End of council tax in Scotland to widen divide with England

The Scottish National Party, a party seeking independence for Scotland which gained power in the Scottish parliament last year, is going to try to abolish council tax in Scotland over the next 12 months. Council tax is payed by residents in the UK to their local council,...

Canada PM Cancels Gov. General's Beijing trip, Fuels Election Hype

Yet more election rumours floating around, this time it was Prime Minister Harper's office announcing that Governor General Michaelle Jean won't be attending the Beijing Paralympic Games. This furthers speculation of a fall federal election. The papers were filled with quotes...

Russia Formally Recognizes Georgia Rebel States

After a fierce but brief firefight between Georgian and Russian forces, an uneasy truce has developed. One that could be threatened by today's announcement from Russia, supporting the 'rebel' regions in Georgia as independent states. Washington is calling this...

Russian MPs back Georgia's rebels

"Russia's parliament has backed a motion urging the president to recognise the independence of Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Both houses voted unanimously in favour of the non-binding motion, which analysts say could help President Dmitry Medvedev...

MDC Wins Zimbabwe Parliament Vote

In a surprising move, MDC chairman Lovemore Moyo was voted the first opposition speaker since the country's independence in 1980. Two MDC law-makers were arrested at the ceremony, after Moyo narrowly beat Mugabe-backed MDC candidate Paul Themba Nyathi 110 to 98. "As the MPs...

Taleban winning war, says Zardari

"Asif Ali Zardari said, in a BBC interview, that the world and Pakistan were losing the war on terror. "It is an insurgency", he said, "and an ideological war. It is our country and we will defend it. "The world is losing the war. I think at the moment they (the Taleban)...

K Explosion in Grozny House of Parliament

"CHECHNYA, Grozny. On July 12, during the day, in the Leninsky region of Grozny, in immediate proximity to the House of Parliament, there was an explosion. According to eyewitnesses, the device exploded in a trash can next to the KPP at the entrance to the House of...

NATO to Assist Georgia in Seven Directions

"NATO will assist Georgia in seven directions – Robert Simons, the special representative of NATO to Georgia , stated the following after his meeting with Giorgi Bakradze , the chairman of the Parliament of Georgia. As Robert Simons stated the chairman of the Parliament of...