CONGRESS SPLIT ON CUTTING OFF AID TO EGYPT
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER In this photo taken March 10, 2011, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to Congress, becomes emotional as he testifies before the House Homeland Security…
Government transitions
NAPOLITANO RE-ELECTED ITALY’S PRESIDENT
NAPOLITANO RE-ELECTED ITALY’S PRESIDENT FILE – In this Feb. 28, 2013 file photo Italian President Giorgio Napolitano arrives for a meeting with German President Joachim Gauck at Bellevue Palace in…
ITALIAN LAWMAKERS FAIL TO ELECT NEW PRESIDENT
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Italian caretaker Premier Mario Monti cast his vote for a new president whose first job will be to seek the formation of a new government after inconclusive…
LEBANESE PRESIDENT ACCEPTS PREMIER’S RESIGNATION
By ZEINA KARAM Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, center, leaves after he announced his resignation, at the government palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 22, 2013. Lebanon’s prime minister has…
CHINA’S POLITICAL ADVISERS PLEDGE FEALTY TO PARTY
By GILLIAN WONG Delegates line up to cast their votes during a plenary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in…