The new Swiss National Bank chief could be named in February, sooner than had been expected after the resignation of former chairman Philipp Hildebrand this month, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Awaiting the Great Transformation: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for changes to the military-drafted constitution in her first political trip since ending a boycott of the country's political system last year and announcing plans to run for parliament.
With just three days remaining before Florida's Republican primary, Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, led Gingrich, a former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, by 43 percent to 32 percent among likely voters in Florida's January 31 primary, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich received the endorsement of former opponent Herman Cain on Saturday, and he vowed to fight until the end no matter what happens in Florida's primary election on Tuesday.
UN nuclear inspectors arrive in Iran as Tehran prepares to ban oil exports to Europe in retaliation over European Union sanctions.
European companies owed oil by Iran could lose out should Tehran impose a ban on crude exports to the European Union next week, the head of Iran's state oil company said Saturday. Iran's parliament is due to debate a bill Sunday that would cut off oil supplies to the EU in a matter of days.
White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich in Florida to 11 percentage points on Saturday from 8 points a day earlier, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results, as he cemented his front-runner status in the Republican nomination race.
Irish voters would narrowly back a proposed European Union treaty to tighten budget rules if it were put to a referendum, an opinion poll showed on Saturday, but about one-quarter of those questioned said they were still undecided.
Manipur is one of five states in India which will hold elections over the next few weeks.
Greece and its private creditors said on Saturday they were piecing together the final elements of a debt swap, and they expected to have a deal ready next week, which would be essential for sealing a new bailout and avoiding an uncontrolled default.
A local policeman suspected the blaze erupted after a patient’s mattress caught fire.
“Ron Paul’s followers are not party regulars. He’s not a party regular.
The building took three years to construct and involved 1,200 Chinese and Ethiopian workers.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has again raised speculation that senior Pakistani government officials were well aware that al-Qaida chieftain Osama bin Laden was residing in the country for years.
PACs and super PACs can now join forces under an umbrella organization, allowing them to donate directly to political candidates while also spending unlimited sums to promote or oppose candidates of their choice.
The Arab League said on Saturday it had suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of the critical deterioration of the situation as state security forces battled rebels holding three suburbs just outside Damascus.
The breakup of Switzerland's oldest bank Wegelin on Friday shows the need to settle a dispute with U.S. authorities over tax cheats hiding cash in secret Swiss accounts, the finance minister said on Saturday.
Many Republicans are concerned that the bitter nomination fight between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich may already have damaged both of them to the extent that neither would be able to defeat Democratic President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 general election.
Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a test of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran warned on Friday it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European economies.
Europeans are making progress in overcoming the Eurozone crisis, but they need to do more to bolster their financial firewall, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Saturday, adding that the IMF is ready to help.
Despite having been married thrice and boasting of a history of marital infidelity, Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich seems to be a firm believer in the sacrosanct institution of male-female marriage. On a conference call for Religious Right supporters, on Wednesday, Gingrich drew parallels between gay marriage and the rise of paganism.
Islamist sect Boko Haram, whose attacks have killed hundreds in oil-rich Nigeria, will continue its campaign until the country is ruled by sharia law, a senior member was quoted as saying on Saturday: We have our sights set on [bringing sharia to] the whole world, not just Nigeria.
The Humane Society of the United States pushed back Friday against a controversial editorial in a meat industry trade magazine that analogized the organization to Adolf Hitler.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's media adviser resigned following the incident in which her bodyguard had to drag her to safety through an angry crowd of aboriginal activists in Canberra.
U.S. taxpayers are still owed $132.9 billion by companies that benefited from the financial bailout and haven't fully repaid. Some of that money will never be recovered, a government watchdog said. Christy Romero, the acting special inspector general for the $700 billion bailout, has said the bailout that began in September of 2008, could actually last for several more years.
The Justice Department issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial institutions as part of a new effort to investigate misconduct in the packaging and sale of home loans to investors, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.
Ron Paul was declared Mr. Authentic by Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper on Friday.
A new petition asking Gov. Jan Brewer to apologize to President Barack Obama has been posted online by Arizona's state Democratic organization.
After nearly a year of continued violence in Syria, the UN Security Council will debate a resolution demanding Assad step down.
Presidents have been on the receiving end of tough criticism from other elected officials in private. But is it breaching decorum to point a finger?
