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I'm backing Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leadership, despite his unsavoury "friends"
Britain needs to turn away from the flawed and failed policies of business as usual.
US election 2016: Donald Trump poll leads widen as he calls rivals 'impotent'
Republican frontrunner Trump touted his growing popularity with prospective voters at election rally in Iowa.
Philip Hammond: Iran an important power in the Middle East
Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday 23 August, a striking signal of how Western ties with Iran have thawed.
Deez Nuts for US president? Oddball campaign polling 9% in North Carolina
Candidacy by 15-year-old shows demand for third-parties rising in US says pollster.
Election 2016: Republican candidates clash as Jeb Bush says Donald Trump is 'not a conservative'
Bush took a swipe at Republican frontrunner Trump, questioning his right-wing credentials.
Australia conservative coalition blocks members from voting on gay marriage
Abbott flagged the possibility of putting a decision on same-sex marriage to the Australian public following the next election.
'Caveman instincts' encourage us to vote for politicians with deeper voices
A low voice is associated with strength and competence
Dead Burundians 'betrayed' as opposition leader Agathon Rwasa elected government deputy speaker
After boycotting Burundi's controversial election Agathon Rwasa has taken his seat in parliament.
Donald Trump in Scotland: Mogul hails poll surge in 2016 US presidential election campaign
Donald Trump was ebullient as predictions that his presidential campaign had imploded seemed premature.
David Cameron not 'starry-eyed' about Iranian regime
British Prime Minister David Cameron defended the landmark Iran nuclear agreement.
Julia Gillard: Hillary Clinton would not have to prove she was likeable if she was a man
Australian ex-premier said it was impossible to conceive of a man with Clinton's record dealing with the same trivialities.
Martin Schulz tells Britain: 'In Europe the solution comes from compromise'
The European Parliament president urges UK to choose compromise over confrontation.
Angry Neil Young tells Donald Trump to stop using Rockin' in the Free World NOW
Young backs Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders
Mexico: Seventh candidate murdered as violence casts shadow over elections
Violence in the run-up to Mexico's mid-term elections has seen the death of at least seven candidates and forced another 20 out of the race.
The re-emergence of the Whigs could mark an old political and economic dawn
The Whigs are back in British politics and are offering an array of alternative policies.
Election 2015: Nicola Sturgeon delighted with 'historic' SNP result
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon held out the possibility of a new independence referendum.
Britain can't impose its agenda on EU says Commission President Juncker
Britain should get a fair deal in the European Union but cannot impose its agenda on the bloc's other 27 members.
Lord Ashcroft: Scottish Tories tactical vote could save Labour from SNP humiliation
Lord Ashcroft's latest poll puts a number of key marginal seats as too close to call.
Nigeria: PDP cries foul as Muhammadu Buhari heads for poll victory
A ruling party official for incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan disrupted the proceedings.
Michelle Obama pushes for girls' education in Japan
US first lady Michelle Obama on 19 March called for a united effort by the US and Japanese administrations.
General election 2015: Al Murray 'too fat' for election parachute stunt
The Pub Landlord was planning to parachute into politics by jumping from 12,000ft to launch his campaign.
General election 2015: Vivienne Westwood urges Britons to vote Green
Britain's grand dame of fashion said the Green party is about equality and real values.
HSBC Swiss leaks: Furious Tory Lord Fink threatens to sue Ed Miliband over tax avoidance claims
Miliband has been challenged to repeat the claims he made at PMQs that Lord Fink was engaged in 'tax avoidance'.
US and Cuba begin historic talks on immigration
The highest-level US delegation to Cuba in 35 years began talks on Wednesday (January 21) to focus on immigration, and restoring diplomatic ties between two adversaries who have been locked in Cold War-era hostilities.
Adam Afriyie First Black Tory MP: Vince Cable's Boardroom Race Targets are 'Daft Gimmick '
Exclusive: Adam Afriyie tells IBTimes UK that benchmarks can be 'counter-productive'.
Angelina Jolie: 'I am Open' to a Political Career
Angelina Jolie tells Vanity Fair that 'if you want to make change then you have a responsibility.'
Russian Artist Slices Off Earlobe to Highlight How Putin Uses Psychiatry to Play Politics
Pyotr Pavlensky has previously nailed his scrotum to Red Square and wrapped himself in barbed wire.
Will the Scottish Referendum Reignite Britain's Interest in Politics?
Referendum likely to drive up turnout in Scotland for next year's general election - but the picture is murkier elsewhere
Israel: Will Yair Lapid Be the Netanyahu-Slayer who Delivers Peace with Palestine?
Lapid's personal approval ratings may have dropped, but he's finding his voice again.
General Election 2015: Liberal Democrats Promise Free Childcare for All Two Year Olds
Jo Swinson MP says the pledge is part of a plan to build a stronger economy and a fairer society.