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Our Greek friends must decide whether they want to continue the journey with us,” Sarkozy said.

Earlier reports indicated that Papandreou would step down and help form a coalition government.

Berlusconi has thus far refused to step down, citing that it would be impractical to call new elections in the middle of such a grave economic crisis.

The Greek government teetered on the brink of collapse Thursday over plans for a referendum on a euro zone bailout, with ruling party defections casting grave doubt on whether Prime Minister George Papandreou can survive a confidence vote.

In God We Trust was officially reaffirmed as the official national motto of the United States on Wednesday by the House of Representatives. Why did the Republicans bring this vote up now, and was it a good idea?

As international pressure mounts on Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to drop his bid to put the deal before the Greek people for a referendum vote, and instead immediately accept its terms as drafted, Greek-American New Yorkers are once again shocked at the intransigence of their home country's leadership.

Even more galling for Papandreou, six other members of his own Pasok party have called for his resignation.

A constitutional amendment proposed in both the U.S. House and Senate would aim to clean up the nation's campaign finance system and overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC.

If Greek voters reject the bailout via referendum, the country would likely plunge into bankruptcy.

Neither Greece Defense Minister Panos Beglitis nor any other government official provided any explanation behind the sudden and unexpected moves.

Greece's prime minister faces a grilling from the leaders of Germany and France on Wednesday after fighting to win the backing of his cabinet to hold a referendum on a 130 billion-euro ($178 billion) bailout package.

Greece's prime minister won the backing of his Cabinet Wednesday to hold a referendum on a 130 billion euro bailout package but will find the stunned euro zone leaders who engineered the deal last week harder to convince.

Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly says it has named the Prophet Mohammed as editor-in-chief for its next issue to celebrate the election win of Tunisia's Islamist party.

During a speaking engagement at the University of Michigan on Monday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor implied he and the GOP does not support cutting or eliminating funding for Pell Grants, although his record says something different.

The Greek government believes it will win a confidence vote on Friday and will hold a referendum on an EU aid deal as planned, a spokesman said after several ruling party members asked for snap elections instead.

The Greek government faced possible collapse on Tuesday as ruling party lawmakers demanded Prime Minister George Papandreou resign for throwing the nation's euro membership into jeopardy with a shock call for a referendum.

Zimbabwean police sealed the offices of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party on Tuesday, firing tear gas into the building and at bystanders in central Harare and raising tensions ahead of elections that could come next year.

A Nigerian court rejected a challenge to President Goodluck Jonathan's victory in an April election and rejected demands by the main opposition party for a recount in several areas of the country.

Libya's ruling National Transitional Council has elected little-known academic Abdul Raheem al-Keeb as the new interim prime minister to guide the country as it emerges from a bitter civil war towards a new constitution and democratic elections.

Qatar will hold its first legislative election in two years, Qatar News Agency reported, citing a statement by the ruling emir.

Redistricting happens every ten years, and it is always followed by court challenges, political fights, and incumbents scrambling for a place to run. Here's some of this cycle's more interesting cases of redistricting madness.