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Sunday, December 16, 2012

LDP crushes rivals in Japanese poll

LDP crushes rivals in Japanese poll


LDP crushes rivals in Japanese poll

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST

Japan's conservative opposition Liberal Democratic party has won a landslide victory just three years after being thrown into the political wilderness

Gun law back on US political agenda

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:10 AM PST

Mayor Bloomberg urges President Obama to make gun control a top priority of his second term in the White House

Gun control could still elude Obama

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 09:59 AM PST

In his first term, Obama studiously steered clear of antagonising the gun lobby, not that it did him much good with the industry's political wing, the National Rifle Association

Islamists set for win in Egypt poll

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:31 AM PST

Early results in Saturday's first stage of a plebiscite on the proposed charter showed supporters with a narrow but significant lead

Obélix among the Belgians

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:33 PM PST

French actor says he is quitting France and moving to Belgium, becoming the latest high-profile departure since the election of François Hollande

Air strikes spark Damascus gun battles

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:20 AM PST

Activists said the air strikes killed at least eight people, in the latest area to explode into conflict as opposition fighters try to topple regime

Merkel warns on cost of welfare

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 08:39 AM PST

Spending more on research and education and overhaul its tax and labour markets to restore competitiveness will help Europe survive globalisation challenge

Boehner posits more tax on $1m-plus earners

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:53 AM PST

John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, has floated raising income tax rates for Americans earning more than $1m

ANC conference focuses on economic woes

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 10:07 AM PST

Jacob Zuma opens policy meeting and seeks re-election as South Africa's economy struggles against a background of uncertainty over national policy

Park says S Korea needs ‘motherly’ leader

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 12:04 AM PST

Park Geun-hye, the conservative ruling party's candidate, is seeking to harness voters' desire for sweeping change by urging them to elect the country's first female leader

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