THE Scottish Government want to hold a vote on independence in autumn 2014, it was announced tonight. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon revealed the Holyrood administration's preferred date following...
" COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Behind sandbagged walls, a driveway lined with metal spikes, a battery of security cameras and rifle-wielding bodyguards sits the man who would be the next leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil...
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Former leader of the UK political party the Liberal Democrat, Paddy Ashdown has said 'Scotland should back a referendum on independence to finish off the SNP as a political force once and for all'. He feels that...
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A deadlock that has grinded government in Northern Ireland to a halt for 152 days appears to have come to an end. the BBC is reporting that the DUP and Sinn Fein have reached a compromise that will allow the government to begin functioning normally again."The DUP and Sinn...
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Following in the footsteps of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf who had reserved 33 per cent seats for women in the local governments under the devolution of power plan introduced in 2002, the elected Pakistan government is considering to also enhance quota of women in...
The third report from the Scottish Broadcasting Commission (SBC) setup to investigate the state of television production and broadcastingin Scotland, was published last week. The report, titled 'InterimReport of...
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"If it's Monday, it must be Wall Street...
The heart of the financial world is the first stop for Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness on their week-long visit to the United States.
The executive leaders head off to...
"ONE in seven core civil-service jobs in the Scottish Government is to be cut under plans to deal with the spending squeeze being imposed on Scotland by the UK Treasury.
Scotland's mandarins are planning to reduce...