Politics News

Geneva - Former Russian oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who spent a decade in prison in Russia, has applied for a residency permit in Switzerland, his spokesman told AFP on Monday."His application for residency was filed a while ago," said s...

Warsaw - Germany's reliance on Russian natural gas poses a threat to European sovereignty, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned Monday amid rising East-West tensions over Ukraine."Germany's reliance on Russian gas can effectively limit European sovereignty....

Tehran - Iran on Monday criticised European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton over an "unsanctioned" meeting she held with rights activists, although newspapers hailed her weekend visit to Tehran."Contact with (civil) society is recognised in diplomat...

Male - The Supreme Court in the Maldives has sacked the country's elections chief and handed him a suspended jail term after he criticised judges during last year's chaotic contest to choose a president.Less than a fortnight before parliamentary elections are...

Male - The Supreme Court in the Maldives has sacked the elections chief and handed him a suspended jail term after he criticised judges during last year's chaotic contest to choose a president.Less than a fortnight before parliamentary elections are due, Chie...

Seoul - North Korea's state media confirmed Monday what was never in doubt -- a 100 percent, no-abstention poll victory for leader Kim Jong-Un in the country's stage-managed parliamentary election.Every single vote cast on Sunday in Kim's constituency was for ...

Novooleksiyivka - Diplomatic efforts to calm the Ukraine crisis inched forward Monday, with Moscow saying it would consider Western proposals for talks on the standoff but insisting Crimea had the right to secede.Britain said Russian President Vladimir Putin had promise...

Brussels - Far-right and populist candidates are expected to make significant inroads in May European Parliament elections, but traditional parties are holding their ground despite debt crisis fatigue.While the strong anti-Europe rhetoric of many candidates may a...

Ankara - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime, mired in a corruption scandal, suffered a new blow on Sunday with the online release of another allegedly incriminating phone call involving an ex-minister and a businessman.The recording of the pho...

Donetsk - For some, Pavel Gubarev's name has become a symbol of resistance against the new pro-European powers in Kiev. For others, he represents a threat to a united Ukraine.