SouthKorea'sforeignministernomineeonFridaymetwiththevictimsofsexualslaveryduringWorldWarIIaheadoftheparliamentaryconfirmationhearingnextweek.KangKyung-wha,whowa
Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced his resignation from the post at a special address to the nation on Wednesday afternoon.
GENEVA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Tedros Adhanom, 52-year-old former health minister and foreign minister of Ethiopia, was elected on Tuesday as new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), UN's health agency.
SouthKoreaPresidentMoonJae-inannouncedonSundayhischoicesforfinanceminister,foreignminister,andthetopsecurityadvisorroleinhisnewgovernment.Moontoldamediabriefing
BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMaysprunganEastersurpriseonmuchoftheBritishelectoratebycallingforaJune8“snap”election.Thisproposalwasconfirmedthefollowingdaybyawidem
French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a gender-balanced cabinet in accordance with an earlier pledge, with 11 of 22 posts taken by women.
Sudan'sPrimeMinisterHassanSalehonThursdayannouncedanewgovernmentandappointedseveralnewministers.MohamedOthmanRukabi,aformerarmylieutenantgeneral,wasappointedasf
A Dutch minister called on Tuesday for setting up an international fund for safe abortions and contraceptives after U.S. President Donald Trump decided to ban U.S. funding of abortion in other nations.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday resisted a major cabinet reshuffle despite his waning poll numbers as he named Greg Hunt the new health minister to replace Sussan Ley, who resigned last week amid an expenses scandal.
The veteran chief minister of the Malaysian state of Sarawak died on Wednesday in a fresh blow for Prime Minister Najib Razak who was counting on him to help secure victory in upcoming elections.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday (Jan 10) named Ms Chrystia Freeland as foreign minister, replacing Mr Stephane Dion, a critic of US President-elect Donald Trump, in a Cabinet shakeup.
Seven candidates will compete for the French left-wing primary in January to win the nomination for next year's presidential election, the organizers said on Saturday.
New Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni unveiled his government on Monday, keeping almost all former ministers in place in a move aimed at reassuring financial markets.
The cabinet of Italy's newly-appointed Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni was sworn in on Monday, paving the way to solve the government crisis set off by the resignation of former prime minister Matteo Renzi on Dec. 7.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Sunday asked outgoing Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni to serve as the new prime minister of a new transitional government.
Bill English looks certain to be New Zealand’s next prime minister. The deputy leader of the Nationals has secured the public support of 30 of the party’s MPs on Thursday – a majority – and, following the withdrawal of two challengers, stands unopposed for the leadership.
Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has called up his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, requesting him to provide exchange facility for demonetized Indian currency notes in circulation in Nepal, the prime minister's office said here.