President Barack Obama takes the most specific steps of his administration in an attempt to ensure the election of a Democratic-controlled Congress in two years.
Well-known political opposition figures stayed away from meetings with visiting Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday, some for fear ...
Is this what Michelle Obama looks like untethered to the pressure of a campaign? Is she free to follow her ...
Iran and Syria condemned a U.S. plan to assist rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad on Saturday and signaled the Syrian leader intends to stay in power at least until 2014 presidential elections. The remarks came against the backdrop of a strategic victory ...
Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, is a leading candidate to become the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, two sources say.
The arrest of Mexico’s most powerful union leader echoes the hardball tactics of Mexico’s once-imperial presidency while pushing forward an education reform that Enrique Pena Nieto has made a centerpiece of his new administration. Elba Esther Gordillo, known for flashing her Hermes handbags and ...
Why has Italy's muddled election result spooked global investors so much? Because it raises unsettling questions about the availability of the financial safety net that has kept Europe from catastrophe for the past six months.
Chuck Hagel is set to be sworn in as U.S. defense secretary, battered by a confirmation fight even as he faces challenges from Pentagon budget cuts to withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
Italian leftist leader Pier Luigi Bersani admits he had "come in first but not won" key elections and asks parties to help him push through reforms amid a political deadlock that has sent markets tumbling.
A deeply divided Senate votes to confirm Chuck Hagel as U.S. defense secretary, handing President Barack Obama's choice the job just days before billions of dollars in budget cuts hit the military.
Italy faces political paralysis as near-complete results in crucial national elections showed no clear front-runner and raised the possibility of a hung parliament.
Italy faces political paralysis as results in crucial national elections show no clear front-runner, leaving the country with an unprecedented hung Parliament.
Italy faces political paralysis as near-complete results in crucial national elections showed no clear front-runner and raised the possibility of a hung parliament.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case challenging a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was enacted to prevent persistent discrimination against blacks and other minorities at the polls. The Voting Rights Act effectively keeps ...
Conservative candidate Nicos Anastasiades won Cyprus’ presidency Sunday by one of the widest margins in 30 years, promising to do what it takes to quickly secure a financial rescue package from international creditors and prevent the country from sliding into economic oblivion. Anastasiades, 66, ...
