Thailand's anti-government protesters gave Sunday night an two-day ultimatum to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to return power to the people, which suggested the resignation of the lady premier and dissolution of the Lower House.
The EU on Wednesday imposed tariffs of up to 42.1 percent on solar glass imports from China, which would come into force Thursday.
There is no need for Congress to add new sanctions on Iran if the United States is serious about pursuing diplomatic solution to Tehran's disputed nuclear program, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday.
Thai Senate on Monday rejected a government-backed amnesty bill which critics say would pave way for the return fugitive former prime minister Thakisn Shinawatra.
The contentious amnesty bill has proven to be the worst move made by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government in its two-year tenure, further dimming her brother Thaksin's chance of returning home.
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday called for putting an end to the anti- amnesty protests that have escalated to sweep Bangkok.
The six world powers negotiating with Iran would consider offering limited sanction relief if Iran takes concrete steps to halt its nuclear activities, the White House said Thursday.
The Kenyan government on Tuesday denied reports that it was lobbying African countries to boycott the 23rd Commonwealth Head of State Summit to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from Nov. 15 to 17.
The U.S. Senate agreed to a deal early Wednesday afternoon to raise the debt ceiling, but the clock is still ticking toward the looming deadline, as it remains unknown whether the House will vote to avoid the country's first- ever debt default.
The U.S. Senate agreed to a deal early Wednesday afternoon to raise the debt ceiling, but the clock is still ticking toward the looming deadline, as it remains unknown whether the House will vote to avoid the country's first- ever debt default.
However, the apparent flip-flop has opened up the LDP for attack from a number of fronts. Firstly, Japan's Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives, which has significant political clout here, will be up in arms about the turnaround.
Japan and the United States undertook to review and update the two countries' defense cooperation framework with the discussions Thursday aimed at forming the basis of agreement for the foreseeable future under more balanced terms.
Italy faced a new political "drama" on Sunday, a day after the country has been plunged into chaos by the sudden resignations of five centre-right ministers.
At the first-ever High- Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Nuclear Disarmament here on Thursday, top UN officials called on all countries to take renewed steps to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
The new Iranian envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday said Tehran was ready to remove ambiguity on its disputed nuclear activities, but stressed Iran would never give up its established nuclear right under the non-proliferation treaty (NPT).
A Russian legislative body urged on Wednesday the international community to avert a military strike against Syria, warning that a strike would jeopardize stability in the region.
Russia's proposal suggesting to place Syrian chemical arms under international control "is worthy of close scrutiny," and was acceptable with a U.N. Security Council resolution, French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius said Monday.
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