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Protesters and police say that a group of environmental activists have ended their eye-catching demonstration atop Britain's Parliament.
Moldova's pro-Western coalition has chosen a new parliament speaker in a vote that was boycotted by Communist legislators.
The breakdown of seats in Moldova's 101-member parliament, based on more than 98 percent of votes counted. Pro-Europe parties won a combined 53 seats, defeating the ruling Communists with 48:
The European Parliament elected Jerzy Buzek as its president Tuesday, making the ex-Polish premier and pro-democracy activist the first easterner from a former Communist country to head a major EU institution.
President Jacob Zuma invoked the legacy of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela on Wednesday as he urged South Africans to pull together in a time of national and global uncertainty.
Record low turnout is expected for the June 4-7 elections for the European Parliament, giving fringe candidates a better chance of winning seats. Here is a look at some of the most eye-catching and buzz-making candidates and parties around Europe.
Among perks enjoyed by EU Parliament lawmakers: flying no-frills and expensing the cost of a full fare ticket, listing spouse or child as aides and paying them fat salaries, wining-and-dining friends at Michelin-starred restaurants and billing the taxpayer.
North Korea will convene its rubber-stamp parliament on April 9 to coincide with a planned rocket launch that regional powers suspect is cover for a test of missile technology.
Kuwait's emir dissolved parliament Wednesday and called for new elections within two months, saying some lawmakers had abused democracy and become a threat to stability.
The number of women serving in parliaments around the world has risen 60 percent since 1995, but female legislators still account for just 18.3 percent of the total, the Inter-Parliamentary Union said Thursday in its annual report card.
A lone criminal robbed a bank Thursday at the European Union Parliament complex and made off with an undisclosed sum.
North Korea announced Wednesday it will hold long overdue elections in March amid indications the impoverished regime plans to fill parliament with finance-savvy legislators and has named new Cabinet ministers with economic know-how.
Lawmakers at the European Parliament have endorsed a package of bills to enable EU governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2020.
A fire that gutted the upper house of parliament this week has fueled Egyptians' scorn for their authoritarian government, with critics saying it is unable to protect its own buildings and maintain basic infrastructure.
The European Parliament says that part of the roof of its Strasbourg chamber has collapsed.
Opposition lawmakers walked out of a Mongolian parliamentary session Wednesday before they were to be sworn in, saying they refused to participate because last month's election was fraudulent.
The European Parliament on Thursday called for tighter economic sanctions against President Robert Mugabe's government in Zimbabwe and urged the international community, including African nations, not to recognize his re-election.
Opposition lawmakers refused to take their seats in Georgia's parliament Saturday, claiming that election-rigging had made it illegitimate.
Muslim hardliners in Kuwait's parliament walked out of the body's inaugural meeting on Sunday to protest two female Cabinet ministers who were not wearing headscarves.
Iran's new conservative-dominated parliament convened Tuesday amid calls for unity in a country suffering from high inflation and U.N. Security Council sanctions over its refusal to curb its controversial nuclear program.
The government has won a majority in a snap election held in the tiny Pacific island country of Nauru, ending a five-month political deadlock over the budget, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
Conservatives allied with South Korea's president won a thin majority in parliamentary Thursday, boosting the government's plans to revive the economy, embrace the U.S. and talk tougher with North Korea.
Kuwait's emir dissolved parliament Wednesday and called for early elections after disputes between the government and lawmakers led to the resignation of the prime minister's entire Cabinet.
Demonstrators climbed onto the roof of Britain's Houses of Parliament on Wednesday and unfurled a banner protesting plans to build a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport.
Kosovo's legislators were sworn in Friday at the first session of a new parliament that is widely expected to declare independence from Serbia early this year.
PM's Jewish pitch hits a new low, critics say - thestar.comOTTAWA–Angry Liberals Wednesday accused the Conservative government of reaching a new political low by circulating flyers characterizing the Liberals as anti-Semitic.
UK MPs' expenses: fraud charges for six MPs and lordsSix MPs and peers are facing criminal charges of fraud following investigations by Scotland Yard into the abuse of the parliamentary expenses system, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
US Urges North Korea Not to Escalate Tensions in Yellow SeaWashington has urged North Korea not to escalate tensions in the Yellow Sea following a naval skirmish between the North and South Korean navies Tuesday. More Articles
Korean Navies Trade Fire in First Incident in Seven YearsNorth and South Korean naval vessels exchanged fire in disputed waters off the western coast of the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, leaving one North Korean vessel engulfed in flames, South Korean officials said. More Articles
Dear Mr Brown. When your government took power away from the Conservatives In the late 1990s, you won the governership of this great country of ours, with promises and an understanding that you were for the people.
Topic : Auditor General's report - thestar.comAuditor General Sheila Fraser, an Officer of Parliament, audits federal government departments, agencies and most Crown corporations and makes regular reports to the House of Commons.
BBC NEWS | UK | Killed officer warned of shortageThe most senior British officer to be killed in the Afghan campaign had warned about the risks posed to troops by a shortage of helicopters. Lt Col Rupert Thorneloe, 39, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, died in a roadside bombing.
Move over the complicated and costly hymen repair surgery. Women who want to conceal their loss of sexual innocence, so to speak, can now fall back on a much cheaper alternative - a device that can aid them fake their virginity. But ...
Legal delays have blown a hole in UK's digital heritage• Failure to hand archive rights to major libraries • Five years of literature, research and news missing
Pro-Zionist MP slams liberal alternative Australian webzines New Matilda and Crikey According to New Matilda: "Federal MP Michael Danby attacked New Matilda in a speech to parliament. New Matilda is one of the only outlets in the country that has refused to bow to pressure from the Israel lobby".
Unparliamentary or un-American?It is true that to American eyes and ears, our democratically-elected representatives are a rowdy lot.
TheStar.com | Canada | Judge to rule if 2008 Harper election call legalI didn't know this was brought to court in Canada. Its going to be really interesting. That no confidence vote debacle at the end of last year was quite some drama. This should help in clearing up some misconceptions of how Parliament works in Canada.
Disgruntled Japanese Prepare to Votehe recession's latest victim in Japan may not be corporate earnings but the political careers of the ruling party in the country's parliament.
TheStar.com | World | Gotcha! Indian journalists feel sting after exposéNice article on sensationalist journalism and the current debate on it because now a pair of journalists who were part of a nationally publicized sting in 2005 are being questioned. From Toronto's newspaper, The Star:
If you add it all up, MPs are paid handsomelyMost economists would agree that the best way to decide whether a pay scale is adequate is to see if there are sufficient qualified applicants to fill all the slots. If not, we have a shortage, and wages should go up to attract more applicants.
Greenland MPs in doping scandalGreenlandic politicians are up in arms over their colleagues' drug use, which is widespread according to opposition MP Doris Jakobsen. "I have heard loads of times that members of both the government and the parliament smoke hashish," Doris Jakobsen told Sermitsiaq.
Japan's parliament election is coming up at the end of August, and this time, citizens there are feeling "change" in the air. Not just about who will be the next prime minister there, but also about "how" he will be elected. Although the election rules prohibit many t …
High Pay Attracts Wrong Type of MPTory backbenchers are lining up behind Duncan's claim that parliament will not be able to attract candidates of the "right calibre". Complete bull@!$%# – this is a self-serving and fallacious argument.
Great Britain is staged to announce at any time that it will be restoring direct rule. Colonialsim is not dead after all.
Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas commonwealth of Great Britain, hangs on to self-government by a thread. The residents and citizens of Turks and Caicos may not be aware of the political battle for freedom ahead.
As the Islands of Turks and Caicos settles amidst the welcomed departure of Michael Misick, Turks and Caicos' former Premier, worries about Crown land deals threaten tourism on the Islands.
Denmark: no headscarves in militaryDefence minister informs parliament Muslim women may not wear headscarves in armed forces
Renowned jurist argues for Australian bill of rights | The AustralianReforms abandoned, says Venkaiah NaiduNEW DELHI: The Opposition on Monday criticised the Union budget in Parliament saying that it adopted the approach of the 1960s and was rhetorical not substantive...
Crying toddler prompts Australia parliament re-think | Reuters"It shows that parliament is still based on a very male model and I just think it's absolutely ridiculous," said Women's Electoral Lobby Chairwoman Eva Cox.
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