EU ministers reject arming Syrian rebels
European Union foreign ministers announced Monday that they were keeping current sanctions against Syria in place for three months, rejecting attempts ...
EU lawmakers threaten to veto tightened budget
The leaders of the European Parliament are threatening to veto the bloc's multi-annual budget because of its deep cuts. The Christian Democratic EPP, ...
Bangladeshis demand death for war crimes convict
For many in Bangladesh, the "V'' for victory sign was more than they could bear. They had waited more than four decades for justice in the mass ...
Women's security raised by American Indian leader
The president of the National Congress of American Indians urged the House on Thursday to pass the Violence Against Women Act so Native Americans and ...
House clears disaster aid for houses of worship
The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to allow houses of worship damaged by Superstorm Sandy to receive federal disaster aid from the ...
French Assembly passes gay marriage, adoption bill
France's lower house of parliament approved a sweeping bill on Tuesday to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children, handing ...
Russian lawmakers vote to ban smoking in public
Russia's lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban smoking in public places, a contentious measure in a country with ...
Putin bans officials from owning foreign accounts
President Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill that would ban Russian Cabinet members and other senior officials from having foreign bank accounts and ...
APNewsBreak: Steven Tyler gets OK on privacy bill
Rock legends Steven Tyler and Mick Fleetwood convinced a Hawaii Senate committee on Friday to approve a bill to protect celebrities or anyone else ...
Senators seek pact on gun-buy background checks
A cornerstone of President Barack Obama's drive to check gun violence is gathering bipartisan steam as four senators, including two of the National ...
Ireland seals ECB deal to slash bank bailout costs
Ireland clinched a long-sought agreement Thursday with the European Central Bank to restructure the loans used to bail out its failing banks, a deal ...
Senators see path to immigrants' legalization
Illegal immigrants might face around a 10-year wait to become legal permanent U.S. residents under sweeping immigration overhaul legislation taking ...
Ireland dissolves 'bad bank' in midnight debt move
Ireland's red-eyed lawmakers have voted to dissolve one of the country's "bad banks" in an emergency measure designed to pave the way for a new ...
Germany takes steps to curtail risky trading
Germany wants to punish bankers who take excessive risks and require some banks to separate retail activity from riskier proprietary trading, ...
British lawmakers vote in favor of gay marriage
A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Britain cleared a major hurdle Tuesday, as lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposals championed ...
House opens first immigration hearing
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday the nation's immigration system is "in desperate need of repair" as he opened Congress' ...
Senate tries again to move anti-violence bill
Senate Democrats, bolstered by Republican support, on Monday launched a new attempt to broaden a law protecting women from domestic abuse by expanding ...
Romanian president rejects anti-corruption law
Romania's president has vetoed legislation that critics said would make it harder to prosecute lawmakers accused of corruption. President Traian ...
Gay marriage bill wins support of French lawmakers
France's National Assembly has approved a key article of a controversial bill that would legalize gay marriage. The measure, approved by a 249-to-97 ...
Conservatives make gun issue new rallying cry
An immigration debate is raging and a budget crisis looms in Congress, but the conservative activists gathered outside the New Hampshire Statehouse ...
Senate group focuses on border security
A bipartisan group of senators working to craft immigration legislation is focusing on how to define when the border is secure, one of several ...
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