Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo is keen to see at least two more parties to join his coalition, expected to support his camp in the parliament.
Leaders of the Lesotho coalition government on Monday pledged to render the Southern African Development Community (SADC) full support with a view to speedily restore stability and security in the kingdom.
With results of presidential election yet to be announced, a breakdown in the coalition nominating ex-general Prabowo Subanto and former key economy minister Hatta Radjasa seems more likely with a major ally, the Golkar party, hinted at a withdraw from the coalition.
Casualties were feared as a car bombing went off Monday morning close to a NATO- led coalition military base in Zharay district of southern Afghan province of Kandahar
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was sworn in for a third term after being reelected in a vote in the lower house of parliament on Tuesday.
A "grand coalition"under the leadership of Angela Merkel is expected to take office.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the Social Democrats (SPD) on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives will hold a second round of talks with the Green Party, a day after their meeting with the main opposition Social Democrats (SPD) failed to produce a potential coalition partner.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives will hold another round of coalition talks with the Green Party following their exploratory talks on Thursday evening, as Merkel's party is looking for a partner to rule the Europe's largest economy for the next four years.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) may agree on tax rises in order to form a coalition government with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), CDU officials suggested on Wednesday.
Malaysia's ruling coalition won a crucial by-election on Wednesday after a closely contested general election in May.
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Sunday said the coalition government will stay in power until the end of their term in 2015, rejecting calls for snap elections to resolve a political crisis eroding Lisbon's credibility with lenders and investors.
A local Taliban leader has been killed in an operation in southern Afghan province of Kandahar
International movie star Michelle Yeoh and some other Malaysian stars are facing fierce criticism online for promising to attend pro-ruling coalition events in the run-up to the general election in May.
In a fresh attempt to press for a swift political transition in conflict-torn Syria, a large gathering including senior officials of Syrian opposition and delegations from Western backers was held here in Paris on Monday.
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