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.
U.S. President Barack Obama met Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko in Warsaw on Wednesday.
The month-long campaign period for president and vice president hopefuls has started following a commitment to carry out the campaign in decent manner was pledged by the candidates running for the July 9 presidential election in Indonesia.
In a bid to assure professionalism in running the country, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has banned active ministers from taking part in any political activities related to the July 9 presidential election.
The Sri Lankan Government invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the country and see for himself the post war developments
President hopefuls in Indonesia's election finally announced on Monday their running mates shortly before the expiration of registration period slated for May 20 with some of them going through weary talks to nominate the vice president candidates.
A feeling of political uncertainty still haunted Ukrainians Sunday, although the country's lawmakers ousted President Viktor Yanukovych and appointed the parliament's speaker as interim president following more than three months of violent protests.
Former Egyptian military chief of staff, Sami Anan, will join the country's upcoming presidential race, Anan's media office announced on Sunday.
U.S. President Barack Obama played it safe with Tuesday night's State of the Union Address -- so safe that experts said his proposals are unlikely to help a struggling middle class.
Egypt will hold the presidential elections before the parliamentary polls, interim President Adli Mansour said in a televised speech on Sunday.
Catherine Samba-Panza, mayor of Bangui, was elected as interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR) in a vote at the parliament on Monday.
Former U.S. first lady Barbara Bush was discharged from a Houston hospital on Saturday, a family spokesman said.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95
Maldives Supreme Court early on Sunday morning blocked a second round run off to elect a new president and postponed the revote to Nov. 16 amid deep political infighting, local media reported here.
Former President Mohammad Nasheed, the front-runner of Maldives long-drawn-out presidential race, has asked the incumbent president to resign and make way for a fresh replacement.
Georgian president and prime minister made separately comments on Sunday's presidential election of which polling had ended.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday announced the multi-agency team has defeated attackers and "that part has been completed."
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