GCC recognises Syrian coalitionThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said on Monday it will recognise Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people. Syrian opposition groups More… |
Syria opposition sign initial deal for new bodySyrian opposition groups have signed an initial agreement to form a new coalition of forces fighting to end the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, a Syrian delegate at talks in Doha said on Sunday. "An initial deal has been s More… |
Papademos to lead Greek crisis coalitionFormer European Central Bank vice-president Lucas Papademos will head Greece's new crisis coalition, the president's office said on Thursday, ending suspense over who will try to save the country from default. The coalition will be sworn i More… |
Greece set to pick new PMLucas Papademos, a former deputy head of the European Central Bank, was on Monday tipped to emerge as Greek prime minister as leaders bargained over who will lead a new coalition to push through a bailout before the country runs out of money in mi More… |
Greek PM seals sketchy deal under EU pressureGreek Prime Minister George Papandreou sealed a deal with the opposition on a crisis coalition to approve an international bailout, but details remain thin despite an EU ultimatum for Athens to get serious about tackling its huge problems. More… |
Nato chief sees end to Gaddafi's 'reign of terror'Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's 'reign of terror' is coming to an end, Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday, ahead of a peace mission by South African President Jacob Zuma. Nato warplanes have been raisin More… |
Britons punish Lib Dems for coalition roleBritain's Liberal Democrats slumped in local elections and were set to lose a referendum on electoral reform on Friday after voters punished the junior coalition party for its role in a deficit-cutting government. Votes More… |
Libya rebels hit by coalition air strikeAt least 10 rebels were killed by a coalition air strike on Friday, fighters at the scene said on Saturday, in an increasingly chaotic battle with Muammar Gaddafi's forces over the oil town of Brega. With the more experienced and bette More… |
India ally to quit cabinet, coalition safe for nowLeaders of a key party in India's ruling coalition travelled to Delhi on Monday to formally quit the government, a move that will force a weakened prime minister to find alternative alliances to stay in power. The move by the DMK party, an More… |
Tunisia tries to form coalition amid chaos on streetsSquads of men shot at random from cars in Tunis on Saturday and inmates staged a mass jailbreak as leaders sought to map out Tunisia's political future after the president was swept from power. It was not clear who the assailants were More… |








