U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday called for a "transparent" constitutional referendum in Egypt to ensure all voters cast their vote "freely" on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta's cabinet won an expected confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, proving a more solid majority for his reform plans.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signed the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly in New York here Wednesday.
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday passed a resolution to authorize a military strike against Syria.
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Monday rejected opposition's calls for a parliament vote on the Syria crisis.
Britain's House of Commons on Thursday voted to reject a government motion on military action against Syria after eight hours of intense debate.
Greek parliament approved early on Thursday a new austerity and reform bill which contains mass job cuts in the public sector in a key step to unlock further international bailout aid to the debt-laden country.
U.S. President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary was blocked Thursday in the Senate, after a vote failed to garner the 60 votes needed to end debate on the matter.
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