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# prime-minister - Tuesday 30 April, 2013

After two months, Italy’s finally getting a new government

The Chamber of Deputies has passed a motion of confidence in the broad coalition led by new premier Enrico Letta.

# prime-minister - Sunday 28 April, 2013

Rich pensioners ‘should give back any handouts they don’t need’

Free bus travel, free television licences, heating bill payments – one Conservative minister in Britain has suggested rich pensioners may not need them all.

# prime-minister - Saturday 27 April, 2013

# prime-minister - Tuesday 23 April, 2013

Musharraf in Pakistan court over Bhutto killing

He appeared before an anti-terrorism court for the first time over the murder of the former prime minister.

# prime-minister - Thursday 18 April, 2013

Column: Margaret Thatcher, a feminist icon? She certainly wouldn’t have called herself one

Margaret Thatcher normalised female success, challenging the prevailing orthodoxy that women were unsuited to the pursuit of power, but mechanisms, such as electoral gender quotas would have been anathema to her, writes Margaret O’Keefe.

# prime-minister - Monday 8 April, 2013

“First lady of girl power”: Thatcher’s death – the Twitter reaction

Britain’s first female prime minister died today at the age of 87. The reaction on Twitter was somewhat mixed…

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In pics: Margaret Thatcher and Ireland

Britain’s first female prime minister died following a stroke this morning.

# prime-minister - Monday 4 February, 2013

Turkish PM says delay in country joining the EU is “unforgivable”

“Let’s not delay it, let’s finish it,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters, saying Turkey has been trying to join the EU since 1959.

# prime-minister - Tuesday 29 January, 2013

French minister says the country is “totally bankrupt”

The minister said reducing the country’s deficit was fundamental for the economy, enterprise and jobs.

# prime-minister - Tuesday 15 January, 2013

Pakistan court orders PM arrest as protesters defiant

Police fired tear gas in clashes with protesters throwing stones and brandishing sticks.

# prime-minister - Thursday 27 December, 2012

Doctors battle to save India gang-rape victim

The 23-year-old student was airlifted from India to Singapore overnight in a bid to save her life after a vicious gang-rape on a New Dehli bus left her with severe injuries.

# prime-minister - Friday 21 December, 2012

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher undergoes bladder surgery

The 87-year-old former leader has suffered a number of health problems in recent years.

# prime-minister - Saturday 8 December, 2012

Berlusconi announces fresh run for prime minister

This will be the the politician’s sixth bid to become prime minister, a post he has held three times already.

# prime-minister - Monday 26 November, 2012

From The Daily Edge Justin Bieber

Canadian PM is OK with Justin Bieber’s dungarees

Stephen Harper has tweeted to say he doesn’t mind that Bieber was wearing overalls when he met him.

# prime-minister - Tuesday 20 November, 2012

Berlusconi’s accountant held hostage for €35 million ransom

Armed intruders demanded the ransom from the former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi after holding his accountant hostage for a night.

# prime-minister - Sunday 18 November, 2012

Israel ready to ‘significantly expand’ Gaza operation

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this morning that Israel is “extracting a heavy price from Hamas and the terror organisations”.

# prime-minister - Monday 29 October, 2012

New Dutch government scraps Olympics bid, raises drinking age

The Liberal-Labour coalition will also cut government spending by €16 billion over the next five years.

# prime-minister - Friday 26 October, 2012

Irish Aid: Tánaiste “absolutely disgusted” after alleged Uganda aid fraud

It is believed that around €4 million of Irish aid money may have been misappropriated by the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda.

# prime-minister - Monday 22 October, 2012

Finnish PM unharmed after attack by knife-wielding man

The man approached prime minister Jyrki Katainen to shake his hand but was apprehended by security guards.

Mixed fortunes for ruling party in Spanish polls

Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy’s conservatives have retained power in his home region of Galicia, but separatists made a strong showing in the Basque Country.

# prime-minister - Thursday 18 October, 2012

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Slideshow: The EU summit in Brussels

Greater European Union control of national budgets, oh and what the heads of state will be dining on tonight.

# prime-minister - Monday 15 October, 2012

Libya elects interim prime minister after predecessor is sacked

Ali Zidan, a former independent congressman, was elected a week after Mustafa Abushagur was dismissed.

# prime-minister - Wednesday 10 October, 2012

Israeli Prime Minister calls for early elections

The date for the election is likely to be set next week when the parliament reconvenes for its winter session.

# prime-minister - Tuesday 9 October, 2012

VIDEO: Australian PM lashes out at ‘sexist’ Abbott

Gillard accused Abbott of hypocrisy and double-standards after he called for the removal of speaker Peter Slipper over lurid text messages.

# prime-minister - Wednesday 3 October, 2012

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Mike Tyson refused visa to New Zealand due to prior rape conviction

Kiwi Prime Minister John Keys says he has ‘something deeply personal against people who rape other people’.

# prime-minister - Thursday 13 September, 2012

Dutch Prime Minister claims victory for his Liberal party in close election

The far-right PVV party, led by Geert Wilders, suffered a humiliating defeat in the election.

# prime-minister - Wednesday 12 September, 2012

From The Score Hasta La Vista

Andalucía Masters cancelled due to Spanish economic woes

George O’Grady of the European Tour has laid the blame at the door of the region’s government.

# prime-minister - Thursday 23 August, 2012

Twitter agrees to block fake Indian PM accounts

The government asked Twitter to take down the accounts because they risked increasing ethnic and religious tension.

# prime-minister - Tuesday 7 August, 2012

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Syrian PM was “planning break from regime for two months”

The country’s prime minister defected yesterday from what he described as a “regime of killing and terror”.

# prime-minister - Monday 6 August, 2012

Syrian Prime Minister defects to Jordan

State-run television in Syria says Riad Hijab has been sacked but opposition sources say he has fled to Jordan.

# prime-minister - Thursday 19 July, 2012

Iran ‘says it is not involved in Bulgarian bombing’

Iran’s state TV is rejecting accusations of Tehran’s involvement in the bombing, which killed seven yesterday.

# prime-minister - Saturday 7 July, 2012

Former Serbian president shakes hand with Kosovo’s prime minister

Former president Boris Tadic said he was ready to contribute at any time towards solving the Kosovo problem.

# prime-minister - Monday 2 July, 2012

UK to hold banking inquiry over lending rates scandal

David Cameron announced the inquiry in parliament this morning over the major scandal involving inter-bank lending rates.

# prime-minister - Friday 29 June, 2012

OMG

We Know How You Feel Photo of the Day

This is Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker at summit of EU leaders in Brussels. Maybe he knows something we don’t…

# prime-minister - Saturday 23 June, 2012

Macedonia urges Greece to solve 20-year row over name

The two countries have been locked in a contentious dispute since 1991 over who gets to use the name Macedonia.

New Greek PM undergoes eye surgery

The surgery came a day after his new finance minister was also taken ill.

# prime-minister - Thursday 21 June, 2012

Former Romanian Prime Minister shoots and wounds himself

Former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase shot himself hours after it was ruled that he must serve a two-year prison sentence on corruption charges.

# prime-minister - Thursday 14 June, 2012

David Cameron to appear before Leveson inquiry today

The British prime minister will face questions about his relationship with Rupert Murdoch.

# prime-minister - Friday 8 June, 2012

Britain to make forced marriage a criminal offence

David Cameron described the practice as being “little short of slavery”.

From Business ETC Leveson

David Cameron to address Leveson inquiry next week

Former PMs Gordon Brown and John Major also lined up to appear at media ethics inquiry.

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