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3:54am, 18th April, 2019

UK should 'cool down', drop Brexit - Socialist candidate to head EU Commission

Britain should use the next few months to "cool down and rethink" its decision to leave the European Union, the socialist candidate to head the next European Commission, Frans Timmermans, said on Wednesday.

India's Election Commission: buried under tide of complaints, bias allegations

11:33pm, 7th April, 2019

World

India's Election Commission: buried under tide of complaints, bias allegations

Did Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi break election rules by addressing the nation on an anti-satellite test recently? Is it right to have a channel dedicated to the leader? Can the country's armed forces be called "Modi's soldiers"?

Thai activists protest against commission after chaotic poll

10:14am, 31st March, 2019

World

Thai activists protest against commission after chaotic poll

More than 100 opposition activists protested in central Bangkok on Sunday, accusing the election commission of delaying and manipulating the results of the first polls since a 2014 coup.

Tunisia 'truth' commission says many rights abuse cases yet to reach court

11:38am, 26th March, 2019

World

Tunisia 'truth' commission says many rights abuse cases yet to reach court

A commission seeking justice for families of people who suffered torture and other rights abuses during decades of authoritarian rule in Tunisia complained on Tuesday of official obstruction and said a large number of cases had yet to reach court.

Election commission fines Jeb Bush Super PAC, Chinese company

9:32pm, 11th March, 2019

Politics

Election commission fines Jeb Bush Super PAC, Chinese company

The federal election oversight agency has levied a record fine against the Super PAC that backed former presidential hopeful Jeb Bush, who ran as a Republican in 2016, and a Chinese-owned corporation, according to a watchdog group that filed the init...

4:17pm, 11th March, 2019

Politics

U.S. election commission fines Jeb Bush Super PAC, Chinese company

The federal election oversight agency has levied a record fine against the Super PAC that backed former presidential hopeful Jeb Bush, who ran as a Republican in 2016, and a Chinese-owned corporation, according to a watchdog group that filed the init...

Leaders of '9/11 Commission' recommend new U.S. approach to extremism

8:50pm, 26th February, 2019

US

Leaders of '9/11 Commission' recommend new U.S. approach to extremism

Leaders of the commission that recommended changes in U.S. counterterrorism strategy after the Sept. 11 attacks called on Tuesday for another shift, saying the country still falls short in preventing, rather than striking back at, extremism.

Nigeria presidential election postponed to February 23: electoral commission chairman

9:48pm, 15th February, 2019

World

Nigeria presidential election postponed to February 23: electoral commission chairman

Nigeria's presidential election, which was due to be held on Saturday, has been postponed to Feb. 23, the chairman of the country's electoral commission said on Saturday.

EU Commission rejects Italy budget, demands new version: AGI

8:53am, 23rd October, 2018

World

EU Commission rejects Italy budget, demands new version: AGI

The European Commission has rejected Italy's 2019 budget and will ask Rome to present a new document within three weeks, Italian news agency AGI reported on Tuesday, citing EU sources.

Merkel backs Bavarian ally as center-right's EU Commission candidate: media

4:55pm, 30th August, 2018

World

Merkel backs Bavarian ally as center-right's EU Commission candidate: media

Angela Merkel has given her backing to fellow German conservative Manfred Weber's bid to front the center-right's campaign in next year's European Parliament elections, several German newspapers reported on Thursday.

EU Commission, not ECB presidency, is priority for Merkel: Handelsblatt

11:48am, 22nd August, 2018

World

EU Commission, not ECB presidency, is priority for Merkel: Handelsblatt

Chancellor Angela Merkel is focusing on securing the European Commission presidency for a German candidate rather than backing Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann to succeed Mario Draghi at the helm of the European Central Bank, Handelsblatt reported.

Zimbabwe opposition accuses commission of delaying poll results

11:22am, 31st July, 2018

World

Zimbabwe opposition accuses commission of delaying poll results

Zimbabwe's opposition accused the election commission on Tuesday of deliberately delaying results of this week's vote to favor the ruling party, reporting irregularities in the first poll since the removal of Robert Mugabe in a November cou...

Hungary's Orban digs in against European Commission on migration policy

2:02am, 27th July, 2018

World

Hungary's Orban digs in against European Commission on migration policy

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that a new European Commission is needed with a new approach to migration policy, adding that the days of the current EU executive are "numbered" with its mandate expiring next May.

Commission probing Cuba plane crash rejects speculation about cause

6:09pm, 17th July, 2018

World

Commission probing Cuba plane crash rejects speculation about cause

The Cuban-led commission investigating the crash of a Cubana passenger jet in May said on Tuesday that reports on what caused it were premature, after the Mexican plane-leasing company Damojh that owned the plane blamed the crash on human error.

Trump to host European Commission chief on July 25

11:02am, 17th July, 2018

Politics

Trump to host European Commission chief on July 25

U.S. President Donald Trump will host the head of the European Commission at the White House later this month to discuss trade and other economic issues, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.