In Pakistan town, men have spoken: No women vote
For decades, not a single woman in this dusty Pakistani village surrounded by wheat fields and orange trees has voted. And they aren't likely to in ...
UK lawmaker denies sex assault, rape allegations
A senior British Conservative Party politician arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault said Sunday the allegations against him are ...
Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again
The Obama administration is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons, and make a fresh ...
Anti-militia protest attacked in Libya
Hundreds of Libyan pro-democracy advocates marched in Tripoli on Friday, denouncing militias' recent blockade of government buildings and coming under ...
Catholic bishops condemn Irish abortion bill
Ireland's Roman Catholic leaders appealed to the public Friday to lobby their lawmakers to reject a bill that would permit abortions deemed necessary ...
Israeli PM says he'd want referendum on peace deal
Israel's prime minister said Thursday that any peace deal reached with the Palestinians on his watch would be subject to a national referendum, ...
Papua New Guinea proposes firing-squad executions
Following a number of high-profile killings related to sorcery, Papua New Guinea's government is pushing for the South Pacific nation's first ...
Venezuela tensions high after congressional brawl
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans filled the streets of the capital Wednesday in rival marches by the opposition and the government less than a day ...
Ireland publishes bill on life-saving abortions
Ireland unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that lays down new rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed, a point of potentially ...
Cyprus parliament approves bailout
Cyprus' lawmakers approved on Tuesday a multi-billion bailout agreement with international creditors aimed at preventing the crisis-hit country from ...
Pirate Party has electoral breakthrough in Iceland
Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates. They won't be forming the government, but online freedom advocates the Pirate Party were ...
Cameroon's ruling party wins Senate election
The party of Cameroon's entrenched ruler Paul Biya won 56 of the 70 contested seats in the nation's first-ever senatorial election, the Supreme Court ...
Soft-spoken Virginian holds sway on immigration
Depending on whom you ask, Rep. Bob Goodlatte is either trying to stand in the way of landmark immigration legislation or he illustrates the new face ...
Italy's new government wins 1st confidence vote
Italy's new government easily passed its first confirmation vote Monday in Parliament after Premier Enrico Letta made concessions to his uneasy ...
Greek bill opens way for civil service layoffs
Greece's Parliament approved an emergency bill Sunday to pave the way for thousands of public sector layoffs and free up 8.8 billion euros ($11.
Italian policemen shot near new gov't swearing-in
In the very moments Italy's new coalition government was being sworn in, ending months of political paralysis in a country hoping to revive a bleak ...
US Lawmaker believes Boston suspects were trained
The chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee says he believes the Boston Marathon bombing suspects had some training in carrying out ...
Italy forms new government after 2-month stalemate
Center-left leader Enrico Letta forged a new Italian government Saturday in a coalition with former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives, an ...
Russia mulls foreign same-sex couple adoption ban
The head of a Russian parliamentary committee says the legislature is ready to prevent adoptions by foreign same-sex couples. In the wake of France's ...
Beekeepers create buzz with UK Parliament protest
Scores of worried beekeepers — and a brace of fashionistas — have gathered outside Britain's Parliament in a bid to convince the government to back ...
Culture war in Israel targets ultra-Orthodox Jews
A cultural war has erupted between Israel's rising political star and his ultra-Orthodox rivals. Newly minted Finance Minister Yair Lapid, hugely ...
Spain's jobless above 6 million for first time
With more than 6 million unemployed for the first time ever, Spain's jobless rate shot up to a record 27.2 percent in the first quarter of 2013, the ...
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