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European governments, parliament clash over budget (AFP)

November 10th, 2010

People demonstrate in Paris suring a series rallies against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reforms. The European Union parliament was on a collision course with governments Thursday over the 27-nation bloc's 2011 budget, as capitals led by Britain fight to keep spending to a minimum.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)AFP - The European Union parliament was on a collision course with governments Thursday over the 27-nation bloc’s 2011 budget, as capitals led by Britain fight to keep spending to…

Somali parliament approves new prime minister (Reuters)

October 31st, 2010

Reuters - Somali legislators approved the appointment of Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Sunday, voting overwhelmingly for the president’s nominee.

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Iraqi court orders parliament back to work (AP)

October 24th, 2010

FILE - Iraq's new parliament convenes Monday June 14 2010 but postponed a decision on a new president as the country remained in political limbo three months after inconclusive national elections. Iraq's highest court on Sunday Oct 24 2010 ordered parliament back in session after a seven-month political impasse that has blocked formation of a new government.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)AP - Iraq’s highest court on Sunday ordered parliament back to work after a virtual seven-month recess, intensifying pressure to break the political stalemate that has held up formation of…

Iraqi court forces parliament back to work (AP)

October 24th, 2010

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen in central London. Assange has defended the unauthorised release of 400,000 classified US military documents on the war in Iraq, saying they revealed the AP - Iraq’s highest court has ordered parliament back in session after a seven-month political impasse that has blocked formation of a new government.


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Islamic militants raid Chechen parliament, 6 dead (AP)

October 19th, 2010

Special Force (OMON) officers are seen in front of Chechen parliament complex after a bomb blast in Grozny, Chechnya, southern Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. Insurgents stormed the parliament complex in Russia's volatile Chechnya region on Tuesday, killing at least 2 police officers and one parliamentary official, authorities said. At least three insurgents were also killed, ending the attack, they said. One insurgent set off a bomb at the gates of the parliament complex in the provincial capital, killing himself and wounding others, Chechen police spokesman Ramzam Bekkhoyev told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)AP - Islamic insurgents attacked Chechnya’s parliament Tuesday in a brazen suicide raid that left six people dead and 17 wounded, defying Kremlin claims of stability in the volatile southern…

Gunmen storm Parliament in Chechnya, 6 dead (AP)

October 19th, 2010

Special Force (OMON) officers are seen in front of Chechen parliament complex after a bomb blast in Grozny, Chechnya, southern Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. Insurgents stormed the parliament complex in Russia's volatile Chechnya region on Tuesday, killing at least 2 police officers and one parliamentary official, authorities said. At least three insurgents were also killed, ending the attack, they said. One insurgent set off a bomb at the gates of the parliament complex in the provincial capital, killing himself and wounding others, Chechen police spokesman Ramzam Bekkhoyev told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)AP - Islamic insurgents including a suicide bomber stormed Chechnya’s Parliament on Tuesday, leaving six people dead and 17 injured in one of the most brazen attacks on the provincial…

Swedish election too close to call (AP)

September 19th, 2010

Voters fill the booths at a polling station during general elections in Stockholm, Sweden Sunday Sept. 19, 2010. Voting started Sunday in Sweden's election with polls showing the center-right government heading for a historic second term, but an Islam-bashing far-right group could spoil its majority. (AP Photo / Janerik Henriksson)AP - Sweden’s election was heading for a nail-biting finish Sunday with a TV exit poll and partial results showing a far-right party challenging the center-right government’s majority in Parliament.


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Afghans vote for parliament amid threats, attacks (AP)

September 18th, 2010

An Afghan policeman stands guard near posters of candidates contesting in the upcoming Afghan parliamentary elections in Jalalabad, Afghanistan Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. Afghan officials and political figures sought to reassure wary Afghans on Thursday that it will be safe to vote in this weekend's parliamentary election despite an upswing in violence in recent months. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - Men in traditional tunics and women covered in sky-blue burqas trickled into polling centers to vote in Afghanistan’s parliamentary election Saturday, as scattered attacks and the closure of…

15 die in Somalia as parliament demands gov’t vote (AP)

September 16th, 2010

A man carry his young brother, to Medina Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, Sept 16, 2010. He got wounded by mortar shrapnel during clashes between Somali insurgents and African Union troops. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)AP - Mortar rounds fired by suspected Islamist insurgents crashed into Somalia’s government complex on Thursday, killing three government soldiers, wounding a member of parliament and triggering a counterattack that…

European Parliament condemns Iran stoning sentence (AP)

September 8th, 2010

FILE - This undated file image made available by Amnesty International in London on Thursday, July 8, 2010, shows Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of two who was sentenced to death by stoning in Iran on charges of adultery. Ashtiani is now facing a new punishment of 99 lashes because a British newspaper ran a picture of an unveiled woman mistakenly identified as her, the woman's son said Monday. (AP Photo/Amnesty International, File)** EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES**AP - Germany, the European Union and a major human rights group slammed Iran on Wednesday for its plans to stone a woman convicted of adultery, increasing the global pressure…

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