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All Alone, Karzai Twists in Political Wind
Afghanistan’s new parliament was finally sworn in yesterday, much to Hamid Karzai’s chagrin. The Afghan president’s failed bid to delay the new parliament’s arrival is the latest in a string of...
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Burma Opens First Parliament in 20 Years
Burma's first parliament in more than 20 years opened under tight security today, with armed police manning roadblocks on all routes leading to parliament and checking all buses carrying...
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Egypt's Military Dissolves Parliament
Egypt's military leaders dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution on Sunday, meeting two key demands of protesters who have been keeping up pressure for immediate steps to push forward the...
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Muslim Brotherhood to Egypt Military: Time to Go
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood had planned to wait until June for the military to hand over power—but now it says that's not soon enough. The Islamist group now says the military must let Parliament—led by...
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French Left Leads in Parliamentary Election
Leftist candidates led the first round of France's parliamentary elections today, according to polling agencies and partial official results, in a vote that is crucial to President Francois Hollande's...
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Egypt Court Upholds Dissolution of Parliament
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court has upheld last summer's ruling that dissolved parliament just days before Mohamed Morsi was declared victor in the country's presidential election. It ruled...
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Ukraine Ruling Party Claims Election Win
Ukraine's governing Party of Regions says it won yesterday's parliamentary elections, though it will be weeks before the new parliament's makeup becomes clear. Exit polls suggest President Viktor...
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Greek Parliament OKs Austerity Budget
Following the tight passage of an austerity package last week, Greece's parliament has approved a 2013 austerity budget. The budget, part of a plan to receive further foreign financing, passed by a...
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Man Nabbed in Plot to Bomb Polish Parliament
A Polish man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to detonate a four-ton bomb in front of the country's parliament amid a budgetary debate. The BBC reports that the academic researcher, 45, has...
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Ukraine Prez Dissolves Parliament
Ukraine's president today dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions. President Petro Poroshenko...
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Italian Parliament's Barbers See Pay Cut—to $125K
In Italy, the average nurse earns about $30,000 a year . A high school teacher typically brings home about the same, PayScale.com reports. The barbers who snip the hair of Italy's members of...
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Kim Jong Un Rejects Talks With South Korea
"Depending on the mood and circumstances to be created, we have no reason not to hold the highest-level talks [with South Korea]" was one of the most unexpected statements that came out of Kim Jong...
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A Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Rapists May Be Eliminated
Jordan's Cabinet took the first steps to undo a loophole protecting rapists on Sunday by revoking Article 308, a law that allows the criminals to escape punishment by marrying their victims and staying...
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Protesters Storm Macedonia Parliament, Beat Lawmakers
Hundreds of protesters forced their way into Macedonia's Parliament Thursday and attacked several leading lawmakers, leaving Social-Democratic Union party leader Zoran Zaev with blood pouring down his...
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Breastfeeding Aussie Senator Makes History
Australian Sen. Larissa Waters made history with her 2-month-old daughter Alia Joy on Tuesday. The Australian Greens party member became the first mother to breastfeed a baby in the Parliament chamber,...
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Ukraine Ruling Party Claims Election Win
Ukraine's governing Party of Regions says it won yesterday's parliamentary elections, though it will be weeks before the new parliament's makeup becomes clear. Exit polls suggest President Viktor...
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Greek Parliament OKs Austerity Budget
Following the tight passage of an austerity package last week, Greece's parliament has approved a 2013 austerity budget. The budget, part of a plan to receive further foreign financing, passed by a...
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Man Nabbed in Plot to Bomb Polish Parliament
A Polish man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to detonate a four-ton bomb in front of the country's parliament amid a budgetary debate. The BBC reports that the academic researcher, 45, has...
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Ukraine Prez Dissolves Parliament
Ukraine's president today dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continues to battle a pro-Russian insurgency in its eastern regions. President Petro Poroshenko...
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Italian Parliament's Barbers See Pay Cut—to $125K
In Italy, the average nurse earns about $30,000 a year . A high school teacher typically brings home about the same, PayScale.com reports. The barbers who snip the hair of Italy's members of...
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