By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 13 April 2007 An insurgent umbrella group which includes al-Qaida in Iraq, claimed Friday it carried out the parliament suicide bombing in Baghdad's Green Zone. The U.S. military has revised the death toll of the bombi...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 12 April 2007 A Syrian-American businessman and a former senior Israeli diplomat briefed a high-level Israeli parliamentary committee Thursday about their efforts to revive Israeli-Syrian peace talks. VOA's Jim Teeple reports...
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 25 September 2006 Ivory Coast's national assembly has opened public hearings into the dumping of several hundred tons of toxic waste in the country's main city last month. Two main figures implicated in the scandal have refused...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 31 May 2006 Afghanistan's parliament has passed a resolution demanding the arrest of U.S. soldiers involved in a deadly car crash. Afghan protesters throw stones at an US military vehicle after a traffic accident in Kabul,...
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 11 June 2006 King Gyanendra Nepal's parliament has stripped the king of his power over the legislature - effectively leaving the monarchy with little more than a ceremonial role. The move comes weeks after King Gyanendra...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 May 2006 Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (File photo) There have been some rowdy scenes in both houses of the Nigerian parliament in recent days, as lawmakers review...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 April 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo Several Nigerian parliamentarians are pressing for a full investigation into an attempt to introduce changes to a draft bill before the assemb...
By Amelia Shaw Port-au-Prince 21 April 2006 Haitians return to the polls Friday to elect a parliament. The vote is seen as a crucial step in establishing a legitimate democratic government in the poli...
By Larry James The Israeli parliament has rejected Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's speech outlining his plans for a total withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The vote of 53-44 against Mr. Sharon's speech wa...
By Larry James When the votes were counted Mr. Sharon had the victory he had sought, with 67 votes for, 45 against and seven abstentions. The Knesset has 120 members but one was absent due to illness....