South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday nominated two new deputy prime ministers for economic and social affairs as part of a partial cabinet reshuffle.
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Silvan Shalom on Sunday announced his resignation from politics amid sexual assault accusations against him.
Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar made it clear on Sunday that the Islamabad-incumbent government had no plan to privatize the state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau on Wednesday named a 31-member Cabinet here as he was sworn into office as Canada's 23rd prime minister.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday announced a new lineup of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet, with key posts unchanged and 10 new faces being ushered in.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to reshuffle his cabinet and top executives of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday, while key government ministers and the top five LDP executives are likely to retain their posts.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday announced a new cabinet, including newly- introduced coordinating ministers, and the new government will be sworn in on Thursday.
Australian government ministers on Friday played down rumors of a front bench reshuffle, which had been hinted as a solution to the prime minister's poor approval rating.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday swore in three ministers for his new cabinet after the ruling United National Party (UNP) won a parliamentary election last week.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet as the Southeast Asia's largest economy aims to speed up subdued economic growth.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Sunday that he will decide in the next few days on the form of action he will take on the media allegations that funds from a government investment has been transferred to his personal bank accounts, Bernama, Malaysia's state news agency reported.
Indonesian former State-owned Enterprises (SoE) minister Dahlan Iskan was grilled by prosecutors at the Attorney General Office (AGO) on Wednesday after he was slapped a suspect status in several corruption cases occurred during his service as the minister.
Syria's Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi on Wednesday denied reports about the presence of Iranian forces fighting on Syrian soil, according to the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV.
Romanian Deputies' Chamber in a plenary sitting on Tuesday rejected the initiation of criminal proceedings against Prime Minister Victor Ponta, who is also a deputy from the main ruling Social Democratic Party.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday named the current justice minister as new prime minister after the former prime minister stepped down for the alleged bribery scandal.
Amid unabated Taliban-led insurgency and frequent suicide attacks, it is almost unthinkable that Afghanistan has had no defense minister for over seven months and this situation, according to political observers, could further add to the breakdown of security in the war-torn country.
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab accepted on Monday the resignation of Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber who has recently made an anti-poor statement that angered the public opinion and was described as "racist," official MENA news agency reported.
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