Irregularities in Nicaragua Election Prompt US Aid Review
The United States says Nicaragua's recent elections were “a setback to democracy” and warned it would now review aid to the country. In a statement Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said...
View ArticlePresident, Arizona Governor Clash Over Memoir
The Internet is buzzing over photos of an intense discussion between U.S. President Barack Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer over what the governor said was something she wrote in a recent memoir....
View ArticleDRC President to Appoint New Cabinet
The cabinet of Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has resigned, allowing the recently re-elected president a chance to form a new government. Former information minister Lambert Mende...
View ArticleZimbabwe PM says Military Will Disregard Election Results
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says the country's military leaders have told him they will not allow anyone but President Robert Mugabe to rule the country, regardless of who wins an...
View ArticleRepublicans Expel Two From Convention for Racial Taunts
Two people have been tossed out of the Republican National Convention for using racial taunts. Convention officials and the U.S. television news network CNN say the two threw nuts at a black CNN...
View ArticleS. Africa’s Zuma Vows Change at Party Conference
Embattled South African President Jacob Zuma told ruling African National Congress members Sunday the party is capable of running the continent's biggest economy and that meaningful economic change...
View ArticleRomanian President Reappoints Rival Ponta as PM
Romanian President Traian Basescu has reappointed his arch-rival as prime minister and asked him to form the country's new government. The move Monday follows Prime Minister Victor Ponta's center-left...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Zuma Faces Challenge for ANC Leadership
Delegates from South Africa's ruling African National Congress are voting on the party's top six leadership positions including who will lead the organization in the run-up to the 2014 presidential...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Zuma Expected to Retain ANC Leadership
South African President Jacob Zuma is expected to maintain his leadership of the ruling African National Congress party, after a vote to choose who will head the organization into the 2014 presidential...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Zuma Retains ANC Leadership
South African President Jacob Zuma will remain chairman of the ruling African National Congress party, after delegates at a party conference overwhelmingly supported him in a leadership vote. Nearly...
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