocks Romney Visit to Israel

UK: Cameron Sees No End To Austerity Measures

GERMANY: Ban on Circumcisions by German Court Provokes Outrage, Unites Jews, Muslims

TURKEY: National Assembly Bans Hookah Pipes for Those Under 18

GREECE: PM Samaras Seeks Renegotiation of Bailout, More Time to Pay

LIBYA: Citizens Vote in First Free Elections in 60 Years Amid Uncertainty

ROMANIA: Leftist Government Suspends President Alleging "Expanding Powers" of Presidency

RUSSIA: PM Medvedev Brushes Off Japanese Anger Over Visit to Disputed Islands

USA: Rangel Victory Questioned As Voting Irregularities Alleged, Lead Narrows

LIBYA: Voters Go to Polls Saturday Amid Violence Fears

MEXICO: Election Recount Begins Amid Charges of Vote-Buying

MEXICO: "Old Guard" PRI Returns to Power After 12-Years In the Wilderness