By Robert Berger Jerusalem 30 May 2008 Israel's embattled prime minister is under increasing pressure, amid growing calls for early elections, even from within his own party. Calls for his replacement have grown in the wake of a corruption scandal, a

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 04 November 2007 One day after Pakistan's president declared a state of emergency, the country's prime minister says officials have not yet decided when new national elections will be held.Meanwhile, Pakistan is bracing fo

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By Scott Bobb Bangkok 05 April 2006 The resignation of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Tuesday ended the tenure of the longest-serving civilian prime minister in modern Thai history. It was a d

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has confirmed he will not return to Bangkok to face corruption charges. The Thai courts have issued warrants for the arrest of Mr. Thaksin and his wife. Aaron Goodman in Bangkok reports. Thaksin Shinawat

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 January 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was taken back into the operating room for the third time on Friday after doctors performed a brain scan on him. The medical

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By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 02 July 2006 Somalia's interim prime minister has categorically denied reports that Ethiopian troops have entered Somalia, or the town of Baidoa, where the country's fledgling government is based. VOA Correspondent Alis

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By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 12 September 2007 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation after a year of missteps and scandals. The resignation is apparently an effort to prevent cancellation of Japan's non-combat role in Afghanis

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 23 April 2006 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad addresses a news conference after the Iraqi Parliament session in Baghdad The U.S. Ambassador to Iraq says the man na

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 27 May 2006 East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has said the violence engulfing the capital, Dili, is part of a coup plot to unseat him. Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri As ethnic fighting raged across Dil

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 March 2007 Australian Prime Minister John Howard has promised to stand by the United States in its war in Iraq despite mounting public opposition at home. Mr. Howard has insisted he will not bow to pressure to pull Australia

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is expected to meet with top U.S. officials in Washington this week, including President George Bush. His visit comes during new tensions among Afghan, Pakistani and U.S. officials over how to counter a g

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President Bush has met at the White House with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the talks took place at a time of rising tensions on the Pakistan-Afghan border. The Bush administration wants the Pakistanis to

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 27 May 2008 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unveiled the details of an ambitious $12 billion plan to re-vitalize the country's predominantly Kurdish southeast. The region has been hit hard by more than 20 year

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Thailand's prime minister says he will not resign, despite calls by the Thai military to step down following bloodshed at an anti-government demonstration last week. Ron Corben reports for VOA from Bangkok. Somchai Wongsawat (l) speaks during press

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The Indian Prime Minister says that Indian financial institutions will not be impacted by the global credit crisis, but admits the country's high-growth economy could slow down. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, his assurance came as the co

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he would accept a Palestinian state as long as it has no military force and recognizes Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people. His remarks came in a major policy speech late Sunday in which he

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Israel's prime minister says repressive actions taken by Iranian authorities against demonstrators protesting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed election victory have revealed the true nature of the government, and underscore the need to preve

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Japan's prime minister is clearing the way for a new party, and a new leader, to set the nation's political agenda. The center-left opposition party that swept a nationwide legislative vote is now planning how to use its commanding majority to resha

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Iraqi PM: US Businesses to Lead Way in Iraq After Troop Withdrawal The U.S. role in Iraq is changing. American combat troops are pulling out and, says Iraq's prime minister, it's time for U.S. businesses to take a prominent role in his country. The U

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Anti-government protests continue in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rejected demands to hold new elections. Tens of thousands of red dressed demonstrators surrounded a military compound where the prime minister ha

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