Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff will be sworn in for a second four-year term Thursday in the capital city of Brasilia.
The U.S. Congress and the White House are expected to come out swinging on a number of hot-button issues after midterm elections this month shifted the control of the Congress to the Republican Party (GOP).
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday ratcheted up pressure on Congress to authorize some 3.7 billion U.S. dollars in fund to deal with the recent influx of undocumented child immigrants from Central America.
India's Congress party Monday set up a united front behind its leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, rejecting their offer of resignation in the wake of the devastating election defeat suffered by the party in its history.
India's ruling Congress party Monday launched a scathing attack on the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, linking him to a businessman allegedly involved in money laundering.
India's ruling Congress party Thursday complained to the independent Election Commission against main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's road show in the holy city of Varanasi, after being apparently rattled by the huge turnout.
India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi Wednesday filled her nomination papers to contest the upcoming general elections from Rae Bareli constituency in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged Congress on Monday to lift the debt ceiling without delay, as the government will run out of its borrowing authority on Friday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged the Congress Thursday to raise the federal debt ceiling as soon as possible, or the government would run out of the borrowing room to pay its bills.
The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday it was disappointed by Congress' failure to include a plan that would help the International Monetary Fund (IMF) carry out its quota and governance reform package.
The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday it was disappointed by Congress' failure to include a plan that would help the International Monetary Fund (IMF) carry out its quota and governance reform package.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to extend unemployment benefits for millions of unemployed Americans, saying inaction of Congress will lead to self-inflicted wound for the economy.
The Indian capital Wednesday witnessed a record voter turnout - 66 percent - in the assembly polls in which more than 10 million residents were eligible to exercise their franchise to choose a new government for the state.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday secured the key backing of House leaders in his push for military action in Syria, as his administration continued to persuade the rest of Congress by sending Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to make the case in a Senate hearing.
An initiative to send a delegation of Russian lawmakers for direct talks with their U.S. colleagues on Syrian problem is timely and correct, President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
Amid signs the U.S. is ready to attack Syria, 140 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed onto a letter, demanding President Barack Obama get authorization of Congress before going ahead with the military strike.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to help homeowners reduce housing mortgage burdens and support the nascent real estate sector recovery.
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