U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a resolution disapproving of the nuclear deal reached by world powers and Iran.
The European Union said on Sunday it respects the "no" vote in Sunday's Greek debt deal referendum, following early results which have shown that the country overwhelmingly rejected the bloc's bailout offer.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday failed to approve the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) legislation, which would have given aid to U.S. workers who lose their jobs as a result of U.S. trade deals with other countries, delivering a major blow to President Barack Obama 's trade agenda.
Lincoln Chafee, a Republican-turned-Democrat, announced Wednesday afternoon that he was running for the 2016 U.S. presidency.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan bill to allow Congress to review and potentially reject an international nuclear agreement with Iran.
Matteo Renzi's decision to push through his electoral reform plan with a series of three risky confidence votes follows a controversial and infrequently-used path that until now has ended badly for the prime minister behind the votes.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi' s decision to pass his controversial electoral reform plan through a series of risky confidence votes could serve a dual purpose, according to experts.
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday headed an emergency cabinet meeting ahead of parliamentary vote on a controversial economic bill likely to pass by a narrow majority.
Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal designed to introduce new immigration limit in the name of environment protection in referendum held on Sunday.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond on Tuesday night insisted an independent Scotland could not be prevented from using the pound.
Fiji's 2014 General Election, the first ever since the South Pacifc island nation's 2006 military coup, kicked off on Wednesday.
As Scotland is scheduled to hold an independence referendum on Thursday, London urged and expected Scots to reject it and save the union that lasted for 307 years.
Germany's anti-euro party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), has taken big strides forward in Sunday's regional parliament elections in German states of Thuringia and Brandenburg, according to predictions of German television ARD.
Germany's anti-euro party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), won its first seats in a state parliament on Sunday after a vote in eastern German state Saxony, according to preliminary results.
Governor of Indonesia's capital city Jakarta Joko Widodo was qualified to become the nation's new president after the General Election Commission (KPU) settled the vote tally on Tuesday, showing Joko's domination against rival Prabowo Subianto.
Portugal's main opposition Socialist Party has defeated the governing coalition in elections to the European Parliament, according to exit polls on Sunday.
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