Germany's Scholz wants fractured parliament to act to shield top court from extremists
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said protecting the country's constitutional court from extremists and populists was a priority ...
Austrian prosecutors ask parliament to lift far-right leader's immunity
Austrian prosecutors have asked parliament to lift far-right leader Herbert Kickl's immunity over an allegation that he ...
Toronto Sun16d
Woman, 65, charged in death of boy struck by school bus in Kleinburg
A 65-year-old Vaughan woman has been charged with dangerous operation causing death in connection with the death of six-year-old Matteo Caputi. Caputi was struck by a school bus in the area of ...
Parliament17d
Lords concludes committee stage of passenger rail services bill
Members of the House of Lords finished their detailed examination of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill, in committee stage on Tuesday 29 October. The Passenger Railway Services ...
The New York Times18d
Israel’s Parliament Passes Bill That Threatens Work of U.N. Agency for Palestinians
Both bills passed with overwhelming majorities: Each secured over 80 votes in Israel’s 120-member Parliament. Lawmakers from at least two centrist parties joined Mr. Netanyahu’s governing ...
Euronews21d
'Act prudently': China slams EU Parliament over Taiwan resolution, warns of red lines
China has slammed the European Parliament for adopting a symbolic but strongly worded resolution that denounced Beijing for its "attempts to distort history and international rules" to justify its ...
The Indian Express21d
When Parliament isn’t in session, standing committees are where the action is
The average number of days Parliament sits annually has gone down from 135 days ... Each DRSC consists of 31 members from across parties, 21 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha. In the last few ...
ABC News22d
Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84
Grateful Dead founding member Phil Lesh has died at age 84 LOS ANGELES -- Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass ...
The Taipei Times22d
European Parliament backs Taiwan on UN resolution
It also states that UN Resolution 2758 “takes no position on Taiwan” and said the parliament “strongly rejects and refutes the PRC’s [People’s Republic of China’s] attempts to distort history and ...
Newsweek22d
Far-Right Freedom Party Member Elected Speaker of Austrian Parliament
In a historic move, Walter Rosenkranz, a member of the far-right Freedom Party, was elected speaker of the Austrian parliament. Last month, the Freedom Party had a strong performance in national ...
Politico Europe22d
European Parliament sets out time limits, evaluation process ahead of commissioner hearings
According to the documents, the evaluation process will be held behind closed doors with a limited group of Parliament Secretariat staff members and political groups. That includes the coordinators of ...
News2423d
EFF Student Command president Sihle Lonzi to join party caucus in Parliament
EFF Student Command president Sihle Lonzi is set to join the party's caucus in Parliament. Lonzi and another EFF member, Tebogo Mokwele, will fill two vacancies left by the resignation of Busisiwe ...