Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi' s decision to pass his controversial electoral reform plan through a series of risky confidence votes could serve a dual purpose, according to experts.
French touristsTwo French tourists who filmed themselves burning a quokka, a native Australian marsupial, have each chosen to accept a seven-day jail term, which is expected to cost Western Australian taxpayers thousands of dollars.
China's top legislature reviewed a bill that would expand representation for the jury system on Monday.
Just a few months ago, Asanka Ekanayake was a happy man. He had a stable job, a happy family and was looking forward to the locally celebrated Sinhalese and Tamil New Year with his wife, whom he had married recently.
Irish lender Permanent TSB would launch a public share offering on Tuesday to raise 400 million euros (or 423 million U.S. dollars), local media reported on Monday.
Italy has called for the United Nations to create a special force to help protect important archaeological or cultural sites. But experts say the proposal may not be realistic.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to connect all the 36 states of the federation to railway line if re-elected in the March 28 elections.
The final budget of the current British parliament contained headline policy items that will benefit households, home-buyers, and businesses as well as policy directions that will see the size of the government cut back to almost its smallest since the 1930s.
Rumors about the recent disappearance of Russian President Vladimir Putin from the public are getting thicker when the Kremlin announced Thursday that he would skip the regular meeting of the Federal Security Service (FSB)'s board.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Wednesday that the fight against the extremist group "Islamic State" (IS) may take longer time than the three- year timeline stipulated in U.S. President Barack Obama's force authorization request.
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis dismissed media reports on Sunday over a possible referendum for euro in Greece in case the country's creditors would not accept the government's policy program.
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday said any country that failed to respect the Minsk agreements would face sanctions, recalling the need to fully impose the ceasefire deal as fighting escalated in eastern Ukraine.
Former Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter was sworn in Tuesday as the 25th U.S. Defense Secretary, the fourth defense chief in President Barack Obama's six years in office.
Indonesia's Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri said on Monday that Indonesia planned to stop sending domestic workers to foreign counties by 2017, but would only send skilled workers from that time.
The Sri Lankan police on Thursday said they are awaiting advice from the country's Attorney General to question former President Mahinda Rajapakse and former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse over an alleged coup attempt following last month's presidential elections.
Chinese cellphone makers on Wednesday expressed their support of a record anti-trust fine levied on U.S. chip maker Qualcomm.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday sent Congress a draft legislation authorizing the use of military force against the extremist group known as Islamic State (IS), or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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