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1. Japan PM rules out early poll due to economy
Prime Minister Taro Aso has decided to put off calling an election so he can deal with the global financial crisis and take steps to address Japan's own economic woes, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.
28 Oct 2008
2. Turkish court says PM involved in anti-secularism
Turkey's top court said on Friday that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and key members of his ruling AK Party had been involved in anti-secular activities, a move likely to renew political tensions in the EU candidate country.
24 Oct 2008
3. Thai and Cambodian prime ministers want Beijing talks
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat plans to meet his Cambodian counterpart, Hun Sen, in Beijing this week for talks on recent clashes along a disputed stretch of their border, the foreign minister said Tuesday. Thai Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat said the two sides were trying to fix a meeting for Friday on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe summit in the Chinese capital.
21 Oct 2008
4. Security minister warns of big terrorist plot
Security minister Alan West warned on Tuesday that the threat of another major terrorist attack was "huge" and a "great plot" was building.
15 Oct 2008
5. Thai deputy PM quits after Bangkok clashes
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh quit on Tuesday, saying he accepted responsibility for clashes between police and anti-government protesters that injured 69 people in Bangkok.
07 Oct 2008
6. No place for Cruddas in reshuffle
Prime Minster Gordon Brown completed a government reshuffle marked by the shock return of EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson with a wide shakeup of junior ministerial positions on Sunday.
06 Oct 2008
7. Livni poised to get nod to form Israeli government
Israeli President Shimon Peres is likely to ask Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to try to form a new coalition government, a Peres spokeswoman said on Monday, a day after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resigned.
22 Sep 2008
8. Ruling party picks outspoken Aso to be Japan PM
Outspoken nationalist Taro Aso, an advocate of spending and tax cuts to boost the economy, won the race on Monday to become Japan's next prime minister and swiftly set his sights on an election expected within months.
22 Sep 2008
9. Thaksin in-law becomes new Thai PM
Thailand's parliament elected a brother-in-law of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister on Wednesday, ensuring continued tension with protesters who accuse the new government of being Thaksin's puppet.
17 Sep 2008
10. Thai ruling party picks Thaksin in-law for PM
Thailand's ruling People Power Party (PPP) nominated a brother-in-law of Thaksin Shinawatra as its pick for prime minister on Monday, antagonising protesters who accuse the government of being a puppet of the ousted leader.
15 Sep 2008
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