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Letter Bomb Explodes at European Parliament; No Injuries Roger Wilkison A letter bomb sent to a top member of the European Parliament in Brussels exploded Monday in his office, but no one was injured.
ROME, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy's new parliament on Saturday elected the speakers of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, ending a two-day session on its second official day as the country's legislative body. At the fourth round of voting for
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 27 September 2007 Critics of Nigeria's parliament speaker say the report of a panel of legislators which indicted her about contracts to renovate two official residences and buy 10 cars is sufficiently grave to warrant impea
Congress party President Sonia Gandhi is greeted by women party workers after the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the upper house of parliament, at her residence in New Delhi, India, 10 Mar 2010 Although the bill proposing to reserve one third
Sally al-Sahabi, 12, and her father enter the police station, hoping that having her husband arrested will pressure him into granting her a divorce In Yemen, it is legal and common for young girls to marry fully-grown men. But a growing activist move
India's parliament ended its winter session deadlocked over a massive corruption scandal. The government and the opposition disagree over how to investigate the allegations of graft that have erupted over the sale of telecommunication spectrum licens
In Russia, A New Parliament Is Expected To Act Much Like The Old One play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0002:12repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your F
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IN THE NEWS - French Parliament Bans Religious Symbols in Public Schools By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, March 06, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News, in VOA Special English. This week, th
By Challiss McDonough The new Pan-African Parliament will open its second session Thursday in South Africa. It is the first time the all-African body will be meeting in its permanent host country. It
By Larry James The Israeli parliament has rejected Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's speech outlining his plans for a total withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The vote of 53-44 against Mr. Sharon's speech wa
A leading ally of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has resigned as speaker of the country's parliament. Boris Gryzlov announced his resignation Wednesday in a statement posted to the ruling United Russia party website. Gryzlov, who was elected a
BRUSSELS, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- European Commission(欧盟委员会) and European Parliament signed a revised(修正的) Framework Agreement on Wednesday to intensify political dialogue and cooperation. European Commission President Jose Manuel
BEIJING, Jan. 20 -- Meryl Streep dropped in on parliament(议会,国会) on Wednesday to watch Britain's top politicians do battle, studying for a movie role as former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The 61-year-old double Oscar-winner will sta
ROME, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday dissolved parliament after a series of consultations with party leaders, which came following the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Monti. I have signed the decree of parlia
Interviewed on British television just weeks before he faces intense questioning before a high-powered inquiry into why Britain went to war in Iraq, former Prime Minister Tony Blair says it was right to oust Saddam Hussein regardless of whether there
Kenya's Parliament has unanimously approved a bill to amend the constitution to allow for a power-sharing agreement between the country's two main parties. Both sides have expressed strong support for the deal, but the bigger test will be to see how
Parliament is in urgency when the government wants to pass a law in a hurry. In this case, the government is in a hurry to set up the new Auckland super-city council before the local body elections in November next year. The government wants to set u
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his Cabinet resigned early Tuesday, making way for Yoshihiko Noda to be confirmed by parliament as the nation's new prime minister. Outgoing finance minister Noda emerged as the surprise winner in Monday's vote fo
Parliament put off debate on appeals court verdict allowing hundreds of banned candidates with alleged ties to the Ba'ath Party to take part in national elections Edward Yeranian | Cairo 07 February 2010 An Iraqi woman holds a picture of her brother,