ITALY: Former PM Berlusconi Gets Year In Jail Over Wiretapping [world politics news]

USA: Caroline Kennedy To Reportedly Be Next Ambassador to Japan [world politics news]

VENEZUELA: Hand-Picked Acting President Remains in Office, Defies Constitution [world politics news]

USA: Frmr FL Gov. Jeb Bush Leaves Door Open for 2016 White House Run [world politics news]

SWITZERLAND: Voters Approve Tough Executive Pay Rules [world politics news]

KENYA: Video Catches Political Operatives Buying Votes [world politics news]

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]

ARGENTINA: Israel Condemns Plans for "Truth Commission" Deal with Iran [world politics news]

USA: Obama Disbands Jobs Council That Rarely Met Over the Past Year [world politics news]

CHINA: Parliament to Feature Less "Extravagance," Shorter Speeches [world politics news]

US: Doctor's Office Raid Tied to Dem. Sen. Menendez Prostitute Allegations [world politics news]

JAPAN: Defense Budget to Rise for First Time in 11 Years to Counter Threats [world politics news]

VENEZUELA: Fake Photo of Chavez in Surgery Revealed to be Mexican Man [world politics news]

INDIA: Anti-Corruption Crusader Unveils Group to "Change the System" [world politics news]

UK: Gov't Minister Blames BBC For "Backing" Labour With Biased Reporting [world politics news]

MOROCCO: Gov't Dismantles 40-Member Al-Qaeda Terror Cell in Crackdown [world politics news]

CANADA: @PMHarper To Tweet His Entire Day Tomorrow #dayinthelife [world politics news]

CZECH REPUBLIC: Former PM Zeman Wins Presidency [world politics news]

AUSTRIA: Dogs Allowed at Party HQ, But Green Party Members Aren't [world politics news]

THE NETHERLANDS: Queen Abdicates; Criticized for Political Meddling [world politics news]

EGYPT: El Baradei Rejects Mursi's Call for Dialogue [world politics news]

EGYPT: Reactions Widely Vary to Pres. Mursi's Emergency Declaration [world politics news]

VENEZUELA: Chavez's VP Claims Assassination Attempts [world politics news]

UK: In Long-Awaited Speech, Cameron Calls for EU Referendum [world politics news]

USA: Democrats in Senate Ready Gun Control Legislation [world politics news]

ISRAEL: Coalition Talks Begin After Election Deadlock [world politics news]

THAILAND: Magazine Editor Jailed 10 Years for Criticizing King [world politics news]

JORDAN: Islamic Brotherhood Boycotts Elections [world politics news]

ISRAEL: Turnout Very High for Today's National Election [world politics news]

USA: Obama Takes Presidential Oath Amid Economic Uncertain Times [world politics news]

ISRAEL: Chuck Norris, Donald Trump Cut Ads Endorsing Netanyahu's Re-Election [world politics news]

SOUTH KOREA: Gov't Blames China for Poor Air Quality [world politics news]

ISRAEL: Parliament Set for Record Influx of Orthodox Lawmakers [world politics news]

VENEZUELA: Presidential Decree Featuring Chavez Signature Disputed [world politics news]

ARGENTINA: Pres. Kirchner Faces Squabbling Allies, Economic Woes [world politics news]

AUSTRALIA: Gov't Reaches Deal on Cyber Bullying with Facebook, YouTube, Others [world politics news]

EGYPT: Court Sentences Christian Family to 15 Years After Converting to Christianity [world politics news]

CHINA: Vice Premier Li Vows Action on Dangerous Air Pollution [world politics news]

CANADA: Former PM Paul Martin Asks Chief Spence to End Hunger Strike [world politics news]

PAKISTAN: Supreme Court Orders Arrest of Prime Minister [world politics news]

CHINA: Japan Criticized for Following "Routine" Flight Near Disputed Islands [world politics news]

AUSTRALIA: Labor Jumps In Polls, Coalition, Greens Drop in Support [world politics news]

RUSSIA: Thousands March to Protest Russian Adoption Ban [world politics news]

IRAN: Parliament to Strip President of Some Powers to Oversee Elections (Video) [World Politics News]

CZECH REPUBLIC: Tattooed Man Polling In Third Place in Presidential Race [world politics news]

ISRAEL: Netanyahu's Likud Maintains Comfortable Lead in Polls [world politics news]

BRAZIL: Pres. Rousseff Plans Ambitious Foreign Travels in 2013 [world politics news]

JAPAN: Gov't Orders Increased Surveillance on Disputed Islands [world politics news]

LIBYA: Central Gov't Struggles to Gain Control of Benghazi [world politics news]

Results of a recent bombing in Benghazi

ISRAEL: Polls Show Far-Right Bayit Yehudi Party Overtaking Netanyahu's Likud [world politics news]

VENEZUELA: Crisis in Caracas As Chavez Rumored to be Near Death [world politics news]

VENEZUELA: Opposition Demands Answers on Chavez' Health Rumors [world politics news]

ARGENTINA: Pres. Kirchner Calls for UK to Begin Talks to Hand Over Falkland Islands [world politics news]