Tunisia said Tuesday it will soon extradite Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi back to his homeland, after detaining the former Libyan prime minister for eight months. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Taking a tough stand against dissent, President Vladimir Putin ignored public opposition and hired some Russia's most unpopular former ministers Tuesday and Russian lawmakers debated a draconian bill that raises fines for joining unsanctioned pr... [Full Article]
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin named seven former cabinet ministers as aides on Tuesday, in a move expected to weaken Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's new government and shift power to the Kremlin. Putin, in a decree issued ... [Full Article]
Parliament launched a probe Monday into claims that culture minister Jeremy Hunt, who has faced calls to quit over ties to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., failed to declare a string of donations. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Saturday after talks with his US counterpart that France's planned troop withdrawal from Afghanistan this year would not affect NATO "unity" at an alliance summit in Chicago. (Source: AFP... [Full Article]
The appointment of Fleur Pellerin as France's first South Korean-born minister has prompted soul searching over social values in the country of her birth where she was adopted at the age of six months. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Long waits to clear passport control at London Heathrow Airport can depend on which way the wind is blowing, Britain's immigration minister said Tuesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
India's former telecoms minister A. Raja, who faces trial over a massive corruption case involving mobile telephone licences, was granted bail Tuesday after 15 months in prison. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Israel should consider cutting its supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip this summer if it finds itself experiencing power shortages, Israel's environment minister Gilad Erdan said on Sunday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Four Kuwaiti opposition MPs filed two separate requests on Monday to question Finance Minister Mustafa al-Shamali over alleged financial and administrative irregularities. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]