Papua New Guinea’s parliamentary speaker has refused to comply with a Supreme Court order reinstating independence leader Michael Somare as prime minister. Speaker Jeffery Nape said Tuesday that he would only recognize the government of Peter O’Neill, who was elected by lawmakers in August while Mr. Somare was out of the country receiving medical treatment. […]
PNG Political Stalemate over PM Post Continues
Posted December 13th, 2011 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
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US House Passes Payroll Tax Cut, Links it to Pipeline Plan
Posted December 13th, 2011 at 9:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to extend a payroll tax cut that expires at the end of the year, but the extension is tied to a provision that restarts work on a much-disputed U.S.-Canada oil pipeline project. Despite the threat of a presidential veto of the pipeline provision, lawmakers in the Republican-controlled […]
Medvedev Announces First Session of Russia’s New Duma
Posted December 13th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has announced the first session of the country’s newly elected parliament, despite protests against alleged fraud during parliamentary elections earlier this month. Mr. Medvedev on Tuesday told a meeting of the leaders of parties that won seats in the State Duma, or lower house, that the first session will be held […]
Kommersant Senior Management Fired Over Parliamentary Election Coverage
Posted December 13th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The owner of Russia’s Kommersant Publishing has fired an editor and a senior manager over what he described as a breach of ethics for its coverage of alleged voting fraud during parliamentary elections earlier this month. Alisher Usmanov criticized the Kommersant Vlast weekly magazine, saying its coverage of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party […]
Burma Recognizes Suu Kyi’s NLD Party
Posted December 13th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Burmese authorities have officially recognized opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, allowing the party to re-enter the mainstream political process ahead of an upcoming parliamentary election. State media said Tuesday that the country’s election commission had approved the NLD’s application for registration as an official political party. The party was dissolved […]
PNG Political Stalemate over PM Post Continues
Posted December 13th, 2011 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Papua New Guinea’s parliamentary speaker has refused to comply with a Supreme Court order reinstating independence leader Michael Somare as prime minister. Speaker Jeffery Nape said Tuesday that he would only recognize the government of Peter O’Neill, who was elected by lawmakers in August while Mr. Somare was out of the country receiving medical treatment. […]
PNG High Court Reinstates Somare as Prime Minister
Posted December 12th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court has reinstated ailing independence leader Michael Somare as prime minister, in a ruling that says the election earlier this year of Somare’s replacement was unconstitutional. In a 3-2 decision, the court ruled Monday that there was no vacancy in the office of prime minister in August, when Mr. Somare’s replacement, […]
Cameron Ally: PM’s Opposition to EU Changes ‘Bad for Britain’
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
A top official in Britain’s ruling coalition says conservative Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to block European Union treaty changes aimed at protecting the euro currency is “bad for Britain.” Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Sunday on British television that he was “bitterly disappointed” by the outcome of last week’s EU summit, during which […]
Gingrich Leads Opinion Polls in 3 Key States
Posted December 8th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Support for former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to surge in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. A new poll released Thursday shows Gingrich with double-digit leads in three key states — Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Quinnipiac University survey shows Republican voters pick Gingrich over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney […]
Pakistani President in Dubai for Medical Treatment
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
President Asif Ali Zardari has traveled to Dubai for medical treatment of a heart condition, spurring rumors of his resignation. The president’s spokesman on Wednesday called the reports “untrue” and “imaginary.” He said Mr. Zardari’s visit was a planned checkup. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s office said the president will remain under medical observation at […]
