Ollanta Humala has been sworn in as the new president of Peru, succeeding outgoing President Alan Garcia. Mr. Humala was elected on promises he would more evenly distribute the country’s mining wealth and the profits of the country’s recent economic growth. Thirty percent of Peruvians currently live below the poverty line. A number of South […]
Cyprus Cabinet Resigns Amid Outcry over Economy, Munitions Blast
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
A Cyprus government official says the country’s Cabinet has agreed to step down at the request of President Dimitris Christofias. A government spokesman says President Christofias asked his ministers to resign on Thursday as part of a broad reshuffle of the government. Stefanou says the 11 members of the Cabinet will remain in place until […]
Cyprus President Asks Cabinet to Resign; Credit Rating Downgraded
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias has asked his ministers to resign as part of a major Cabinet reshuffling prompted by a deadly munitions blast and sour economy. The president plans to announce details of his new Cabinet Thursday. His defense and foreign ministers have already resigned and the junior partner in the coalition government has ordered […]
Peru’s Humala Prepares to Take Power
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala takes office Thursday, succeeding outgoing President Alan Garcia. Mr. Humala was elected this past June in a runoff, defeating Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori. Much of the campaign focused on continuing Peru’s rapid economic growth of recent years, while ensuring that the poor also see some […]
Peru’s Humala Prepares to Take Power
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala takes office Thursday, succeeding outgoing President Alan Garcia. Mr. Humala was elected this past June in a runoff, defeating Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. Much of the campaign focused on continuing Peru’s rapid economic growth of recent years, while ensuring that the poor also see some […]
Iranian President Nominates Guards Commander for Oil Ministry Chief
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has nominated a Revolutionary Guards commander to head the nation’s oil ministry. Mr. Ahmadinejad on Wednesday named Rostam Qasemi to the lead the ministry, which has had a caretaker minister since June. The United States last year placed sanctions on Qasemi and four subsidiaries of a construction company he oversees for […]
Former Colombian Minister Jailed in Corruption Case
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
Former Colombian agriculture minister Andres Felipe Arias has been jailed in a corruption case involving farm subsidies. A judge Tuesday ordered the arrest of the 38-year-old Arias, who is accused of allowing the subsidies intended for small farmers to be diverted to wealthy businesses. Arias, who served under ex-President Alvaro Uribe, has been sent to […]
Vietnam’s Dung Wins Second Term as PM
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
Vietnam’s National Assembly elected Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to a second term Tuesday, cementing his role as the country’s most powerful politician. The overwhelming vote of approval by the 500-member assembly was considered a formality after Mr. Dung was backed for the job at a congress of the ruling Communist Party in January. In […]
Vietnam’s Dung Expected to Win Second Term as PM
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Vietnam’s National Assembly is expected to elect Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to a second term Tuesday, cementing Mr. Dung’s role as the country’s most powerful politician. The vote by the 500-member assembly is considered a formality after Mr. Dung was backed for the job at a congress of the ruling Communist Party in January. […]
Pro-Gbagbo Head of Key Ivorian Body Replaced
Posted July 25th, 2011 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Ivory Coast’s president has dismissed the head of the country’s constitutional council, a man who backed former president Laurent Gbagbo during the recent Ivorian political crisis. Paul Yao N’dre was replaced Monday by veteran politician Francis Wodie, a former presidential candidate. President Alassane Ouattara named Wodie in a decree. N’dre helped spark the power struggle […]
