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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was fighting for his job Wednesday after backbenchers publicly called for a Liberal Party vote on his leadership following months of tensions stoked by fading poll numbers and policy backflips. A handful of MPs late Tuesday openly revolted against the.... |
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Wednesday 4th February, 2015 ST. PETERSBURG -- To hear him tell it, Ruslan Starodubov can do almost anything: lay tile, carry heavy equipment, even bake bread. "My hands are the hands of a normal Russian man," he says. "They know what they're doing most of the time." But what Starodubov and his hands like to do most is soldier. |
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CANBERRA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has pleaded with the media to "stop navel gazing" in the wake of speculation that he may be forced to call a leadership spill. It comes after three federal government MPs called for action on Tuesday night in the form of a leadership.... |
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A spokesperson for Liberal frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull has denied he is canvassing backbenchers for support in a potential vote on the leadership. As some Coalition MPs publicly call for a change, Mr Turnbull, who led the party in opposition before Tony Abbott, has been touted as a potential replacement. |
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BUT there's a growing consensus the prime minister is on borrowed time and has about nine months to turn the government's fortunes around if he survives next week's party meeting. West Australian Liberal MP Dennis Jensen will seek a Liberal leadership spill at the gathering in Canberra on Tuesday. |
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thirty-five years after he was gunned down by a right-wing death squad as he celebrated Mass, Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero moved a step closer to possible sainthood Tuesday when Pope Francis declared he was a martyr killed out of hatred for his Catholic faith. |
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Vatican City • Thirty-five years after he was gunned down by a right-wing death squad as he celebrated Mass, Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero moved a step closer to possible sainthood Tuesday when Pope Francis declared he was a martyr killed out of hatred for his Catholic faith. |
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Dear Editor, The entire nation was glued to their TV and to their radios listening to the 2014 budget debate. Others depended on the print media to be informed about it. As you know, the budget is the most important policy document of any civilized government, it outlines the government projected income and expenses. |
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Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann both publicly backed Abbott Wednesday, a day after Foreign Minister Julie Bishop issued a statement saying she wasn’t campaigning for Australia’s top job. “The Cabinet is unanimous in its support of the prime minister,” Hockey told reporters in Canberra. |
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VATICAN CITY — Thirty-five years after he was gunned down by a right-wing death squad as he celebrated Mass, Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero moved a step closer to possible sainthood Tuesday when Pope Francis declared he was a martyr killed out of hatred for his Catholic faith. |
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott has appealed to disgruntled party colleagues to stop "navel gazing" and dismissed the judgment of former Victorian Liberal premier Jeff Kennett that his leadership is "terminal". While four of Mr Abbott's backbenchers have publicly demanded their concerns about his.... |
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