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A senior Afghan official allegedly took a $20 million bribe to steer a copper mining project to a Chinese company, a glaring example of the claims of corruption clouding the Obama administration's deliberations over expanding the U.S. commitment in Afghanistan.
Haiti's new prime minister was inaugurated Wednesday and promised to attract more investment and create jobs, while forging good relations with lawmakers who have ousted two heads of government in as many years.
Lawmakers overwhelmingly gave final approval to Jean-Max Bellerive as Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday, making him the sixth person to hold the post since 2004 in this politically unstable nation.
Haiti's president turned Friday to a member of his former prime minister's freshly dissolved Cabinet to replace her, a day after she was abruptly removed by the Senate in a vote that reflects the country's deep political divisions.
Mongolia's parliament on Thursday confirmed one of the country's wealthiest men as the new prime minister of the impoverished but resource-rich nation.
The sex scandal surrounding France's culture minister has come at a bad time for President Nicolas Sarkozy whose popularity among voters took another dip, according to a poll published Friday.
Gunmen kidnapped Somalia's state minister for defense Tuesday during a trip to the Ugandan capital, a Somali government spokesman said.
Poland's sports minister resigned Monday over allegations he illegally tried to influence a new gambling law.
A former Japanese finance minister who stepped down after appearing to be drunk at an overseas news conference was found dead in his home Sunday, police said, ruling out foul play.
In a Sept. 12 story about Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal undergoing spinal surgery in the United States, The Associated Press incorrectly stated that he is the eldest son of the late King Faisal and served previously as oil minister. He was the king's fourth eldest son and served as a deputy oil minister.
Saudi Arabia has announced that its long serving foreign minister had successful spinal surgery in the United States.
A judge has decided against halting the presidential election of the National Baptist Convention USA.
Police say a provincial minister has been fatally shot during an attempted carjacking in the volatile southern Pakistani city of Karachi.
Germany's health minister has embarrassed her party ahead of national elections by bringing her official Mercedes and chauffeur on vacation in Spain, where the euro100,000 ($140,000) car was stolen.
Britain's Foreign Office minister Mark Malloch Brown says he will resign at the end of the month for family and personal reasons.
Thailand's foreign minister reported to police Monday to hear charges related to his involvement in mass demonstrations that climaxed with the seizure of Bangkok's airports last year.
Cameroon's long-ruling president, Paul Biya, sacked his prime minister and reshuffled his cabinet, replacing key officials including the defense minister.
Italy's tourism minister faced calls for her resignation Wednesday after a video posted by an Italian newspaper apparently showed her making a fascist salute.
In a May 24 story about a gay British minister, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Church of Scotland is a member of the Anglican Communion. The Church of Scotland is Presbyterian, not Anglican.
An openly gay minister on Sunday praised the decision of the Church of Scotland to dismiss a challenge to his appointment by religious conservatives — the latest case involving sexuality to create a division in the Anglican Communion.
Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal resigned Monday following a confrontation with the president over the dismissal of the army chief — a move that had prompted several key parties to quit the country's first elected government.
Sweden recalled its top diplomat in Sri Lanka on Tuesday after Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was blocked from joining a European delegation pressing for a cease-fire between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.
Closer ties with Washington, and an olive branch for Moscow: France's defense minister on Tuesday laid out French plans to rejoin a crucial post in U.S.-led NATO, while insisting that Russia must have a say in constructing European security.
Australia's environment minister swapped the political stage Thursday for one he trod in a former incarnation — as the country's loudest antiestablishment rock star.
A top Nation of Islam minister said Saturday that while the Chicago-based movement has primarily focused on blacks since its creation, he envisions expanding a racially universal approach across the globe.
Minister wants prison, not house arrest for child rapeA Fort Lauderdale minister has decided he'd rather go to prison for 18 months than be under house arrest for two years, OrlandoSentinel.com reports.
Fort Lauderdale minister who had sex with girl is given two years house arrestShe was looking for a father figure. She called him "daddy."
Albania seeks to repatriate bones of exiled kingAlbania's prime minister says the country wants to repatriate the remains of late King Ahmet Zog from France.
FYI ladies: not even murder can prevent your objectificationA human being, who also happened to be a woman (so, not actually a human being), who also happened to be a sex worker (so REALLY not a human being) was tortured and murdered on September 11th, 2009.
Spain: 36-man crew on hijacked tuna boat safeThe Spanish government says a trawler hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean has been spotted by navy aircraft and the 36-man crew is safe.
Out of This World: Lutheran's Three Days Visiting "an Amish Congregation"Uwe Siemon-Netto writes of his three days visiting "an Amish congregation."
Minister Landlord Works so Jobless Tenants are Not HomelessA Rock Hill, South Carolina landlord who is an ordained minister refused to evict unemployed tenants who couldn't pay rent -- and took a job himself to help meet mortgage expenses.
Minister, nephew accused of sex abuse of 12 year old girl A volunteer minister and his teenage nephew were arrested after deputies said the two men sexually abused the same 12-year-old girl.
UDPATE: Former music minister pleads guilty - FOX16.comA local church music minister entered a guilty plea to using his church position to molest children in his care. People who use the degree of trust that comes along with being a church official to harm people are the dregs of any society.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Pakistanis shot at Somali mosqueI find the Pakistani link to Somalia peculiar, though Pakistan does have a history with Somalia.
Diplomacy for Visa LustThe currently imposed radical visa strategy is a part of Nazism, which is imposed by so called developed world over the developing country.
A minister has been arrested on charges of defrauding a church of half a million dollars.A Columbia County minister has been arrested on charges of defrauding a church of more than a quarter million dollars. Another man is still being sought in the case.
Thousands of Turks protest China violenceThousands of Turks protested in an Istanbul square Sunday to denounce deadly ethnic violence in China's Xinjiang province and call on their government to intervene to protect Muslim Uighurs there.
20 police die in apparent rebel attacks in IndiaAt least 20 policemen were killed in two land mine attacks blamed on Maoist rebels and a subsequent gunbattle in eastern India on Sunday, a government minister said.
Gordon Brown regime is 'chaotic', says ministerLord Malloch-Brown, a politician against secrecy? I've heard that before...
Floods leave 500,000 homeless in IndiaFlood waters have inundated scores of villages in India's northeast, leaving nearly 500,000 people homeless, an official said Monday.
Exit polls show Albania PM Berisha leadingEarly exit polls indicated Prime Minister Sali Berisha's Democratic Party had won another term in office in parliamentary elections Sunday.
Rival political factions trade gunfire in BeirutSecurity officials say supporters of Lebanon's prime minister-designate are trading gunfire with rivals in the streets of Beirut.
Hotel bombing kills at least 20 in SomaliaA suicide bombing outside a hotel in western Somalia killed at least 20 people Thursday including the national security minister. The country's president accused al-Qaida of being behind the attack.
India's Telecom Regulator changes tune for helping Telecom Minister.India's Telecom Regulator (TRAI) changes from its consistent stand to save the Telecom Minister A.Raja from controversial spectrum allotment. The state exchequer had lost several billions in allotting 2G spectrum and telecom licenses on shabby 'First-Come-First-Serve' basis.
MPs' Expenses: Shahid Malik, Who Resigned Over His Housing Arrangements, Is Cleared Of Wrongdoing | Home | Sky NewsGood things come to those who wait.
British prime minister faces party showdownBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced renewed challenges to his grip on power Monday after his ruling Labour Party suffered its worst electoral results in a century and another minister quit.
BSNL scraps shabby WiMax tenderOfflate, the state owned BSNL scraps the tender for WiMax franchisee, where controversy broken after the presence of 6 shell companies of telecom minister.
U.K. home secretary to quit, media reports sayBritish Home Secretary Jacqui Smith plans to quit her post, becoming the highest profile victim of the country's lawmakers' expense scandal, Britain's media reported on Wednesday.
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