Government News
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This year's Andrew Carnegie fellows will delve into a wide range of issues _ including immigration, the refugee crisis, American election processes and global violence against women in politics
April 26, 2017 -
The European Union says the referendum in Turkey has raised "serious concerns" on the democratic standards in Ankara and says it is up to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to clarify his position whether Turkey still wants to become an EU member
April 26, 2017 -
Businesswoman Gina Miller, who took the British government to court in a successful bid to win Parliament a vote on Brexit, is now urging voters to back pro-EU candidates at the ballot box
April 26, 2017 -
Donald Trump is far from the first president to enlist his children and in-laws in the work of the White House
April 26, 2017 -
Italy's economic development minister says that failing airline Alitalia will receive a government bridge loan to keep it operational while a new owner is sought
April 26, 2017 -
A Detroit-area doctor and his wife accused in a female genital mutilation case are returning to court to request their release from jail
April 26, 2017 -
State officials have announced that rebuilding the collapsed section of Interstate 85 in Atlanta will cost up to $16.6 million
April 26, 2017 -
EU launches legal action against Hungary, claiming new higher education law infringes EU rules
April 26, 2017 -
The German government is raising its growth forecast this year for the country's economy, Europe's biggest, slightly to 1.5 percent
April 26, 2017 -
The European Union's statistical agency says European countries granted refugee status or some other protection to more than 700,000 people last year, most of them Syrians
April 26, 2017 -
A group of U.S. senators led by Elizabeth Warren is pushing President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration for more information on how he plans to staff the agency
April 26, 2017 -
Israel's hawkish former defense minister attacks government, says he'll challenge it in next election
April 26, 2017 -
A South African court has ruled that government plans to increase the country's reliance on nuclear power with help from Russia and other countries is unlawful
April 26, 2017 -
Officials say that 27 Polish police officers have been hurt _ not in any engagement with criminals, but with ticks that had invaded their police station
April 26, 2017 -
China has launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries
April 26, 2017