Government Ministers

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar posted its worst week against the yen in a year on Friday as volatility in stocks and uncertainty about the outlook for U.S. monetary policy spurred investors to pare back bets against the Japanese currency. Some...

ISLAMABAD Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, will almost certainly lose his job in September and like his predecessor, retired Gen. Pervez Musharraf, he's likely to face criminal charges under the government of newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz...

PARIS -- Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was questioned by a judge Thursday over her role in a $366-million payout to a businessman supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde appeared in a Paris court to...

TBILISI (Reuters) - Former Georgian prime minister Ivane Merabishvili was arrested on corruption charges on Tuesday in what the opposition said was a witch-hunt against members of the ousted administration of President Mikheil Saakashvili. Ex-...

WOMEN account for the vast majority of unemployed Bahrainis because conservative families are preventing them accepting work in certain fields, according to a government minister. Labour Minister Jameel Humaidan said that of the 7,718 people...

By Agnieszka Flak JOHANNESBURG, May 19 (Reuters) - South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday blacklisted four Syrian government ministers, an airline and a television station it said helped the Assad government in its two-year crackdown on opposition forces. The move follows broad U....

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PUTRAJAYA (The Star/ANN) -- A mix of new and old faces are set to help chart the country's future over the next five years as Prime Minister Najib Razak unveiled his Cabinet line-up nearly two weeks after the 13th General Election. Describing it as a...

To interact directly with citizens and get a firsthand account on their problems, Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour and several ministers will visit one or more of the Kingdom's districts every two weeks, according to the government spokesperson....

KUALA LUMPUR (The Star/ANN) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to announce a smaller Cabinet today as he makes adjustments to his administration to reflect the election results. While officials and the Prime Minister himself have...

JERUSALEM -- Embarrassing disclosures about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s household spending habits are stoking public anger as Israelis brace for new government-approved austerity measures, including tax hikes and reduced social benefits. A...