Egypt's new President Abdel-Fattah al- Sisi on Monday assigned Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab who had tendered his government resignation to form new cabinet, state-run Nile TV reported.
India's mammoth nine-phase general elections entered its final phase Monday, with polling being held in 41 parliamentary constituencies across three states.
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that the prime minister status of Yingluck Shinawatra was ended for abusing power in a personnel transfer in 2011.
A suspected suicide bomber was shot by security guards as he was attempting to enter the prime ministry building in Ankara on Thursday, the Anatolia news agency reported.
The Georgian parliament on Wednesday confirmed with a confidence vote Irakli Gharibashvili as new prime minister, succeeding retiring billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.
The strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan has brought practical benefits to both countries, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday.
Australian new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gave his first speech in the Parliament House on Thursday and praised his predecessor Julian Gillard.
Kevin Rudd swore in as prime minister of Australia on Thursday following his victory in a ruling Labor party caucus ballot the evening before.
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed in foreign policy guidelines that his government would focus its immediate attention on its neighbors.
Baroness Thatcher will be remembered as a "towering figure" and a "strong and committed leader", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said following the news of the death of the former British prime minister, known as the " Iron Lady."
Election season is well underway in Italy with the first round of serious name-calling and finger pointing, as worries begin to emerge that Italy's fragile economy might suffer again from the lack of stewardship amid the politicking.
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