Suu Kyi’s party wins historic majority in Myanmar polls
By GRANT PECK Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party attained a historic majority in Myanmar’s Parliament on Friday, making it possible for them to form the Southeast Asian…
Parliamentary elections
Party ousts Australian PM Abbott for more moderate rival
By ROD McGUIRK Australia’s ruling conservatives ousted beleaguered Prime Minister Tony Abbott as party leader Monday evening in a change that could signal a different Australian response to climate change…
AP Analysis: Palestinian leader’s retirement claim doubted
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and KARIN LAUB With paths to Palestinian statehood blocked, President Mahmoud Abbas is warning he’s fast-tracking his retirement and hinting he will announce dramatic policy changes at…
Greece moves closer to announcement of early election date
By ELENA BECATOROS Greece came one step closer on Thursday to early elections with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos appointing the head of the country’s Supreme Court as caretaker prime minister to…
In Sri Lankan elections, focus is on former strongman
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Sri Lankans voted in parliamentary elections Monday that will decide the political future of a former strongman leader seeking a comeback eight months after being unseated in…
Myanmar’s ruling party forces out influential chairman
By AUNG SHINE OO In a power play ahead of general elections, Myanmar’s military-backed ruling party announced the ouster Thursday of its politically popular chairman hours after security forces seized…
Political stakes high for Iran’s president in nuclear talks
By ADAM SCHRECK Throughout the long negotiations over the fate of Iran’s nuclear program, President Hassan Rouhani has withstood scathing criticism from hard-liners at home by sticking to his case…
Markets unnerved by Greek leader’s tough talk on bailout
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Investors hammered Greece’s markets Monday after the country’s new government renewed a pledge to seek bailout debt forgiveness and dubbed the rescue package a “toxic fantasy” —…