Defense Minister Alberto Otarola and Interior Minister Daniel Lozada resigned Thursday after clashes between the armed forces and Shining Path rebels provoked a public outcry. full story ![]()
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati may resign on Friday after deadlock in his cabinet over preparations for a parliamentary election and a dispute over extending the term of a senior security official, ministerial sources said.
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Uruguayan lawmakers voted Wednesday to legalize same-sex marriage, making the South American country the third in the Americas to do so, after Canada and Argentina.
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The attorney general’s office said Thursday that the authorities had captured several people who were planning to kill two well-known Mexican legislators.
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CHARLESTON -- House Speaker Rick Thompson will resign from the West Virginia Legislature next month to join Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet as secretary of Veterans Assistance, the governor announced Thursday.
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Officials investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy adopted from Russia said that they had found no evidence to support the filing of criminal charges against the boy’s parents.
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PM says she is expecting a number of cabinet members to resign; says she was surprised Rudd didn't challenge her.
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Tunisia's Islamist prime minister says he will resign if his proposal to appoint a nonpolitical Cabinet is rejected.
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Timothy P. Murray said on Wednesday that he would resign on June 2, a move that surprised the political establishment there.
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LIMA, Peru (AP) — Officials say a helicopter chartered by French oil company Perenco with 13 people on board has gone down in Peru's remote northeastern jungle.
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The Treasury Department announced sanctions against eight Mexicans on Tuesday whom it identified as the main bosses for the Sinaloa Cartel.
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