prime minister

Referendum in Turkey: A Vote for Democracy or a New Strongman? (Time.com)

September 13th, 2010

Time.com - The country has voted to reform the old, military-inspired constitution but has it only given more power to Turkey’s Islamist-rooted Prime Minister?

Tags: vote, strongman, Turkey, referendum, democracy

Lebanon PM: Wrong to accuse Syria in Hariri death (AP)

September 6th, 2010

AP - Lebanon’s Western-backed prime minister made a startling reversal Monday and said it was a mistake to accuse Syria of the massive 2005 truck bombing that killed his father,…

Australian key lawmaker backs Labor to govern (AP)

September 2nd, 2010

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when an independent lawmaker said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia’s…

Nigeria: Vocal supporter of president kidnapped (AP)

August 29th, 2010

AP - Nigerian police say kidnappers seized a man who claims be to the son of the nation’s first prime minister.

Tags: Kidnappers, nigerian police, prime minister, Nigeria, kidnapped

South Korea’s prime minister offers to resign (AP)

July 29th, 2010

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan delivers a speech regarding his resignation during a press conference at the Government House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Chung said he has offered to resign following a dispute over a government relocation project. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - South Korea’s prime minister offered to resign Thursday after parliament shot down his efforts to scrap a plan that would relocate several government ministries out of the capital.


Tags:…

Australian PM announces Aug. 21 elections (AP)

July 16th, 2010

** FILE ** In this Thursday, July 15, 2010 file photo, Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks at the national press club in Canberra, Australia. Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard visited the country's governor general Saturday July 17, 2010, a procedural step toward calling a general election for late August. Opinion polls point to her ruling Labor Party winning a second three-year term, but analysts expect a tight contest against a resurgent conservative opposition led by Tony Abbott. (AP Photo/Mark Graham, File)AP - Australia’s first woman Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who has led the country for three weeks, on Saturday called a general election on Aug. 24 and urged voters to…

Kenyan PM recovering after brain procedure (AP)

June 30th, 2010

AP - A doctor says Kenya’s prime minister is recovering well in the hospital after doctors drilled a hole in his head to drain fluids that were putting pressure on…

PM: Jamaica plans island-wide assault on gangs (AP)

June 1st, 2010

Cedaine Morris waits as a soldier inspects her school bag at a military checkpoint in the Tivoli Gardens neighborhood, Kingston, Monday, May 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Jamaica will launch a sustained assault on gangs that control poor communities across the island and fuel one of the world’s highest murder rates, the prime minister said…

Turkish PM calls Israeli ship raid a ‘massacre’ (AP)

June 1st, 2010

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of the parliament from his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara June 1, 2010. Erdogan urged Israel on Tuesday to lift its AP - Turkey’s prime minister sharply criticized Israel for the “bloody massacre” that killed nine people on a Gaza-bound aid vessel and warned Tuesday that no one should test Turkey’s…

Thai PM pleads for end to protests (AP)

May 9th, 2010

Police pause at the site of an overnight grenade attack in downtown Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 8, 2010.  New violence erupted overnight in the Thai capital, killing a policeman and marring tentative progress to resolving a sometimes bloody tow-month standoff between the government and protestors seeking new elections.  Anti-government demonstrators say they agree in principle with a proposal by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve Parliament and hold new elections.  (AP Photo./David Longstreath)AP - Thailand’s prime minister pleaded Sunday for an end to two months of street protests paralyzing the capital and an acceptance of his reconciliation plan that has been stalled…