Pakistan's newly-elected PM sworn into office Jun 5th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's newly-elected prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has been sworn into office for his third term. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan's, newlyelected, sworn, office, Top Keywords

Court says Egypt legislature illegally elected Jun 2nd, 2013 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's highest court ruled on Sunday that the nation's interim parliament was illegally elected, though it stopped short of dissolving the chamber immediately, in a decision likely to fuel the tensions between the ruling Islam... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : court, says, egypt, legislature, illegally, elected, Top Keywords

Ex-Philippine president elected mayor of Manila May 14th, 2013 - 12:50h (CET +01.00) MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former President Joseph Estrada was declared the winner of Manila's mayoral election on Tuesday, his first ballot victory since his ouster in a 2001 anti-corruption revolt and a possible prelude to a return to higher o... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exphilippine, president, elected, mayor, manila, elected, Top Keywords

Napolitano re-elected Italy's president Apr 20th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) ROME (AP) - Italy's Parliament has elected Giorgio Napolitano as the nation's president to an unprecedented second term after party leaders persuaded the aging head of state to serve again in hopes of easing political gridlock that is delay... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : napolitano, reelected, italy's, president, manila, elected, Top Keywords

Argentina's Bergoglio elected as new Pope Francis Mar 14th, 2013 - 02:20h (CET +01.00) By Philip Pullella and Barry Moody VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the troubled Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, taking the name Francis I and becoming the first ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : argentina's, bergoglio, elected, pope, francis, elected, Top Keywords

Argentine Jorge Bergoglio elected Pope Francis Mar 13th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday and chose the name Francis, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : argentine, jorge, bergoglio, elected, pope, francis, Top Keywords

Thousands protest in Armenia after president re-elected Feb 20th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) YEREVAN (Reuters) - About 5,000 flag-waving protesters rallied on Wednesday against Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan's re-election, saying his victory was tainted by fraud. Supporters of Sarksyan's second-placed rival Raffi Hovannisian fil... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : thousands, protest, armenia, president, reelected, francis, Top Keywords

Ex-premier elected new Czech president Jan 26th, 2013 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) PRAGUE (AP) - Former left-leaning Prime Minister Milos Zeman staged a big return to power Saturday by winning the Czech Republic's first directly elected presidential vote. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : expremier, elected, czech, president, reelected, francis, Top Keywords

Israeli PM faces tough choice if re-elected Jan 19th, 2013 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - After a lackluster three-month campaign, few doubt that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to re-election. But the makeup of Netanyahu's next government remains a mystery. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israeli, faces, tough, choice, reelected, francis, Top Keywords

Park Geun-hye elected SKorea's 1st woman leader Dec 19th, 2012 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Conservative ruling party candidate Park Geun-hye was elected South Korea's first female president Wednesday, a historic win that came despite her past as the daughter of a divisive military strongman. (Source: Associat... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : park, geunhye, elected, skorea's, woman, leader, Top Keywords