Zimbabwe: No Power-Sharing as Mugabe Forms Government (New York Times)
President Robert Mugabe said he planned to appoint cabinet ministers and form a government unilaterally, the state-owned newspaper reported.

Thai court orders protesters to leave government complex (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thailand on Wednesday ordered thousands of protesters to leave the main government complex and issued arrest warrants for their leaders, ratcheting up the pressure to end the two-day stand-off.

Thai PM orders end to anti-government protest (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej ordered thousands of riot police to remove an anti-government crowd occupying his office compound by the end of Wednesday, but protest leaders vowed to stay.

Swiss government warns against banning new minarets (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A move to ban the construction of new minarets in Switzerland would violate international human rights and the country's constitution, its federal government said on Wednesday.

Swiss government opposes ban on minarets (International Herald Tribune)
The government said the proposal would violate human rights and the Constitution.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe says he will form new government (AP via Yahoo! News)
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says he will form a new government soon, with or without the opposition.

Mugabe to form new government, says MDC unwilling (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe will form a new government soon but he says the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change does not want to join, state media reported on Wednesday.

Argentine Dollar Bonds Gain on Government's Debt Buyback Plan (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Argentine bonds gained, pushing yields relative to Treasuries to their narrowest in a week, as the government said it plans to buy back debt.

Lula to Raise Brazil Government Spending 13% in 2009 (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to boost spending excluding interest payments by 13 percent in 2009, the government's budget proposal for next year shows.

Board members quit, suspends government in NY town (AP via Yahoo! News)
Only eight months on the job as supervisor of the small town of Ancram, Thomas Dias finds himself faced not with a crisis in government but no government at all.