21 - 30 of 37 results for "politician"

  1. 21. news | 31 Mar 2013

    Hardline India leader edges closer to prime ministerial run

    By AFP

    » Controversial Indian politician Narendra Modi, tipped as the opposition's prime ministerial candidate in the 2014 general election, was elevated to a key post in his party on Sunday.

  2. 22. learning | 04 Oct 2010

    Chalerm chats with the Bangkok Post

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Veteran politician Chalerm Yubangrung told the Bangkok Post it was time for his Puea Thai party to make full use of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's popularity.

  3. 23. news | 20 May 2013

    Majority reject Japan mayor on comfort women: poll

    By AFP

    » A large majority of Japanese people disagree with a high-profile politician who said women forced to provide sex during World War II were a military necessity, polls issued Monday said.

  4. 24. news | 12 May 2013

    Imran welcomes Pakistan vote but alleges rigging

    By AFP

    » Pakistani politician Imran Khan on Sunday welcomed the high turnout in the country's elections as a step forward for democracy, but said his party would submit a report on alleged vote-rigging.

  5. 25. news | 07 May 2013

    Pakistan's Imran Khan in hospital after rally fall

    By AFP

    » Pakistani politician Imran Khan was being treated for a head injury Wednesday after falling at an election rally, the latest dramatic turn in a campaign that has seen more than 100 people killed in attacks.

  6. 26. news | 24 Apr 2013

    Moderate leftist Letta nominated to lead Italy

    By AFP

    » An Italian leftist politician, Enrico Letta, was nominated to be the new prime minister on Wednesday, bringing to an end a bitter two-month deadlock on forming a new government with the imminent launch of a coalition bet...

  7. 27. learning | 19 Jan 2012

    Baby elephant being smuggled, parks chief says

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » A local politician, a businessman and local authorities were behind the failed attempt to smuggle a young female elephant, says the national parks chief.

  8. 28. news | 21 May 2013

    Pakistan's Imran Khan to leave hospital

    By AFP

    » Pakistani politician Imran Khan is to leave hospital on Wednesday, his party and medics said Tuesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at an election rally.

  9. 29. news | 15 May 2013

    Okinawa women demand sex remark apology

    By AFP

    » Women on Japan's island chain of Okinawa on Wednesday demanded an apology from an outspoken Japanese politician who suggested US troops there make use of its thriving sex industry.

  10. 30. news | 15 May 2013

    Pakistan's Sharif tells Khan 'we should work together'

    By AFP

    » Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday pledged to work with his rival Imran Khan for the good of the country as he visited the cricketer-turned-politician in hospital.

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