BAHRAIN Protest movement erupted on February 14, 2011 Protest put down a month later Shiite majority contests the ruling Sunni dynasty to this day EGYPT President Hosni Mubarak handed over to the army on February 11,…
India’s upper house of parliament yesterday passed a long-delayed bill to combat graft, with both main parties prompted to back it after a stunning showing by a new anti-corruption party in recent polls. The ruling Congress and the main opposition…
The long-delayed “Geneva II” peace conference for Syria will open in the Swiss lakeside town of Montreux because of a lack of hotel space in Geneva, the United Nations said yesterday. “The international conference on Syria… will be held due…
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned China yesterday against imposing an air defence zone over the South China Sea, similar to one it declared over disputed islands in the East China Sea. “The zone should not be implemented and…
Edward Snowden has offered to help Brazil investigate US spying on its soil in exchange for political asylum, in an open letter from the NSA whistleblower to the Brazilian people published by the Folha de S Paulo newspaper. “I’ve expressed…
Germany’s parliament elected Angela Merkel as chancellor for a third term yesterday, ending nearly three months of uncertainty since elections that forced her to seek a ‘grand coalition’ with her rivals. Merkel, 59, who is now set to govern Europe’s…
A feud within Nelson Mandela’s family raged even as the peace icon lay in state, with members arguing over access to his rural homestead, a report said yesterday. The Times daily reported that family members had “pushed out” Mandla Mandela,…
Thailand’s opposition party said yesterday it remained undecided over whether to boycott snap polls called by the government to mollify massive street protests. A boycott would likely plunge the kingdom deeper into turmoil, after weeks of street protests against Prime…
Ukraine’s embattled President Viktor Yanukovych left behind furious anti-government rallies yesterday to negotiate a multi-billion lifeline with Russia’s Vladimir Putin that protesters fear will ruin their EU integration dreams. The ex-Soviet nation of 46 million has been at the heart…
The heir to Pakistan’s grandest political dynasty has seized on kite-flying, livestock races and Valentine’s Day concerts in a bid to stake out an identity for himself as a defender of traditional culture against the rising tide of religious extremism…
India downgrades privileges of US diplomats Pti, New Delhi India yesterday reacted strongly to the arrest of its Deputy Consul-General in New York by initiating series of steps to strip U.S. diplomats and their families of privileges including withdrawing all…
