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A 75-year-old politician was forced to give up his Parliament dreams after his inappropriate social media comments were revealed. -
‘Deference’ Is Endangering The Rule Of Law
Where the rule of law is violated, even on matters that are policy-based and are entirely within the expertise of a government department — the courts should intervene. -
Rights Groups Challenge Israel's New Settlements Law
Two rights groups have requested Israel's Supreme Court to strike down a new settlements law legalising 3,900 settler homes built on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. -
Cambodian lawmakers pass disputed trade union law
Cambodian lawmakers have approved a proposed law setting rules for creating and running trade unions, which rights groups decried Tuesday as designed to curb workers' rights and limit their ability to stage strikes. -
MP Natalie McGarry faces legal action after ‘Holocaust denier’ tweet
A Member of the Parliament is in hot waters following her false branding against her rival on Twitter. -
MP says Legal Highs Bill is “Stupid And Scientifically Illiterate”
A MP sponsored a motion in parliament describing the new psychoactive substance bill as “one of the stupidest, most dangerous and unscientific pieces of drug legislation ever.” -
Donald Trump Ban on UK Still Being Debated
The business tycoon and Rebuplican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, was pummeled and denounced during a debate in the British parliament with several members expressing their support in banning him from the United Kingdom. -
Burundi ruling party nominates president for third term, risking unrest
Burundi's ruling party chose President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third five-year term on Saturday, a move critics say is unconstitutional and may trigger unrest. -
Canada PM says Parliament attacker may not have been lone wolf
The man who killed a Canadian soldier and then stormed the Parliament in October may not have been acting alone, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Wednesday. -
Somali prime minister voted out of office by lawmakers
Members of parliament voted Somalia's prime minister out of office on Saturday for the second time in a year, a move Western donors had warned would threaten the war-torn nation's fragile recovery. -
Libyan PM says government responsible for bombing Tripoli airport
Libya's internationally-recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said on Tuesday his government's air force was responsible for strikes on the airport of the capital Tripoli, controlled by a rival administration. -
Libya faces chaos as top court rejects elected assembly
Libya's Supreme Court declared the internationally recognized parliament on Thursday as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation. -
Canada's parliament attacked, soldier fatally shot nearby
A gunman attacked Canada's parliament on Wednesday, with gunfire erupting near where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was speaking, and a soldier was fatally shot at a nearby war memorial, stunning the Canadian capital.
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