Italy premier-designate short of securing support
Italy's premier-designate, Enrico Letta, said candidly Thursday he is still short of securing support for a ruling coalition after Silvio Berlusconi's ...
South Africa passes secrecy bill
South Africa's parliament has passed a bill designed to protect state secrets despite the concerns of some activists who fear it could undermine the ...
Argentina's congress limits judicial independence
Argentina's congress passed new limits on judicial independence Thursday, key parts of a package of laws the government promises will "democratize" ...
Republican lawmaker wants asylum review in bill
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he wants to overhaul the way the U.S. grants asylum to immigrants after the Boston Marathon bombing
UK deputy leader: Surveillance bill won't happen
A mass Internet monitoring program touted by Britain's government as a terror-fighting tool is unworkable, the country's deputy leader said Thursday, ...
Officials: Dead Boston bomber in terror database
The federal government added the name of the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect to a terrorist database 18 months before the deadly explosions, U.S.
Argentine Congress aims to 'democratize' courts
Legislators shouted at each other all day and into the night Wednesday while a nervous crowd held vigil outside as congress bitterly debated major ...
Egypt proceeds with judiciary law despite uproar
Egypt's Islamist-led parliament on Wednesday pushed ahead with a law that could force into retirement many of the nation's most senior judges, despite ...
Deschamps faces senate questions at doping hearing
France coach Didier Deschamps spoke to a senate-led inquiry into the fight against doping on Wednesday and afterwards said it is vital for leading ...
Enrico Letta appointed Italian premier-designate
Italy's president appointed Enrico Letta as premier-designate Wednesday, asking him to form a coalition government representing Italy's main parties ...
Israel parliament discusses killings of Armenians
Israel's parliament has held a special session on whether to recognize the mass killings of Armenians as genocide, even as the government takes new ...
Jordan's new government wins confidence vote
The government of Jordan's Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour has won a vote of confidence after a week-long debate in parliament over price hikes and the ...
Napolitano: Immigration bill would boost security
Sweeping immigration legislation would improve U.S. security by helping authorities to know who is in the U.S., Homeland Security Secretary Janet ...
Italian president seeks end to political paralysis
President Giorgio Napolitano opened his unprecedented second term with around-the-clock consultations Tuesday aimed at finding a candidate to form a ...
Push to alter British succession rules nearly done
Legislation that will end a centuries-old British rule that puts boys before girls in the succession to the throne has cleared the House of Lords, and ...
Egypt's opposing parties argue over judiciary
Egypt's main opposition group and judges vowed Monday to step up their fight against plans by the Islamist-dominated legislature to debate a bill ...
Italian president chastises country's politicians
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, sworn in Monday for an unprecedented second term at the age of 87, chastised lawmakers for their inadequate ...
Hungary OKs limit to Nazi, communist symbols
Hungary's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a modified plan to restrict the display of Nazi and communist symbols such as the swastika and red ...
Merkel unhappy with Bayern chief over tax probe
Chancellor Angela Merkel is disappointed in the president of Bayern Munich, Germany's most successful football club, after it emerged that he faces ...
Egypt justice minister submits resignation
Egypt's justice minister submitted his resignation Sunday, a Cabinet spokesman said, in a move that signaled strong disapproval of the president's ...
Italian protest party: people fed up with politics
A day after Italy's president was re-elected to an unprecedented second term, the leader of an anti-establishment movement says citizens' patience ...
Napolitano re-elected Italy's president
Italy's Parliament on Saturday re-elected Giorgio Napolitano to an unprecedented second term as president, after party leaders persuaded the ...
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