London, Sept. 5: Senator Barack Obama's team has built a reputation for discipline over the past 20 months, but Republican rival John McCain’s maverick selection of 44-year-old Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has reportedly created an atmosphere of uncertainty about what lies ahead in the run-up to the November 4 presidential poll.
The Palin phenomena, a prominent Democrat said on Thursday, would make the presidential race closer.
Belgrade - The Serbian parliament on Wednesday overcame opposition to open a debate on a crucial pre-membership treaty with the European Union and several other major issues, including Kosovo.
Legislators were discussing ratification of the Stabilization and Association Agreement Serbia signed with EU. The treaty is a major step towards membership, but needs to be approved by all 27 member- states.
Tokyo - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is more popular than the opposition despite the resignation of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, a telephone survey showed Wednesday.
According to the country-wide poll conducted by the Kyodo news agency, 38.5 per cent planned to vote for the LDP in the next election. The Democratic Party of Japan (DJP), the country's largest opposition party, would receive 34.9 per cent popular support.
Japan's voters regard LDP Secretary General Taro Aso the most suitable successor for outgoing premier Fukuda. The
Kiev - Ukraine's parliament has rammed through legislation directly challenging President Viktor Yushchenko, placing the country's pro-West ruling coalition in jeopardy, local media reported on Wednesday.
A parliamentary faction led by Yushchenko's erstwhile ally, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshehnko, switched sides during a stormy Monday evening session to join with the pro-Russia Regions Party to approve a package of bills directly aimed at reducing the presidency to the status of mere figurehead.
Nicosia - Cypriot leaders launched a new round of peace talks on Wednesday after years of stalemate aimed at ending a decades-old conflict and reuniting the divided eastern Mediterranean island.
Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat met in the UN buffer zone dividing the capital Nicosia and will hold talks in the presence of newly appointed UN envoy for Cyprus, former Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer.
The two leaders of the ethnically divided island agreed in July to relaunch fully fledged peace negotiations on September
3, ending a four-year deadlock in efforts to bring the two communities together.
Islamabad, Sept 3: Amid news reports that PPP Co-chairman and presidential candidate Asif Ali Zardari was “mentally ill” due to the 11-year-long incarceration, his party sources have said that it was natural to have psychological impact on one’s mind after living in jail for 11 years.
They said that Zardari was kept in jail in the worst conditions for 11 years, and added that if anybody faced such conditions for only one month, it was bound to have an impact on his health.
London, Sept. 5: Senator Barack Obama's team has built a reputation for discipline over the past 20 months, but Republican rival John McCain’s maverick selection of 44-year-old Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has reportedly created an atmosphere of uncertainty about what lies ahead in the run-up to the November 4 presidential poll.
Belgrade - The Serbian parliament on Wednesday overcame opposition to open a debate on a crucial pre-membership treaty with the European Union and several other major issues, including Kosovo.
Tokyo - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is more popular than the opposition despite the resignation of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, a telephone survey showed Wednesday.
Kiev - Ukraine's parliament has rammed through legislation directly challenging President Viktor Yushchenko, placing the country's pro-West ruling coalition in jeopardy, local media reported on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Sept 3: Amid news reports that PPP Co-chairman and presidential candidate Asif Ali Zardari was “mentally ill” due to the 11-year-long incarceration, his party sources have said that it was natural to have psychological impact on one’s mind after living in jail for 11 years.
