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Ireland to hold fresh EU treaty referendum on Oct 2

Reuters - Wednesday, July 8 12:20 pm

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland will hold a second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty on October 2, Prime Minister Brian Cowen said on Wednesday. More »

SNAP ANALYSIS - Reform push on the way as Yudhoyono heads for wi
Reuters - Wednesday, July 8 08:50 am
JAKARTA (Reuters) - "Quick count" results showed Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono well ahead of his rivals in the presidential election on Wednesday, and likely to win a second term that would give him a free hand to push ahead with reforms. More »
Indonesia LSI quick count puts Yudhoyono at 56.81 percent
Reuters - Wednesday, July 8 08:50 am
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has 56.81 percent support, above the 50 percent threshold to win the election in one round, a quick count issued by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) showed on Wednesday. More »
Bulgaria ex-king resigns as party leader after poll
Reuters - Monday, July 6 04:21 pm
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's former King Simeon Saxe-Coburg resigned Monday as leader of NMSP, a junior partner in the outgoing coalition government, after his party lost all of its seats in Sunday's election. More »
Suspected criminals fail to win seat in Bulgaria
Reuters - Monday, July 6 09:53 am
SOFIA (Reuters) - Five suspected criminals who stood in Bulgaria's July 5 general election to escape prosecution failed to win seats in the next parliament, ballot results showed on Monday. More »
Mexico's Calderon faces mid-term setback
Reuters - Monday, July 6 03:09 am
(Reuters) - Following are five facts about Mexican President Felipe Calderon, 46, whose conservative party is set to be knocked into second place in Congress in mid-term elections on Sunday as he battles with a crippling economic downturn and rampant drug gang violence. More »
Suspected crime bosses stand in Bulgaria election
Reuters - Sunday, July 5 11:49 pm
DUPNITSA, Bulgaria (Reuters) - The impoverished population of this sleepy Bulgarian town faced a bizarre choice of candidates in Sunday's general election -- suspected local crime bosses who are also town benefactors. More »
Japan opposition leads but gap narrows in voter poll
Reuters - Sunday, July 5 10:18 am
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's main opposition party kept its lead among voters over Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), media polls showed on Sunday, but the gap narrowed ahead of a looming general election. More »
India will reject greenhouse gas emission targets
Reuters - Tuesday, June 30 07:36 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will not sign up to targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions but will instead focus on fighting poverty and boosting economic growth, the environment minister said Tuesday. More »
U.S. top court rules against city on race promotion
Reuters - Monday, June 29 04:03 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that New Haven, Connecticut, discriminated against a mostly white group of firefighters who were denied promotions, overturning a decision by high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. More »