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The article reports on the victory of the Conservative party of British Prime Minister David Cameron in the country's May 2015 general election securing an overall majority win in the Parliament.

The article offers world news briefs as of August 26, 2014 including the death of 10 people due to a stampede at a Hindu temple in India, footage of the wreckage of an Israeli drone which was shot down in Iran and the invasion of the city of Gwoza in Nigeria by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

The article offers world news briefs which include the death of two police officers in Cairo, Egypt, the charge against Czech Republic Prime Minister Petr Necas' former aid, and the retrial of former Great Britain spokesperson Andy Coulson.

The article offers world news briefs as of February 11, 2014 including a confirmed case of polio in Afghanistan after 12 years, grenade attack at a movie theater in Pakistan killing 11 people and cancellation of Israel trip of British Prime Minister David Cameron to deal flooding in England.

BERLIN -- The attacks in Oslo on Friday have riveted new attention on right-wing extremists not just in Norway but across Europe, where opposition to Muslim immigrants, globalization, the power of the European Union and the drive toward multiculturalism has proven a potent political force and, in a few cases, a spur to violence. The success of populist parties appealing to a sense of lost national identity has brought criticism of minorities, immigrants and in particular Muslims out of the beer halls and Internet chat rooms and into mainstream politics. While the parties themselves generally do not condone violence, some experts say a climate of hatred in the political discourse has encouraged violent individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PARIS -- The release of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Friday from house arrest in New York represented a startling turnaround, sharpening the focus of political debate here on a central and potent issue: with the weakening of sexual assault charges against him, will he be able to resume a potentially stellar career that could lead to the presidency of his country? The question divided opinion as much among Mr. Strauss-Kahn's own Socialist Party followers as those on the right. Moments after his release, the party spokesman, Benoit Hamon, told reporters that the court's decision had come as an ''intense relief.'' Beyond that, the calculation likely to absorb party strategists revolved around the degree to which Mr. Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, had been damaged by weeks of disclosures and accusations that, even days ago, seemed to have drawn an abrupt and indelible line across his ambitions and his career. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

PARIS -- Europe's top candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, the French finance minister, formally announced her bid on Wednesday, as developing nations issued an unusual joint complaint about the custom of always naming a European to one of the most important jobs in global finance. Declaring her candidacy at a news conference that was called only the night before, Ms. Lagarde said that being European should not disqualify her, and that it might be an advantage since Europe's sovereign debt crisis is the biggest problem facing the fund. She said she would travel over the next few weeks to listen to and seek support from other I.M.F. members. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

European officials moved quickly to assert their claim over the leadership of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, suggesting a serious challenge is being mounted by emerging economic powers like China and India that believe the time has come to break Europe's historic grip on the post. The abrupt resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn late Wednesday night has brought tensions long simmering beneath the surface at the powerful organization to a boil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

PARIS -- The high-level politicking over who will be the next president of the European Central Bank moved closer to resolution on Tuesday. But it is not yet a done deal. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France said he would support a respected Italian monetary official, Mario Draghi, to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet when he steps down later this year. Mr. Sarkozy made his unexpected announcement at a joint news conference in Rome with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- One year after Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people, the country grappled on Monday to absorb yet another potentially destabilizing blow: the surprising return of the former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, whose emergence from nearly a quarter-century in exile prompted condemnations from around the world and ignited new fears of conflict. Mr. Duvalier, known as Baby Doc, returned to Haiti 24 years and 11 months after he was forced to flee the country by a tide of social upheaval driven by severe poverty and his regime's brutal political repression. In a brief radio interview, Mr. Duvalier said he had returned only to help his country, not to get involved in politics. He spent the rest of his first day back in Haiti out of the public eye, huddled with his advisers and relatives at a high-end hotel in the mountains overlooking Port-au-Prince, the capital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

HAMMAMET, Tunisia -- This ancient Mediterranean hamlet, advertised as the Tunisian St.-Tropez, has long been the favorite summer getaway of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his large extended family, many of whom have built vast beachfront mansions here with the wealth they have amassed during his years in power. But their new and conspicuous riches, partly exposed in a detailed cable by the American ambassador and made public by WikiLeaks, have fueled an extraordinary extended uprising by Tunisians who blame corruption among the elite for the joblessness afflicting their country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

LONDON -- Prime Minister David Cameron met with his coalition cabinet for the first time on Thursday, as the euphoria over the new partnership between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats gave way to a let's-get-down-to-business approach marked by a determination to attack Britain's huge budget deficit. With reporters and television cameras crowding into the cabinet room at 10 Downing Street, Mr. Cameron opened the meeting by noting that it had been 65 years since the last coalition cabinet had met there, at the end of Winston Churchill's wartime national unity government, which was followed by decades of single-party Conservative and Labour governments. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BERLIN -- European leaders raced Thursday to complete their part of a long-delayed financial rescue package for Greece, hoping to head off a chain reaction against other heavily indebted European nations that could turn into a financial meltdown across the continent. After balking for months at bailing out the Greek economy, leaders in Germany attacked the crisis with a newfound urgency. One day after Chancellor Angela Merkel declared her support for swift action, opposition parties in Berlin signaled a willingness to move quickly on legislation to send billions in loans to Athens before it needs to repay bondholders more than $10 billion on May 19. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

If there was one takeaway from the annual gathering of business and political leaders in Davos this year, it was this: trust in governments, corporations and above all banks has become as elusive as sure footing on the icy streets of this Alpine resort. There was general relief that the financial system had been pulled back from the abyss glimpsed by many speakers at Davos a year ago. As the chairman of the British bank HSBC, Stephen K. Green, put it, ''We're in a better place than we were then'' although ''there has been a huge breakdown in trust.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In a sweeping round of announcements from European capitals on Monday, Britain took effective control of two of the country's largest banks, and leaders in Paris, Berlin, Madrid and elsewhere offered more than a trillion euros in loan guarantees and other support intended to restore trust between banks and thaw frozen credit markets. On both sides of the Atlantic, there was a sense of frenzied activity, with the Treasury Department calling a meeting Monday afternoon in Washington with top banking executives to lay out how the government plans to proceed with its $700 billion financial rescue plan. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A round of far-reaching announcements came from European capitals Monday, with Britain effectively taking control of two of its largest banks, and leaders in Paris, Berlin, Madrid and elsewhere offering more than a trillion euros in loan guarantees and other support intended to restore trust between banks and thaw frozen credit markets. While the moves represented an effort to act in concert, they fell short of the unified action of the sort France and the Netherlands had advocated and Germany had opposed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Senator Barack Obama came to Paris for a meeting and news conference with the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, on Friday, the latest stop in his weeklong trip to the Middle East and Europe. Their discussion was expected to concentrate on Iran. Mr. Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, later headed off to London for the night, the last stop on an overseas tour that is designed to prove to voters that he can handle foreign policy and answer criticisms on his foreign policy experience from his Republican rival, John McCain. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

For Senator Barack Obama, who came to Europe once in the last four years, making a stop in London on his way to Russia, the response of many Europeans to his potential presidency has been gratifying -- emotional, responsive, replete with the sense of hope he seeks to engender about a more flexible, less ideological America. European governments and politicians are not so sure. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The operation in the private clinic off the Champs-Elysees involved one semicircular cut, 10 dissolving stitches and a discounted fee of $2,900. But for the patient, a 23-year-old French student of Moroccan descent from Montpellier, the 30-minute procedure represented the key to a new life: the illusion of virginity. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents an obituary for Marcel Marceau, world-renowned mime with a classic repertory.

The article offers world news briefs. The Palestinian organization Hamas has asked Palestinian militants in Gaza Strip not to fire rockets or mortar bombs at border crossings through which aid and food are coming. Said Namouh, a suspect in connection with three Austrians linked to the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, was arrested in Vienna, Austria. Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has denied that the amount he received as finance minister in the 1990s was bribe.

The article reports that the intelligence cooperation between the U.S. and Germany helped German security officials unearth a plot to carry out bombings in Germany. It is said that the U.S. intelligence officers first brought the plot into the notice of their German counterpart. The bombings were to be carried out in Germany in the second week of September 2007.

The article reports on the state visit by France President Jacques Chirac to India aimed at reinvigorating relations with the country.

Reports global business developments. Sale of Turkey's control on its state-owned steel maker, Erdemir, in a closely watched privatization that will keep the company in Turkish hands; Agreement of the government-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corp. with the Canadian Media Guild on a broad contract settlement; Impact of the plan of Treasury Secretary John W. Snow and the Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan to visit China on the economic relations between the countries.

The article reports on the terrorist attack held in Brussels in March 2016. It mentions the arrest of 29-year-old computer technician Reda Hame who was recruited by the Islamic State due to his ability of using an encryption program called TrueCrypt which is the first step in a process intended to mask communications with his ISIS handler back in Syria. Hame elaborates his training under the ISIS wherein one of the senior operatives demonstrated how to load a Kalashnokov rifle.

The article focuses on race for coronavirus vaccine which is underway and mentions virus began to spread in China, U.S. and Europe which have set off sprint to become to produce vaccine. Topics discussed include nationalistic approach that could give the winner the chance to favor population, revenues from a successful vaccine which is issue of urgent national security and clinical trials underway in U.S., China and Europe.

The article focuses on the intensification of global doubts about the judgment and tactics of U.S. President Donald Trump after he ordered an attack on Iran on June 20, 2019 in retaliation for its downing of a spy drone and his reversal of his decision minutes before the order is carried out by American forces. Topics covered include the confusion of Trump's allies and adversaries due to his erratic behavior, and how his actions demonstrate the American uncertainty about the use of power.

The article reports that U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft reversing an earlier decision of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow the planes to keep flying following the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. Topics covered include number of countries that grounded the aircraft, similarities between the crash in Ethiopia and the crash in Indonesia involving a Boeing 737 Max 8 and role of flight control problems in the crash.

The article reports on the claim by U.S. politician Hillary Clinton in November 2018 that European leaders should restrict or stop the entry of migrants in the region to stop the spread of right-wing populism. Also cited are Clinton's claim that the welcoming attitude of some European countries to migrants and refugees led to political turmoil and Great Britain's decision to withdraw as European Union member, and the anti-migrant policy of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The article discusses the kind of global uncertainty inherited by U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. from the former president which affected the country's foreign relations.

The article reports that France has put in place some of the most severe measures in a effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The article offers "12 Favorite dispatches" from 2019 including the enrollment of illiterate grandmothers in rural schools in South Korea; jailer's statement, "Paraguay as the land of impunity;" and concern of an Italian pasta-making women for crackdown on contraband orecchiette.

The article examines concerns over social media Facebook's partnership with device companies to give them access to vast amount of its users' personal information. Sege Egelman, privacy researcher at University of California Berkely provides insights on the implications of the partnership to privacy and security risks. Facebook vice president Ime Archibong discussed how its data sharing is consistent with the platform's privacy policies and with U.S. Federal Trade Commission consent decrees.

The article reports on the end of the cover ups of film producer Harvey Weinstein over sexual complaints. Topics discussed include a brief information on the career of Weinsten as a film producer, an overview of the sexual cover-up cases filed against him, the investigations on these cases, and the end of his cover-ups.

The article discusses the London, England terrorist attack of March 22, 2017 perpetrated by Khalid Masood, killing five people. Masood drove a car into pedestrians on the pavement along the south side of Westminster Bridge and Bridge Street, injuring more than 40 people and stabbing a police officer before being shot dead. Other topics discussed include the background and radicalization of Masood, and militant group Islamic State praising Masood for the attack.

The article discusses the banning imposed by the U.S and Great Britain on devices larger than cellphones that are carried by passengers traveling from Muslim majority countries.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has imposed the ban for flights on foreign carriers, fearing terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS). It is stated that terrorist organization Al Qaeda affiliates has created bombs that are not easily detectable and can be carried in devices like cellphone and laptop batteries.

The article focuses on the terrorist attacks in Paris, France, on November 13, 2015, conducted by the terrorist organization the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, and the fate of the attacks' Belgian organizer Abdelhamid Abaaoud. The authors discuss a raid in the St.-Denis suburb of Paris that was conducted by French police on November 18 and the identities of two terror suspects that were killed in the raid.

The article discusses actresses' accusations against film producer Harvey Weinstein concerning sexual harassment in the 1970s. Topics include female celebrities' initiative of coming out for accusing, the investigation against the sexual assault cases filed against Weinstein in London, and prosecution against the producer. Female celebrities' including Cynthia Burr, Ashley Matthau, and Lacey Dorn's accusation against Weinstein concerning rape are also discussed.

The article discusses Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot accused of deliberately causing the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525. Topics addressed include Lubitz's training as a pilot and his flying career, mystery regarding Lubitz's motivations for crashing the plane, and concerns about the screening of pilot's' mental health.

The article discusses the French government's decision to deploy military personnel and police officers to guard certain sites in France after terrorist attacks on the office of satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" and a Jewish supermarket in Paris, France. Topics addressed include concerns within France about future attacks by Islamist militants, as well as the views of French defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

The article discusses the role of an intercepted conversation between Ayman al-Zawahri, the leader of extremist organization Al Qaeda, and Nasser al-Wuhayshi, leader of Al Qaeda's Yemen-based affiliate, in causing the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to issue a terror alert in August of 2013. Topics addressed include the closure of several U.S. embassies as a result of the threat of an attack, and U.S. counterterrorism policy in Yemen.

This article describes the arrest of Rashid Rauf in Pakistan by Pakistani officials for his alleged role in the plot to blow up planes flying from Great Britain to U.S. cities. Rauf is British-born and is believed to have been acting as a liaison for Al Qaeda and the British plotters. After Rauf was arrested, the British arrested up to 24 suspects in England who were planning to use liquid explosives carried onto passenger planes and to detonate them as they flew to U.S. cities.

The article reports on the anticipation that the Conservative Party, the centre-right political party of Great Britain, will secure majority votes in the May 7, 2015 elections.

The article offers world news briefs as of January 13, 2015 including South Korean President Park Geun-hye's appeal for negotiations with North Korea, the retrieval of AirAsia Flight 8501's cockpit voice recorder in Indonesia, and the clearance of 26 men accused of debauchery in Cairo, Egypt.

The article focuses on the statements made by British Government Communications Headquarters Director Robert Hannigan which reveal the move of top British intelligence official in challenging the technology companies to balance privacy and security.

The article reports on the high voter turnout of the Scottish independence referendum with early results before dawn on September 19, 2014 showing a no vote on the lead.

The article offers world news briefs as of December 20, 2013 including the death of at least 23 people who were suspected of being militants in North Waziristan, Pakistan, suicide bombing in Iraq, and the resignation of the governor of Tokyo, Japan Naoki Inose.

The article offers world news briefs including the increased activity of North Korea at its underground nuclear test site, the anti-insurgent sweep launched by the French soldiers in Mali, and the opposition political party headed by World Boxing Council champion Vitali Klitschko in Ukraine.

The article reports on the birth of the royal son of William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on July 22, 2013 in the Lindo wing of St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, England that has given Great Britain a chance to celebrate itself by connecting its past to the present.

MADRID -- As thousands of demonstrators marched in European capitals on Wednesday to protest recent austerity measures, officials in Brussels proposed stiffening sanctions for governments that fail to cut their budget deficits and debt swiftly enough. Heavy industry in Spain and parts of the nation's transportation network were brought to a standstill by the country's first general strike in eight years. Here in the capital, laborers angry over the spending cuts and new labor rules that make it easier to fire workers clashed with the police. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]