SC of Pakistan Declares NRO unconstitutional
" ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared National reconciliation ordinance (NRO) unconstitutional, Chief Justice of Pakistan announced the verdict of 17 member larger bench of Supreme Court on...
Uganda bans female circumcision
Lets hope all Islamic states follow Uganda's lead, it is a barbaric practice that has nothing to do with Islamic teaching. Glad to see its now banned in Uganda. " The Ugandan parliament unanimously passed a bill...
Tony Blair admits: I would have invaded Iraq anyway
Blair admits to wanting a regime change in Iraq, because the the world would be a better place without Saddam. My opinion is; Of course it caused a problem with British oil interests and Blair had to appease...
Uganda to drop death penalty, life imprisonment for gays
Bloomberg reports Uganda will drop the death penalty and life imprisonment for gays in a refined version of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009. According to Uganda's Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity,...
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Imelda Marcos registers to run for Philippines congress
Imelda Marcos will not win the seat as she is not liked in the Philippines her daughter will win the governors seat, she does not get on with her mother and is known to be anti-corrupt. The reporter has...
British Parliament split as some seek to oust gays from surrogacy
Last week, the British Parliament was heading towards a split as opposition deputy leader Lawrence Springborg moved to trump the Government on the issue of surrogacy , after it drafted laws to...
International Men’s Day 19 November Australia Celebrates
Parliamentarians the media and invited guests attended a special celebration at Australia's Parliament House yesterday as part of world-wide activities for International Men's Day.International Men's Day began on...
The problems of hero worship in the Philippines.
I am bemused by the sudden hero worshiping since the former President Cory Aquino died. It would seem the political Aquino clan have became the hero’s of a country freed from Marcos dictatorship....
Canada's Conservatives optimistic about economy-election chances
The Bank of Canada declared last week that the recession was over. It projected that the economy would grow by 1.3% in the last quarter and 3% next year. Unemployment would lag behind. Prior to the...
Iraqi Kurds Vote: Delayed Results Amidst Tightened Security
A regional election took place in the northern Kurdish provinces of Iraq Saturday. It is reported 78% of the 2.5 million eligible voters headed to the polls. The self-controlled and semiautonomous Kurdish region will select a new President and a 111-seat Parliament. Kurdistan...
Japan’s PM Taro Aso Dissolves Parliament
Japan’s PM Taro Aso has decided to dissolve Japan's Parliament as early as next week and called for the general elections to be held on August 30, 2009. The announcement comes in the wake of Sunday's defeat of the ruling coalition of Japan's PM against the Democratic Party...
Iraq MPs hold vote to allow UK troops to stay
"Aqeel Abdul-Hussein, head of the Sadr bloc in parliament, told reporters afterwards that Sadr supporters opposed any agreements backing the presence of foreign troops. The deal "is an extension of occupation...
When the News Becomes the News
There is a gathering storm in Britain with it's myriad of popular tabloids coming under fire in a fast developing scandal being revealed in The Guardian newspaper..It began in 2003 when the countries all powerful...
Scottish parliament agrees on tougher emission cuts
In a rare show of political awareness and unity, the Parliament of Scotland has united to cut emissions by 42% by 2020 –'the toughest target of any industrialised nation in the world' and, according to campaigners, this 'hugely significant' vote sets new 'moral' standard...
TNA MP Shivanathan Kishore to act independent
TNA MP Shivanathan Kishore refrained from voting on the Emergency Law last week. TNA members had always voted against it in the past and are the only parliamentarians who did so all this while. " ...
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