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Greece faces another tough year in 2012 but must stick to its program of austerity and reform to stay in the euro, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said in a pre-recorded New Year's Eve address.

Britain's government says experts are considering developing a bespoke iPad app that would deliver key data straight to Prime Minister David Cameron's tablet computer....

Mikhail Gorbachev, who resigned as Soviet president 20 years ago Sunday, has urged Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to follow his example and step down....

Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki told Kurdish leaders there would be “problems” if they do not turn over a vice president who has been accused of assassinations.

Prime Minister David Cameron stood before Parliament on Monday and forcefully defended his decision to veto key decisions at last week’s European summit meeting to rescue the euro, asserting he made the only reasonable choice to protect Britain’s national interests even though critics — including some within his own coalition government — contend he has effectively marginalized the country’s influence in Europe.

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov said on Monday he would run for president against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin next March, weeks after falling out with the Kremlin over his abortive leadership of a small pro-business party.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States of encouraging protests over Russia's parliamentary election and said hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign funds were used to influence the vote.

The prime minister sternly warns the West not to interfere in Russia's elections.

Greece's new prime minister, Lucas Papademos, won a crucial confidence vote Wednesday on severe austerity measures to be made in exchange for more bailout funds to help the country step back from the brink of bankruptcy.

Economist Lucas Papademos will be Greece’s next prime minister, the Greek president’s office announced Thursday, giving to a non-politician the job of passing an unpopular bailout plan before elections are held next year.