Tag: World Politics
Sydney-born cleric calls for MP's beheading
A controversial Dutch MP says the reported call by an Australian-born Muslim cleric for him to be beheaded is "a very serious threat". [MORE]
Brisbane braces for Cuban invasion
Cuba's national ballet company to perform Don Quixote as part of what promoters call a 'Cuban cultural invasion'.[MORE]
Netanyahu, Abbas hold private peace talks
Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas have spent several hours meeting alone in the first day of direct talks in Washington.[MORE]
German Bundesbank wants 'racist' banker fired
Germany's central bank is calling on the country's president to fire one of its board members after he called immigrants unproductive and said that Jews had a special "gene."[MORE]
Hamas vows to keep attacking Israelis
Hamas said its militants would continue attacking Israelis and denounced peace talks between Israel and the West Bank-based Palestinian government due to start in Washington.[MORE]
British PM backs foreign minister over gay rumours
British prime minister David Cameron backed foreign secretary William Hague after the top diplomat's aide resigned over "malicious" rumours that they had an inappropriate relationship.[MORE]
'Animal' Blair opens up on sex and politics
Tony Blair's memoirs reveal intimate details about his wife and describe the sexual shenanigans of other politicians.[MORE]
War, peace and interior decorating
Barack Obama has lousy timing. While he was away on a 10-day holiday at the exclusive Martha's Vineyard, the Oval Office was getting a makeover.[MORE]
Peace talks overshadowed by West Bank killings
The deaths of four Israelis in the West Bank have overshadowed the start of the latest round of Middle East peace talks in Washington DC. [MORE]
Iraq nearing political unity: Biden
US vice-president Joe Biden says Iraq's political parties are close to forming a government, almost six months after the country held a general election.[MORE]
Obama meets Netanyahu, Abbas
Barack Obama said his Middle East peace initiative was making "progress" after wrapping up talks with Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas.[MORE]
Blair takes shot at 'strange guy' Gordon Brown
Former British PM Tony Blair has used his memoirs to criticise his successor Gordon Brown, branding him a "strange guy" whose time in Number 10 was a disaster.[MORE]
Russians told to light up and knock 'em back
Smoke and drink more, Russia's finance minister Alexei Kudrin urged citizens, explaining that higher consumption would help lift tax revenues for spending on social services.[MORE]
Israel hints at Jerusalem compromise in peace talks
Israel's defence minister said the Jewish state would be willing to hand over parts of Jerusalem in peace talks with the Palestinians to be launched by US president Barack Obama.[MORE]
Greeks told to stub out to save the economy
Greeks are being asked to quit smoking to help save their country's debt-stricken economy. [MORE]
Castro admits persecuting gays
Fidel Castro has said he is ultimately responsible for the persecution suffered by homosexuals in Cuba after the 1959 revolution.[MORE]
Time to turn the page on Iraq: Obama
Barack Obama declares an end to the seven-year US combat mission in Iraq and says his priority is now rebuilding America's economy.[MORE]
Blair 'desperately sorry' for Iraq war deaths
Former British prime minister Tony Blair says he is "desperately sorry" for the deaths in the Iraq war, in extracts released from his memoirs.[MORE]
France condemns Iranian insults against Bruni
France says insults in the Iranian media against first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy are unacceptable.[MORE]
Threat of war crimes charges over mass rapes
The leaders of militias that carried out mass rape in Democratic Republic of Congo will face war crimes charges, a United Nations (UN) conflict envoy said.[MORE]
'No victory lap' as US ends Iraq combat ops
As US president Barack Obama readies his Oval Office address to mark the combat pull-out from Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki hails his "sovereign and independent" country.[MORE]
Memorial service to honour fallen troops
The families, friends and colleagues of three Australian soldiers recently killed in Afghanistan will attend a service in Brisbane.[MORE]
Israelis shot dead in West Bank
Four Israelis have been shot dead near a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, in what police are describing as a terrorist attack.[MORE]
Maliki hails 'independent' Iraq as US troops pull out
Iraq's PM told Iraqis their own forces are up to the job in an "independent" state as US forces ended a combat role after seven years of warfare. [MORE]
Venezuelan hunger-striker dies after land protest
A Venezuelan farmer, who had been on hunger-strike for months in a protest against president Hugo Chavez's nationalisation policies, has died in a military hospital.[MORE]
