Russian opposition MP expelled from parliament
September 14th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian opposition lawmaker Gennady Gudkov was Friday ousted from the lower house of parliament for engaging in commercial activity while serving as an MP.The MP ... Read more...
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Anger in Russia as Pussy Riot jailed
August 18th, 2012 - 7:48 am ICT by IANS
Moscow Aug 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Anti-Putin punks Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years each Friday over a protest in Moscow, sparking anger among their supporters.Judge Marina Syrova ruled ... Read more...
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Gilani demands concret evidence to nail ISI
April 26th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr. 26 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has asked opposition lawmaker Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan to produce irrefutable and concrete evidence to enable him to take the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh opposition leader faces trial for ‘war crime’
December 30th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 30 (IANS) Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal Thursday began the trial of an opposition lawmaker accused of killing over a hundred people during the country's liberation war in 1971.The three-judge ... Read more...
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Hasina asks ministers, partymen to show results
December 20th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 20 (IANS) A fortnight away from completing two years in office, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned her ministers and party colleagues that their "honeymoon is over" and ... Read more...
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Bangladesh’s opposition lawmaker named as ‘collaborator’
September 25th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chittagong, Sep 25 (IANS) A group of witnesses belonging to the minority Hindu community has accused a senior opposition lawmaker of being a 'collaborator' who killed at the behest of the then ... Read more...
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Indian party wants to contest Malaysian by-election
April 6th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 6 (IANS) A party representing ethnic Indians wants to contest an upcoming parliamentary by-election in Malaysia but the dominant Malay force in the ruling alliance is also eyeing the ... Read more...
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Pak opposition lawmaker believes polygamy is for the greater good
February 19th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb.19 (ANI): Outspoken opposition legislator Samina Khawar Hayat shook the House on Thursday when she called on the Punjab government to amend existing laws to allow men to marry for a ... Read more...
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Opposition protests arrest of ex-army chief in Sri Lanka
February 9th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 9 (DPA) Sri Lankan opposition parties Tuesday protested the arrest of former army commander Sarath Fonseka, who led the military victory over the Tamil rebels before unsuccessfully running in last ... Read more...
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Malaysian women lawmakers get enclosure to nurse babies
December 19th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 19 (IANS) Malaysian women parliamentarians now have a special area in the VIP restroom at the Parliament building to nurse their infants.
The move comes as breastfeeding by women lawmakers, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh parliament to sue ex-speaker, two officials
October 14th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 14 (IANS) The Bangladesh parliament has decided to sue its former speaker and two senior officials for alleged misappropriation of funds.
The Jatiya Sangsad (national assembly) passed a unanimous resolution ... Read more...
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Bangladesh court to question officials in 2004 arms seizure
September 29th, 2009 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 29 (IANS) Bangladesh investigators are preparing to question a former home secretary and four others who formed a team to probe the seizure in 2004 of 10 truckloads of firearms ... Read more...
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Relatives can defend Malaysian Indian in sedition trial
August 22nd, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 22 (IANS) A Malaysian court has ruled that Indian origin lawyer-lawmaker Karpal Singh can be represented in a sedition trial by his family members as well as lawyers.
The high ... Read more...
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North Korean leader’s youngest son to succeed him
June 2nd, 2009 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 2 (DPA) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has designated his youngest son Kim Jong Un as his successor, South Korean lawmakers were told Tuesday.
Members of South Korea's National Assembly ... Read more...
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Pak Government overwhelmed by NWFP refugee crisis
May 25th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Mardan (Pakistan), May 25 (ANI): The Pakistan Government appears to be hard pressed in trying to contain the refugee crisis emanating from the military offensive against the Taliban and other extremist ... Read more...
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Pakistani MP resigns over cheating in exam
May 6th, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 6 (Xinhua) An opposition lawmaker in Pakistan Wednesday resigned after he was found guilty of sending his cousin to take an exam for him.
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chief ... Read more...
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Malaysian lawmaker in nude photo scandal to resume duties
April 15th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, April 15 (DPA) A Malaysian opposition lawmaker who resigned after her nude photos were publicly circulated has been asked to resume her duties, officials said Wednesday.
Elizabeth Wong, from the opposition ... Read more...
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I am not afraid of bullet, grenade: Sheikh Hasina
March 18th, 2009 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 18 (IANS) Stung by last month's mutiny by the border guards whom she had addressed just a day prior to the uprising, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said ... Read more...
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Malaysian opposition lawmaker quits after nude photo scandal
February 17th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 17 (DPA) A Malaysian opposition lawmaker resigned Tuesday in response to a scandal which erupted after her nude photos, believed to be taken without her consent while she was ... Read more...
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Not using kids for political mileage: Malaysian Indian lawmaker
December 22nd, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 22 (IANS) Fighting accusations that he had exploited children for political mileage, a Malaysian Indian lawmaker has said he would write to the Sultan of Selangor state to clarify ... Read more...
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Ethnic Indian MP accused of exploiting kids
December 17th, 2008 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 17 (IANS) Ethnic Indian Lawmaker D. Jeyakumar, arrested for participating in the "Cycling For Change" campaign, will be charged with two offences - exploiting children and organising an illegal ... Read more...
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Indian origin politician Vijayaratnam was ‘true Malaysian’, say colleagues
November 4th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 4 (IANS) Malaysia's Gerakan Party leaders have described the death of their Indian origin leader S. Vijayaratnam as the "loss of a true Malaysian" - someone who did ... Read more...
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Diwali celebrations brings Malaysians together
October 28th, 2008 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 28 (IANS) A huge cake, murukku and mutton curry were among the delicacies spread out at the Open House hosted by the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) to celebrate Diwali ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s Hindraf detainees released on Deepavali eve
October 27th, 2008 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 27 (IANS) Ten activists of the banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), who were detained last week for gathering outside the Malaysian prime minister's office, have been released on ... Read more...
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Pakistanis deeply divided over war against Islamist extremists
October 10th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 10 (ANI): Pakistanis remain deeply divided over whether the war against Islamist extremism should be fought by Pakistan alone, with US assistance or not at all. But in the ... Read more...
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Bombs explode outside Malaysian opposition leader’s house
September 28th, 2008 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 28 (DPA) Unknown assailants threw two homemade explosives at the residence of an opposition lawmaker in the capital Kuala Lumpur early Saturday, causing no injuries, reports said Sunday.Attached to ... Read more...
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Extradition of London-based Hindraf leader demanded
June 26th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, June 26 (IANS) An opposition lawmaker in Malaysia has asked for the extradition of a London-based ethnic Indian leader if his activities were found inimical to national security. The government ... Read more...
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Malaysian cleric slams leader of Indian origin
May 15th, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, May 15 (IANS) Malaysian Indian leader Karpal Singh's criticism of a member of the Malaysian royal family is tantamount to being disrespectful to Islam, Harussani Zakaria, the mufti (interpreter of ... Read more...
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With 10 Indian members, Malaysian parliament displays diversity
April 28th, 2008 - 12:35 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, April 28(IANS) With 10 ethnic Indians elected for the first time, Malaysia's 12th parliament opened here Monday displaying political diversity and maturity. Indians form eight percent of Malaysia's 28-million population. ... Read more...
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Government challenged over Tamil daily closure
April 23rd, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, April 23 (IANS) The Malaysian government should explain the reasons for closing down "Makkal Osai" because no prior notice was served to the Tamil daily, an Indian origin opposition lawmaker ... Read more...
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Sikhs called Bengalis ‘a trivial matter’: Malaysian Indian leader
April 15th, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, April 15 (IANS) A senior Malaysian Indian leader has urged the country's Sikh community not to get annoyed at being called Bengalis, calling it "a trivial matter". Opposition lawmaker Karpal ... Read more...
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Haitian Prime Minister ousted over spiralling food prices
April 13th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by admin
Port-au-Prince, April 13 (ANI): Haitian Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis has been ousted in a no confidence vote over spiralling food and fuel prices in the country.Alexiss ouster came after violent ... Read more...
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Dutch anti-Islam film meets with heavy criticism
March 28th, 2008 - 10:14 pm ICT by admin
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The Hague, March 28 (DPA) Criticism at home and abroad of Dutch opposition lawmaker Geert Wilders' anti-Islam film grew Friday after Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende appeared on television to distance the ... Read more...
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Colombian lawmaker collects videotape of ten hostages
March 12th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by admin
Bogota, March 12 (IANS) A Colombian opposition lawmaker has arrived here from Caracas to collect a videotape of 10 hostages, held by country's largest rebel group, as proof of life, the Spanish ... Read more...
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