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‘Arrest warrant’ issued for Maldives’ ex-president A day after he was led away by police, a formal arrest warrant has been issued for the ousted leader of the Maldives, according to officials from his… 09/02/2012
Clashes as Maldives’ ex-president vows fightback Surrounded by supporters, the ex-president of the Maldives is determined to be reinstated. Mohamed Nasheed insists that members of the security forces made… 08/02/2012
Maldives President quits after police mutiny The President of the Maldives has resigned amid unrest on the islands. Weeks of protests came to a head when mutinying police officers took over the state… 07/02/2012
Sauli Niinistö: from tragedy to the presidencyOver the course of Finland’s presidential election campaign, the turbulent personal life of 63-year-old conservative candidate Sauli Niinistö may well have… 06/02/2012
East Timor’s Ramos-Horta to seek second term as president East Timor president and Nobel Peace Laureate, Jose Ramos-Horta is to seek another five-year term in March elections. About 10 presidential hopefuls have now… 31/01/2012
Pressure growing on Germany’s president Germany’s president is coming under increasing political pressure over his financial dealings along with media criticism that he is being economical with the… 31/01/2012
Last secret JFK tapes released The last secretly taped White House recordings of John F. Kennedy’s time in office have been released. You may have thought you had heard nearly all that… 25/01/2012
SNB makes profit on forex and gold The Swiss National Bank has said it expects to have made a profit for 2011 thanks to gains from its foreign currency positions and a rise in the value of its… 13/01/2012
Shoe-in in front of German president’s office – nocomment About 400 people have gathered in front of the office of the German president Christian Wulff for a so called ‘shoe-ín’. Protesters were holding up shoes as a… 08/01/2012
Thousands call for Yemen president’s son to go – nocomment Tens of thousands took to the streets of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, demanding that the president’s sons leave the country as pressure rose for the wounded… 21/06/2011
Guinea-Bissau leader Sanha dead at 64Malam Bacai Sanha, the president of Guinea-Bissau, has died in Paris after a short illness, media reports said on Monday. The 64-year-old travelled to… 09/01/2012
Argentine president cleared of cancerThe Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been cleared of cancer after having been diagnosed last month. The recently re-elected leader had… 08/01/2012
German opposition keeps up pressure on presidentGerman opposition parties say they are not satisfied with attempts by the country’s president to answer questions in a media scandal. In a TV interview… 05/01/2012
German President: “I have done nothing illegal”The German president says he will not be resigning despite a growing media scandal. In a TV interview, Christian Wulff says he has done nothing illegal… 04/01/2012
Pressure mounts on German president over media threatGermany’s President Christian Wulff is facing growing calls to step down amid claims he tried to block newspaper reports about a home loan scandal. More… 03/01/2012
Czechs mourn Velvet Revolution leader HavelTributes have been pouring in from around the world after the death of Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic’s first president. Widely regarded as the leader of… 19/12/2011
Tunisia’s new leadership aiming for balanceTunisia has moved further along the path of democracy with the inauguration of its new president, who will unveil his government over the coming days. Moncef… 13/12/2011
Tunisia installs new presidentIn another landmark for democracy in Tunisia parliament celebrated its new President, Moncef Marzouki, who was imprisoned and then exiled under the old regime… 13/12/2011
Argentina’s Cristina Fernández sworn in for second termArgentina’s President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has been sworn in for a second term, promising to continue her popular but controversial policies. She… 11/12/2011
Agreement on power sharing in TunisiaThe three main parties to emerge after last month’s election in Tunisia have reached an agreement to share the top posts, according to senior sources from two… 18/11/2011
Ortega wins back-to-back terms in NicaraguaNicaragua’s outgoing leader Daniel Ortega appears to be heading for a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election. Early results indicate… 07/11/2011
Ortega set for re-election in NicaraguaNicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega looks set to be re-elected. Despite some allegations of election fraud, the former Marxist guerilla leader is almost… 07/11/2011
Nicaraguans stick with OrtegaNicaraguan President Daniel Ortega looks certain to be reelected in the country’s election on Sunday. The leftist former Sandinista commander has the… 06/11/2011
Greek PM seeks coalition but faces calls to resignThe Greek Prime Minister has begun his attempt to form a broad coalition government after winning a crucial confidence vote in parliament. George Papandreou… 05/11/2011
Estonia re-elects presidentEstonia’s parliament has overwhelmingly re-elected the president Toomas Hendrik Ilves for a second term in office. The former US citizen sailed through in… 29/08/2011
Humala sworn in as president of PeruFormer army officer Ollanta Humala has been sworn in as the President of Peru. He was accompanied by leaders from the region, as well as Georgian President… 29/07/2011
Chile confirms Allende 1973 suicideIt has been confirmed that the President of Chile some four decades ago died by suicide. Chile’s independent judiciary ruled out theories that Salvador… 20/07/2011
South Africa’s Zuma in Tripoli for talksSouth Africa’s President has arrived in Tripoli for talks with Libya’s leader on ending the violence. Jacob Zuma was given the full red carpet treatment at… 30/05/2011
Cuba’s leadership advances in yearsCuba’s President Raul Castro becomes an octogenarian this week like his older brother Fidel. He is already 84. Although last April Raul launched a… 30/05/2011
Nigeria’s Jonathan takes oath for first full termNigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan has been sworn in for his first full elected term as president. After the pomp and ceremony, he faces tough challenges – namely… 29/05/2011
Leader of Georgia’s rebel Abkhazia region diesGeorgia’s breakaway Abkhazia region is in mourning after the death of its president. Sergei Bagapsh, 62, died in hospital in Moscow from complications… 29/05/2011
Triumphant return for Honduran ex-presidentThey waited in their thousands to give him a hero’s homecoming. Two years after being ousted as president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya has returned from… 29/05/2011
Ouattara finally sworn in after political deadlockAlassane Ouattara was inaugurated as Ivory Coast’s new president on Saturday. The country has gripped by a decade of instability and six months of violence… 21/05/2011
Ouattara inaugurated as Ivory Coast presidentIt is time for to look to the future – that was the key message from Alassane Ouattara as he was finally inaugurated as president of Ivory Coast. The hope… 21/05/2011
New start for HaitiHaiti’s new president, Michel Martelly, has been sworn in with a promise to wake the country up and a request for people to trust him. A former leader of… 15/05/2011
Martelly sworn in as Haiti’s presidentFormer singer Michel Martelly has been sworn in as the president of Haiti. The 50-year-old, who has no previous political experience, was elected to the… 14/05/2011
Hungarian president signs new constitutionHungarian President Pal Schmitt has signed a new constitution that opposition lawmakers complained amounts to a power grab by the ruling Fidesz party. It… 25/04/2011
Compaore fires government and army chiefBurkina Faso President Blaise Compaore has dissolved his government and named a new army chief. In three separate decrees, Compaore announced that “the… 16/04/2011
Chile to exhume Allende’s bodyIn a bid to end once and for all the mystery surrounding his death Chile has decided to exhume the body of the former president Salvador Allende to find out… 16/04/2011
Portuguese parties call for early electionPortugal could be heading for a snap election at the end of May or in early June. That is certainly the hope of leading politicians who met President Anibal… 25/03/2011
Former Israeli president guilty of rapeThe former Israeli president Moshe Katsav has been found guilty of raping a former employee by a court in Tel Aviv. The conviction is of unprecedented… 30/12/2010
Venezuela’s ex-President Peres diesVenezuela’s former president Carlos Andres Peres has died in Florida aged 88 after suffering a heart attack. Perez served as the country’s leader twice… 26/12/2010
Iraqi President refuses to sign Tareq Aziz death warrantIraq’s newly re-elected President Jalal Talabani is refusing to sign an execution order for Tareq Aziz. His apparent decision follows both the Vatican and… 17/11/2010
US midterm moods range from bitter to upbeatIn Washington DC and New York City and across the United States, voters ahead of the midterm elections are of mixed minds about their government’s… 01/11/2010
Argentina cries over KirchnerThe death of one of Argentina’s most powerful and influential former presidents, Nestor Kirchner has triggered an out pouring of grief among many of his… 28/10/2010
Third tunnel being dug to reach Chilean minersRescuers in Chile have begun drilling a third escape tunnel which may be needed to reach 33 miners trapped underground since August the 5th. The Chilean… 20/09/2010
Pakistani president finally visits flood zonesPakistan’s President has paid his first visit to a flood zone, two weeks after torrential monsoon rains plunged the country into crisis. Asif Ali Zardari… 12/08/2010
Komorowski sworn-in as Poland’s new presidentPoland’s new President, Bronislaw Komorowski has been sworn-in for a five-year term. He took the oath of office in parliament, becoming the fourth… 06/08/2010
Conflicting reports over Iran incidentThere are conflicting reports coming out of Iran over an alleged attack on President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. Some claim a home-made grenade was thrown at the… 04/08/2010
Otunbayeva inaugurated as Kyrgstan presidentRosa Otunbayeva has been sworn in as the new caretaker president of Kyrgystan. The country’s former ambassador to the UK took interim control in April after… 03/07/2010
Wulff sworn in as German presidentChristan Wulff was sworn in as Germany’s new president on Friday, two days after being elected by lawmakers. But victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s… 02/07/2010
Rebellion in Merkel’s camp as president electedIt is an undoubted setback for the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Her candidate for the presidency, Christian Wulff, may have won – but he failed to get… 30/06/2010
German presidential vote heads for second roundGermany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has been dealt a blow after the federal assembly failed to elect her conservative candidate as the country’s… 30/06/2010
New Philippines president takes on corruptionBenigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, the son of a former president and an assassinated opposition leader, has been sworn in as the 15th president of the… 30/06/2010
Election poses stiff challenge to MerkelIt is normally something of an electoral sideshow in Germany, but Wednesday’s vote to choose a new president is being seen as a major test of Angela Merkel’s… 29/06/2010
Lithuania’s first post-Soviet President Brazauskas diesThe first freely elected president of independent Lithuania, Algirdas Brazauskas, has died at the age of 77. He had been undergoing treatment for prostate… 27/06/2010
Wulff is Merkel’s man for German presidentGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has unveiled Christian Wulff as her coalition’s candidate for the vacant president’s job after the resignation of Horst… 04/06/2010
Obama threatens legal action over spillPresident Obama has vowed that those responsible for the oil spill will be brought to justice if laws have been broken. He has also promised to toughen the… 01/06/2010
Search on for new German presidentThe search has begun for the next person to move into Germany’s presidential palace. After the shock resignation of president Horst Köhler, members of… 01/06/2010
Resignation takes Germany by surprise“It was an honour for me to serve Germany as president.” An emotional Horst Köhler explained his decision to resign as German president following comments… 01/06/2010
German president quits over Afghan gaffeGerman President Horst Koehler has quit following controversial remarks about Germany’s military operations abroad. On returning from a visit to… 31/05/2010
German president Koehler resignsGerman President Horst Koehler has stepped down following controversial remarks about Germany’s military operations abroad. On returning from a visit to… 31/05/2010
Rescue halted for Russian minersRescue operations to find 24 miners missing in a Siberian coal mine explosion have been halted over fears of a new blast. Workers are being moved away from… 13/05/2010
Nigeria’s President Yar’Adua diesNigerian television has announced the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua after a long fight against heart and kidney problems. The 58-year-old died at his… 06/05/2010
Bakiyev’s bodyguards fire warning shots at rallyShots have been fired at a rally held by ousted Kyrgyzstan president Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Bakiyev arrived in Osh, Kyrgystan’s second city intent on drumming… 15/04/2010
Kyrgyzstan could become ‘second Afghanistan’Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a stark warning that Kyrgystan is on the brink of civil war and could become a “second Afghanistan”. His words… 14/04/2010
Ousted Kyrgyz leader refuses to step downSupporters of Kyrgyzstan’s ousted leader are gathering in his home village of Teyit. It comes less than a week after President Kurmanbek Bakiyev fled the… 12/04/2010
Pinera takes power as quake aftershocks rattle ChilePower has changed hands in earthquake-ravaged Chile. A huge aftershock, just minutes before the swearing-in ceremony, served as a stark reminder of the… 11/03/2010
Chile prepares to swear in presidentChile is gearing up to swear in a new president, less than two weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Leaders from across South America and the… 11/03/2010
Ukraine seeks good relations with Russia and WestUkraine’s new President Viktor Yanukovich says he will carry out a foreign policy aimed at reaping the best results for his country. The 59-year-old spoke… 25/02/2010
Viktor Yanukovich is sworn in as Ukraine PresidentUkraine’s former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich has been sworn in as the country’s President. Yanukovich won a runoff vote against rival Yulia Tymoshenko… 25/02/2010
Kurdish concern over Turkish PACE presidentThe Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly has a new, Turkish president. The organisation with 47 member countries promotes human rights, democratic… 25/01/2010
Macau bets all on a diverse futureThe one-time Portuguese colony Macau is marking the 10th anniversary of its return to China, with ambitious plans to break free from its rollercoaster… 20/12/2009
Congratulations pour in for new EU presidentFrom now on the US knows who to call if President Obama wants to phone Europe – the old so-called Kissinger question attributed to the former US secretary of… 20/11/2009
Afghanistan: What next?“We will keep trying our best to address the questions that we have facing Afghanistan and to make sure that the wishes of the Afghan people come true towards… 06/11/2009
Romanian president approves minister sackingThe Romanian president has approved the Prime Minister’s sacking of Interior Minister Dan Nica, deepening a standoff that could bring down the government… 01/10/2009
Portugal’s president breaks silence over scandalJust days after Portugal’s general election, the country’s president has broken his silence over an alleged wire tapping scandal at the highest level… 30/09/2009
Presidential spying plot thickens in PortugalA scandal engulfing the Portuguese presidential palace has taken another twist just days before elections. President Anibal Cavaco Silva has sacked the man… 22/09/2009
Barroso kindles EP’s interestJose Manuel Barroso has unveiled the policy document he will take up with the European Parliament next week, outlining his intentions if the assembly approves… 03/09/2009
Iran’s Supreme Leader swears in AhmadinejadIran’s Supreme leader has endorsed the second term presidency of Mamoud Ahmadinejad at a ceremony senior political figures appeared to boycott. Iranian … 03/08/2009
Sarkozy to rest after hospital releaseThere was no wheelchair or patient’s robe for the French President when he left hospital shortly after 11 o’clock. Smiling and tanned, Nicholas Sarkozy… 27/07/2009
Sarkozy spends night in hospital after collapsingFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has spent the night in hospital having heart tests after he was taken ill while out jogging on Sunday. The 54-year-old… 27/07/2009
Germany prepares for a new presidentGerman celebrations for their constitution’s 60th anniversary coincide with the election of a new president. The current head of state, Horst Kohler, wants a… 22/05/2009
Lithuania poised to choose first woman presidentLithuanians are voting in a general election with the opinion polls predicting victory for EU budget commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite. The former… 17/05/2009
Guinea Bissau president assassinatedIt is being reported that the President of Guinea Bissau has been assassinated in a gun attack. A spokesman for the west African state’s armed forces was… 02/03/2009
Call me Mr President-Obama enjoys Inauguration DayThe oath of office taken, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, set out on triumphant drive down Pennsylvania Avenue. The first couple sent the… 21/01/2009
Former Czech President Havel gravely illThe former Czech President Vaclav Havel is gravely ill in hospital with respiratory problems. The 72-year-old is reported to be in a serious but stable… 14/01/2009
Watson considers open EP presidency campaign elementaryGraham Watson has announced he is running for president of the European Parliament. The Liberal leader of the ALDE Group said he had had enough of presidents… 07/01/2009
Ghana elects new PresidentGhanaians have narrowly voted-in John Atta Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress as the country’s new President. But it was one of the closest… 03/01/2009
Junta in Guinea names its leaderThe coup leaders who say they are now in power in Guinea have named Captain Moussa Dadis Camara as head of the junta, and plan to install him as president… 24/12/2008
Stolojan on verge of second term as Romanian PMIf the Romanian president’s choice for the country’s new prime minister is confirmed it will be a case of second time around for economist Theodor Stolojan… 10/12/2008
