Syria's prime minister escaped a brazen assassination attempt yesterday, when a bomb exploded near his convoy in Damascus, state media reported of the latest attack to target a top official in...
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy yesterday fought back over allegations that he received undeclared payments from his ruling party, as he sunk deeper into a major corruption scandal.
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To the extent that culture matters in politics, the recent spate of leadership changes in northeast Asia suggests that Asian societies are more tolerant - if not supportive - of dynastic...
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Silvio Berlusconi yesterday ended weeks of speculation by announcing that he would run again for the job of prime minister, the post he was forced out of last year.
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