Palestinian president appoints new prime minister
The Palestinian president on Sunday picked a little-known academic as his new prime minister, according to the official government news agency, ...

Egypt appoints 9 ministers in limited reshuffle
Nine new Egyptian ministers joined President Mohammed Morsi's Cabinet on Tuesday, including three members of his Muslim Brotherhood, in a reshuffle ...
Correction: Italy's Race Problem story
In a May 1 story about racism in Italy, datelined Rome, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that a current French minister is from the French ...

Italy race problems seen with black gov't minister
It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes.

ElBaradei: Egypt leader will need opposition help
Egypt's leading opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei said Tuesday he believes the Islamist president will eventually be forced to reach out to the ...

Italy forms new government after 2-month stalemate
Center-left leader Enrico Letta forged a new Italian government Saturday in a coalition with former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives, an ...

Napolitano re-elected Italy's president
Italy's Parliament on Saturday re-elected Giorgio Napolitano to an unprecedented second term as president, after party leaders persuaded the ...

Egypt's Morsi to reshuffle Cabinet amid turmoil
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi defended his handling of some of the nation's most pressing problems in a nearly two-hour television interview on ...

Mubarak appears in Egyptian court for retrial
The judge in Hosni Mubarak's retrial recused himself at the start of the first session on Saturday, citing a conflict of interest as the former ...

Egyptians clash at Muslim Brotherhood offices
Thousands of Egyptian protesters clashed with riot police and backers of the president's Muslim Brotherhood on Friday, ransacking several offices ...
Congress wants role as Obama pushes trade agenda
The Obama administration has embarked on an aggressive trade agenda that could lower barriers and increase U.S. exports to many of the economic giants ...

Tunisia nominates outsiders for key gov't posts
Tunisia's ruling party nominated several respected figures not aligned with political parties for key Cabinet posts Friday, concessions to the ...

Obama nominates 3 to Cabinet-level posts
President Barack Obama signaled his willingness to tackle climate change with his pick of Gina McCarthy to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, ...

SKorea's 1st female leader yet to hire many women
The country with the developed world's biggest gender income gap now has its first female president, but Park Geun-hye already has South Koreans ...

Panetta, NATO partner, differ on troop numbers
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his NATO counterparts are considering leaving 8,000 to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but it was unclear ...

Allen retirement opens Europe command slot
President Barack Obama is looking for a new candidate to lead American and allied forces in Europe after his first choice, Marine Gen. John Allen, ...

Tunisian PM says new Cabinet needed during crisis
Tunisia's Islamist prime minister said Saturday that he will resign if his proposal to appoint a nonpolitical Cabinet by mid-week is rejected.

Hagel to be 5th Pentagon chief with enlisted time
When President Barack Obama declared that his defense secretary nominee, Chuck Hagel, would be the first former enlisted man to lead the Pentagon, he ...

In Senate farewell, Kerry speaks of need to listen
His voice quavering, Secretary of State-designate John Kerry bid farewell to the Senate after 28 years with a plea for comity and cooperation.
Hagel: Window closing on Iran and diplomacy
Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel said the "window is closing" on Iran and the possibility of diplomacy if it continues to ignore international ...

Kerry tackles questions on Iran, Syria, Hagel
President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state discussed Iran, Syria and other issues Thursday, while testifying at his confirmation hearing ...

THE RESET: John Kerry breezes through Hill hearing
The Senate confirmation process is a minefield for many presidential nominees. But Sen. John Kerry seemed to navigate those waters safely at his ...
Turkish PM names 4 new Cabinet ministers
Turkey's prime minister is replacing his controversial interior minister and three other Cabinet officials in a government shake-up that comes a year ...