Germany's Hans-Gert Pöttering has been at the head of the European Parliament since January 2007. He explains why European states should pull together to find a common solution to the financial crisis. (Part 1)
Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to be sworn in on Wednesday after the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, re-elected her in the morning. She is scheduled to dine later with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.
In what is seen as a victory for press freedom in the UK, lawyers for an oil trading firm which allegedly dumped toxic waste in Ivory Coast have withdrawn an attempt to prevent the media from publishing an MP’s question tabled in parliament.
Following an independent review of the expenses scandal that rocked British politics, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been ordered to pay back more than 12,000 pounds, his office confirmed Monday.
After five days of heated debate, Iranian parliamentarians have approved 18 out of 21 cabinet ministers proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, including his controversial pick for defence minister, who is wanted by Interpol.
After five days of heated debate, Iranian parliamentarians have approved 18 out of 21 cabinet ministers proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, including his controversial pick for defence minister, who is wanted by Interpol.
After five days of heated debate, Iranian parliamentarians are casting their votes on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's proposed new 21-member cabinet. Ahmadinejad has been facing stiff opposition in the mostly conservative body.
Iranian parliamentarians are expected to end a heated debate on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's cabinet picks with a vote of confidence later on Wednesday. Ahmadinejad has been facing stiff opposition in the mostly conservative body.
A conservative member of parliament in Iran has warned that lawmakers may vote down as many as five of the 21 cabinet members proposed by the country's recently re-elected president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
One day after his decisive re-election, Kurdish President Massud Barzani has announced the start of negotiations with Baghdad authorities. The negotiations are expected to determine the future of Kirkuk and of its oilfields.
