People
November-13-2017
- Slovenian president Borut Pahor wins second term
- Incumbent Slovenian President Borut Pahor won Sunday's presidential election to secure a second consecutive term in office.
November-13-2017
- Ex-Lebanon PM Hariri confirms return from UAE
- Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri confirmed on Sunday that he would return to Beirut "within the coming few days," Saudi Future TV reported.
November-9-2017
- UK minister resigns over undeclared meetings
- Priti Patel resigned as UK international development secretary amid controversy over her undeclared meetings with Israeli officials.
November-7-2017
- Mugabe fires vice president
- Zimbabwean President fired vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, citing disloyalty and failure to discharge his duties in a reliable manner.
November-6-2017
- Saudi Arabia arrests princes over corruption charges
- Saudi Arabia has arrested 11 princes and 38 sitting and former ministers and deputy ministers over corruption charges.
November-1-2017
- Abe reelected as prime minister after election victory
- Leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Shinzo Abe was reelected as the country's prime minister on Wednesday following the ruling party's sweeping victory in the Oct. 22 lower house election.
October-31-2017
- Ousted Catalan leader in Brussels
- Ousted Catalonian president Carles Puigdemont, as well as five of his advisers, is in Belgium, amidst speculation he could apply for political asylum, local media reported on Monday.
• Prosecutor announces legal action against Puigdemont
October-30-2017
- Barzani steps down as Iraqi Kurdish regional president
- The President of the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani on Sunday told a closed-door session of parliament that he was stepping down from his post on Nov. 1, local media reported.
October-27-2017
- Australian deputy PM disqualified
- Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and four other federal politicians have been disqualified from sitting in the parliament by the High Court on Friday.
October-26-2017
- Ex US president apologizes over sex assault complaint
- George H.W. Bush apologized after an actress accused him of sexually assaulting her 3 years ago.
