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By Niluksi Koswanage KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (Reuters) - The island of Borneo may be all that stands between Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and an unprecedented election defeat within weeks for his ruling coalition. Borneo's two Malaysian states -- Sabah and Sarawak -- have been a bastion...

AP - The leaders of the two parties backing Greece's coalition government called on their deputies Saturday to back legislation that calls for harsh new austerity measures — essential if Greece is to get a new bailout deal worth euro130 billion ($171.6 billion) and stave off bankruptcy. More...

The issue of imposing taxes on sugary drinks will be the focus of an upcoming conference hosted by the Quebec Coalition on Weight-Related Problems. Sugar-sweetened beverages - regular soft drinks, energy drinks, fruit beverages, sport drinks - are contributing factors in the increased rates of...

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2011/01/17/harper-mansbridge-interview-mon.html Prime Minister Stephen Harper discusses coalitions, his leadership style, the minority government dilemma and how his view of the issues has changed after five years in office in the first of a two-part interview...

President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai say that despite being "at each other's throats," they will continue working together in Zimbabwe's coalition government until elections are held. In a rare joint briefing to the media Monday, both Mugabe and Tsvangirai said they were...

Coalition forces in Afghanistan will go on the offensive this fall, says Lt.-Gen. Marc Lessard, the commander of Canadian troops overseas. His comments to reporters in Kandahar on Saturday echoed those made by British Maj.-Gen. Nick Carter, commander of coalition troops in southern Afghanistan...

30-plus insurgents killed in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan, -- Afghan and coalition forces battled back attacking militant fighters, killing more than 30 of the insurgents in weekend fighting, officials said Sunday. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said 13 of those...

Shiite coalition ends talks with Maliki BAGHDAD, A coalition of Shiite parties broke off negotiations with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, weakening his chances of staying in office, observers said. Left hanging among Iraqi politicians is who among the members of parliament will lead...

Anti-U.S. cleric pressures Iraqi P.M. BAGHDAD, An anti-U.S. cleric whose followers hold 10 percent of the Iraqi Parliament's seats is poised to influence formation of a government, political observers say. Moqtada al-Sadr, who is living in Iran, met Monday in Syria with Maliki's main...

BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Monday to have a new center-right German government in place by the time Germany marks 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9. She said tax cuts were possible in 2011, but rejected spending cutbacks that might strangle an incipient economic...