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The prime minister’s recent proposal to lower the required age to become a deputy from 25 to 18 has sparked a heated debate in the country, with sociologists, psychiatrists...

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is facing mounting pressure following his justice minister's admission to past links with a yakuza gang, just 10 days after he was appointed. Justice...

 President Obama devoted his Saturday radio address to one of his top election issues, the recovery of the American auto industry. Tying his remarks to the introduction of the...

AFTER adding up the scores following the first and only vice-presidential debate of the 2012 election, Lexington has declared a draw. The event saw the incumbent, Joe Biden, score...

Georgian tycoon Ivanishvili names his first Cabinet after his surprise poll victory, which shows the country’s bid on pro-Western foreign policy will continue. The billionaire whose opposition coalition won...

The two members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot sentenced to two-year terms in a Russian prison camp accused the husband of one of them of falsely acting as their spokesman,...

The European Union has won theNobel Peace Prize for its efforts promote peace and democracy among its members and potential candidates, such as Turkey, which has long been negotiating for membership. “In...

Singer to join former president Bill Clinton at rally in Parma on 18 October as Midwestern state assumes great importance. For Barack Obama's bid for re-election to the White House...

All elections get called the most important for decades. This one really is: two very different paths for the future are on offer. “HOW’S that hopey-changey stuff working out...

Damascus last night decided to close its air space to Turkish airplanes, the Syrian national news agency SANA has reported.  The report said the decision had been taken by...