Commonwealth in Maldives inquiry

bbc 11-FEB-12

Catholic bishops group denounces contraception compromise

cnn 11-FEB-12

Nigerian president's state votes amid tight security

reuters 11-FEB-12

Jigawa guber poll: S’Court affirms Gov Lamido’s victory

vanguardngr 11-FEB-12

Defiant Nasheed leads Male rally

bbc 10-FEB-12

Maldives warrant for ex-president

bbc 09-FEB-12

Mohamed Nasheed resigns as Maldives president as soldiers clash with police

dailymail 08-FEB-12

Indonesia's food security remains fragile

chinadaily 08-FEB-12

Man held for raping girl, slitting throat

iol 08-FEB-12

Government suffers new health bill defeat in Lords

telegraph 08-FEB-12

U.S., Japan decouple Marines' Guam move from Okinawa (Reuters)

news 08-FEB-12

Maldives in crisis as president quits

aljazeera 07-FEB-12

US 'in lockstep' with Israel over Iran

aljazeera 06-FEB-12

Sauli Niinistö: from tragedy to the presidency

euronews 06-FEB-12

Nigeria names seven behind Eni pipeline blast

reuters 06-FEB-12

Finland's former finance minister victorious in presidential election

cnn 05-FEB-12

Death toll climbs after Egypt soccer protests

cnn 04-FEB-12

Two killed, hundreds injured in Cairo after football protest

euronews 03-FEB-12

Stocks jump after strong jobs report (AP)

news 03-FEB-12

Syria: UN deadlock breakthrough hopes raised

telegraph 02-FEB-12

US says Syria's Assad 'will go'

bbc 30-JAN-12

Huge Israeli drone crashes

TheFrontierPost 30-JAN-12

64 killed in Syria, activist group says

cnn 29-JAN-12

Violence in Senegal after Wade court ruling

aljazeera 28-JAN-12

Three Kazakh activists detained after rally for change (Reuters)

news 28-JAN-12

Kogi: Capt Wada sworn-in

vanguardngr 28-JAN-12

Candidates to face off in Florida

bbc 24-JAN-12

Country profile: Montenegro

bbc 24-JAN-12

Romanian foreign minister fired

cnn 24-JAN-12

Wounded Rep. Giffords bids farewell to constituents

reuters 24-JAN-12

Hashimoto sets sights on the Diet

japantimes 24-JAN-12

Bayelsa guber tussle: Judge hands off Sylva’s suit

vanguardngr 24-JAN-12

Egypt's new Parliament convenes

cnn 23-JAN-12

Croatians say Yes to EU accession

euobserver 23-JAN-12

Gingrich wins Republican poll in S Carolina

aljazeera 22-JAN-12

First round of voting begins to elect Finnish president

topix 22-JAN-12

Gingrich takes lead in South Carolina polls

aljazeera 21-JAN-12

Egypt's Islamists win 75 percent of parliament (AP)

news 21-JAN-12

Supreme Court rejects judge-drawn Texas election maps (Reuters)

news 20-JAN-12

Obama pitches tourism, campaign on East coast (AP)

news 20-JAN-12

Who's in the Russian presidential election race

CBC 19-JAN-12

Sweden launches new Wallenberg investigation

thelocal 18-JAN-12

New president heralds a more political Parliament (News)

euractiv 18-JAN-12

Rivals assail Romney before S Carolina vote

aljazeera 17-JAN-12

Kazakh opposition rejects election

iol 17-JAN-12

Recall vote on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker appears imminent

latimes 17-JAN-12

Ruling party wins big in Kazakh election

RTERadio 16-JAN-12

Vladimir Putin tells Russians to reject a 'dash for change'

telegraph 16-JAN-12

Oil-rich Kazakhstan votes in parliamentary polls (AP)

news 15-JAN-12

Nigeria fails to reach deal to end strikes

cnn 15-JAN-12

Eurozone nations hit with credit rating downgrades

euronews 14-JAN-12

Little Change Expected in Kazakhstan's Election

ABCnews 14-JAN-12

Japanese cabinet in reshuffle after series of embarrassing gaffes

telegraph 13-JAN-12

Colbert's PAC Starts Buying Airtime

ABCnews 13-JAN-12

Obama's cash haul in 2011 tops $220M

washtimes 13-JAN-12

Battle lines stark as Wis. recall push nears end (AP)

news 13-JAN-12

Noda to reshuffle Cabinet in bid to start sales tax talks

japantimes 12-JAN-12

Candidates battling for runner-up spot in New Hampshire as Mitt Romney leads Republican field

dailymail 10-JAN-12

Bill Daley resignation: Did Obama's shift to the left force out White House chief of staff?

dailymail 10-JAN-12

Nigerian unions to join protests over fuel prices

cnn 09-JAN-12

Romney looks beyond New Hampshire on eve of nation's first primary

cnn 09-JAN-12

Philipp Hildebrand: Chairman of Swiss National Bank quits

dailymail 09-JAN-12

Nigerian state under curfew after violence against Christians

cnn 08-JAN-12

Politics › Defense, consumer affairs ministers to be removed from cabinet

japantoday 07-JAN-12

German President Rejects Calls to Quit Over Loan Scandal

IHT 06-JAN-12

GOP's Romney faces attacks from both sides

cnn 05-JAN-12

Bachmann withdraws from US campaign

RTERadio 04-JAN-12

Singapore PM's salary cut by 36% to €1.3m

RTERadio 04-JAN-12

Hungary may offer concessions to appease EU and IMF

euronews 04-JAN-12

Embattled German president sorry for editor call (AP)

news 04-JAN-12

PIPES: South Sudan, Israel's new ally

washtimes 03-JAN-12

'Destroying Democracy': Hungarians Protest Controversial New Constitution

spiegel 03-JAN-12

Alleged bank secrecy leakage rocks Switzerland

ameinfo 03-JAN-12

Republican contenders make final Iowa push

aljazeera 02-JAN-12

Occupy the Rose Bowl Parade: Protesters gearing up to march behind the roses (The Christian Science Monitor)

news 02-JAN-12

Emergency rule in four states divides citizens

ngrguardiannews 02-JAN-12

68 Occupy demonstrators arrested in New York

cnn 01-JAN-12

No holiday break for candidates as Iowa caucuses near

cnn 31-DEC-11

KNIGHT: Voter ID terrifies Democrats

washtimes 31-DEC-11

Guido Westerwelle [expressed:]: deep concern about recent developments in the Maldives, particularly the violent attacks against elected officials and supporters of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).

minivannews 10-FEB-12

Yudhoyono [-said]: What our party is now facing is merely due to wrongdoings by some of its members. It is not extra-ordinary. Our party is only 10 years old. Other political parties that are much older than the Democratic Party also have similar problems, although media reports are not as intense as when it comes to our members,

asianewsnet 06-FEB-12

Yudhoyono [-said]: so the Democratic Party does not become a target of attacks like it has in the past eight months.

thejakartaglobe 05-FEB-12

Halonen [ said]: I think the idea of a welfare state is not just the Social Democrats' or Left Alliance's bag, it's a national principle. But we will see how it fares in the hands of others,

err 31-JAN-12

Pagrotsky [-added]: I know him; he's stable, he has sound judgment, and I think he's the right name for renewing the Social Democrats.

thelocal 26-JAN-12

Löfven [-said]: When I look out over Sweden today, I see that we need much more Social Democratic policy,

sverigesradio 26-JAN-12

Arar [-said]: I fully endorse Paul to be the next leader of the New Democratic Party,

CBC 25-JAN-12

Musila [ said]: They do not reflect the position or views of the Wiper Democratic Party. No organ of the party sat to make such a decision and no official of the WDMP including its leader consulted with Hon Mutula before he made his own statement,

allafrica 23-JAN-12

Juholt [-said]: I am a born Social Democrat and I am going to die a Social Democrat. The whole of my adult life I have tried to work for the Social Democrats and for the party's ideas,

thelocal 21-JAN-12

Sobotka [-said]: We, the Social Democrats we will use all possibilities to cut the mandate of Necas's government,

praguemonitor 19-JAN-12

Hannes Swoboda [said:]: I agree with my Social Democrat colleague Helle Thorning-Schmidt that we need to actively engage in a new debate about Europe. However, many of the players currently determining the fate of Europe, such as financial market operators or rating agencies, are not present here.

pse 18-JAN-12

Juholt [-told]: Urban Ahlin is today the Social Democrats ' foreign policy spokesperson. Urban Ahlin is the person who Mona Sahlin was ready to make the Social Democrat foreign minister. That says everything about his qualities,

thelocal 17-JAN-12

Zahradil [-said]: with the (opposition Social Democrats) CSSD,

praguemonitor 13-JAN-12

Paul [-said]: I think the people here in New Hampshire are very independent-minded, and I have a strong appeal because I have challenged both the Republican and Democratic Party leadership, and that means they want a message of cleaning house,

cnn 10-JAN-12

Paul [-said]: I think the people here in New Hampshire are very independent minded and I have a strong appeal because I have challenged both the Republican and Democratic Party leadership and that means they want a message of cleaning house,

cnn 09-JAN-12

Paul [-said]: I think the people here in New Hampshire are very independent-minded, and I have a strong appeal because I have challenged both the Republican and Democratic Party leadership and that means they want a message of cleaning house,

cnn 09-JAN-12

Paul [-said]: I think the people here in New Hampshire are very independent minded, and I have a strong appeal because I have challenged both the Republican and Democratic Party leadership and that means they want a message of cleaning house,

cnn 09-JAN-12

Noda [-said]: has been a source of trouble since the (opposition) Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito were in power and we are not in a situation to put it off anymore,

japantimes 04-JAN-12

Noda [-said]: has been a source of trouble since the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito were in power, and we are not in a situation to put it off anymore,

japantimes 04-JAN-12

Mustafa Kamal [ said]: There was this fear that the future assembly would be dominated on the one hand by the Muslim Brothers and on the other by supporters of the National Democratic Party,

wsj 15-DEC-11

Joe Manchin [ said]: I think there are independents in the Democratic Party , I think there are independents in the Republican Party , and then you have the real dedicated, uncommitted independents so when you look at everything, you're looking at the middle being much bigger,

usaToday 13-DEC-11

Joe Manchin [ said]: I think there are independents in the Democratic Party; I think there are independents in the Republican Party . And then you have the real dedicated, uncommitted independents so when you look at everything, you're looking at the middle being much bigger,

usaToday 13-DEC-11

Tinubu [-also said]: He left a legacy of electoral corruption in the country to the extent that his successor had to set up the Justice Mohamadu Uwais panel, but still instead of implementing Uwais' comprehensively, and improve on the elections, the Peoples Democratic Party stage-managed and side-tracked that report. Implement only one or two items. What is Obasanjo talking about? He should go away and retire in shame politically because he brought a whole salad of corruption, manipulation and failures.

allafrica 10-DEC-11

Melnikov [-said]: As for separate issues, it is possible and necessary to form a consolidated position. We are going to check with the Liberal Democratic Party and Fair Russia – are they as oppositionist as they have declared?

rt 04-DEC-11

Rothenberg [ said]: If Republicans vote to increase some taxes and their conservative wing gets angry at that, they could have a bloodbath. And if Democrats say we will make significant cuts in Social Security and Medicare, then the liberal wing of the Democratic Party will absolutely start screaming,

voanews 21-NOV-11

Falana [-said]: Re: Decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to conduct fresh governorship primaries in Bayelsa State,

allafrica 18-NOV-11

Plouffe [ said]: If the Republican Party will say, 'You know what, because the Democratic Party is willing to do a lot more spending cuts, we are willing to ask the wealthiest to do a little bit more, through tax reform, then we could go a long way to solving this problem,

upi 30-OCT-11

Medvedev [-said]: Both of them were bidding for the presidential nomination ... Both were from the Democratic Party, and (the party) finally decided which of them should run to gain the best election result. Our decision was the same,

cnn 30-SEP-11

Merkel [-has told]: Me I also hope the opposition Social Democrats will vote yes. I think that would also be positive for the other small countries that have not yet agreed or ratified this program.

b92net_en 29-SEP-11

Merkel [-has told]: Me I also hope the opposition Social Democrats will vote yes. I think that would also be positive for the other small countries that have not yet agreed or ratified this programme.

euronews 29-SEP-11

Ligi [-told]: I hope the Social Democrats are simply wrong in an ordinary sense,

err 27-SEP-11

Nader [-told]: What we are proposing -- and many people signed this letter -- is for at least six distinguished Americans with proven backgrounds on military foreign policy, labor, poverty, political reform, [the] environment [and] consumer [issues] to form a slate to challenge President Obama and the Democratic Party inside the Democratic Party,

upi 23-SEP-11

Jensen [-told]: It’s not surprising that Social Democrats and the Socialist People's Party wanted to have a model ready for the election campaign,

copenhagenpost 19-SEP-11

Koch [-says]: I'm hopeful that the President and the Democratic Party will look at the election which took place in the 9th CD (Congressional District) in Brooklyn and Queens and decide that they were on the wrong track,

npr 19-SEP-11

Rasmussen [-said]: Denmark may be getting a new Social Democratic prime minister but she is going to have to accept the foundations we have laid,

indiatimes 16-SEP-11

Waters [-also expressed]: We didn't raise any revenue and they didn't close any tax loopholes. I believe the Democratic Party and the president of the United States should not have backed down. We should have made them walk the plank.

latimes 19-AUG-11

Kan [-told]: When the two bills are enacted, we will begin a process of selecting the next (ruling) Democratic Party president. Upon selection of the new leader, I will resign as prime minister,

hurriyetdailynews 12-AUG-11

Essam el-Erian [ said]: We will take to streets on Friday to prevent remnants of the disbanded National Democratic Party from exploiting the opportunity to work against the revolution,

EgyptianGazette 27-JUL-11

Layton [ said]: On the advice of my doctors, I am going to focus on treatment and recovery. I will therefore be taking a temporary leave of absence as leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada,

bbc 26-JUL-11

Yudhoyono [-said]: All the allegations surrounding Democratic Party members are based on text messages and BBM [BlackBerry] messages sent by ‘someone’. They have becomes headlines in the mass media,

JakartaPost 11-JUL-11

Carney [-told]: >White House is offering to keep up to 10,000 troops in Iraq next year, US officials say, despite opposition from many Iraqis and key Democratic Party allies who demand that President Barack Obama bring home the American military as promised. Any extension of the military's presence, however, depends on a formal request from Baghdad, which must weigh questions about the readiness of Iraqi security forces against fears of renewed militant attacks and unrest if US soldiers stay beyond the December pullout dea

kuwaittimes 06-JUL-11

Kan [-said]: We must walk the path that will not let the DPJ fall apart nor let the Liberal Democratic Party take over again,

japantimes 02-JUN-11

Eva Longoria [ said]: That’s a message to the Democratic Party and Obama.A lot of promises were made In a bid to show he is serious about immigration reform, the President recently invited a group of Latino celebrities to what was called a brain storming session. Those who do not support immigration reform will hopefully pay for it in those elections ,

russiatoday 10-MAY-11

Bruce Riedel [ said]: I think simply because he's a party leader, he's going to hear the voices of those in the Democratic Party who are uncomfortable with the Afghanistan strategy in a way that Gates (did not),

news 28-APR-11

Stubb [-said]: The government formation talks are being launched together with the Social Democrats, the True Finns and perhaps several others,

yle 22-APR-11

Stegner [-also suggested that]: his crude theories of heredity and education and integration policy nonsense has nothing in common with Social Democratic values.

spiegel 22-APR-11

Merkel [-said]: It is about the future of the euro, it is financial stability and whether a country and its prime minister, whether a Social Democratic or Christian Democratic, shows responsibility. And it is regrettable that parliament did not support the reforms,

voanews 24-MAR-11

Muhammadu Buhari [said:]: The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been the one perpetrating violence in Nigeria. They are the ones that have been talking of do-or-die politics, they have been talking of die-hard politics in Nigeria.

allafrica 23-MAR-11

Nuhu Ribadu [said:]: I am deeply saddened by the news of an explosion that has so far claimed 10 lives in the rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Suleja, Niger State.

allafrica 04-MAR-11