The Republican ticket is anybody's game at this early stage in the lead up to the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, though the 2012 Republican candidate Mitt Romney has announced not to run again.
The Italian government's arduous process of picking a successor to departed President Giorgio Napolitano is exposing cracks in the unlikely alliance between Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the supporters of controversial billionaire, former prime minister, and one-time Renzi rival Silvio Berlusconi.
As the United States gears up for yet another presidential race, American analysts have started to project the future course of China-U.S. relations.
A major Islamic State (IS) loss on the battlefield earlier this week in Kobani, Syria underscores the terrorist force's limits, but the group remains a tough adversary for the U.S. and its allies, U.S. experts said.
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Election results in Greece are expected to have a mixed impact on the Italian economy and could embolden Italian populists movements similar to the Syriza party which swept to power in Greece.
Greek anti-bailout radical left SYRIZA party leader Alexis Tsipras was sworn in on Monday as Prime Minister as talks for the formation of a coalition government were underway.
Critics continue to blast U.S. President Barack Obama for what they call a bizarre refusal to link radical Islam with terrorism, even as multiple terror groups are on the march in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
As Egypt is struggling to rally support for its economic summit scheduled to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh in March, the country needs to conduct a number of reforms to improve its investment climate and attract foreign investors, said economic experts.
The threat of Italy's first-ever nationwide police strike is drawing attention to Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's plans to reform rules governing the public administration.
The presence of the mafia has scared foreign investors away from Italy with an estimated loss of some 16 billion euros (18.55 billion U.S. dollars) in recent years, the governor of the Bank of Italy has said.
The ice-breaking dialogue between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Singapore Sunday offers some ray of hope for the settlement of the decades-long predicament, but turning the positive momentum into milestone requires both courage and wisdom to compromise from the two sides.
The bloody terrorist attacks in Paris last week marked a watershed moment, triggering political leaders to take to the street to express their resolve in fighting terrorism.
The resignation of Italian President Giorgio Napolitano throws up a new obstacle in the path for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who must now temporarily put aside his reform-minded agenda in order to concentrate on the delicate task of finding Napolitano's successor, said experts.
Speculation is mounting on who will replace Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's longest serving head of state, with experts warning the next President of the Republic will continue to have a heightened role in Italian politics.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday that he has no intention to establish a political party, which has been reassuring to politicians in Egypt, especially at a time months ahead of the parliamentary elections.
With South African industries and schools reopening this week after a festive season break, the country braces for renewed power outages.
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