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>> Sex offenders to be stoned
Muslims who commit adultery can be stoned to death under a new sharia law approved today by lawmakers in Indonesia.
Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:21 [IST]
>> Tipaimukh Dam Row: BNP says no to India visit.
Bangladesh's main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has decided not to be part of a 10-member delegation which will visit India to inspect the cross-border Tipaimukh Dam in Manipur.
Sunday, July 26, 2009 18:56 [IST]
>> US lawmakers approve landmark climate bill
The US House of Representatives narrowly approved a historic climate bill that for the first time would force US companies to limit greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming.
Saturday, June 27, 2009 09:30 [IST]
>> Obama relaunches immigration debate in US
US President Barack Obama invited key lawmakers to the White House Thursday to kick-start a debate on immigration that has long stalled in the US Congress.
Friday, June 26, 2009 10:04 [IST]
>> Sikhs want to retain religious identity in US army
Leaders of the American Sikh community have asked US lawmakers to help Sikh youths win the right to serve the US Army with their "identity".
Monday, June 22, 2009 13:42 [IST]
>> Japan junior minister resigns over scandal
A Japanese junior minister resigned on Wednesday after a magazine reported that he had used a free train pass issued to lawmakers for a trip to meet his mistress, the government's top spokesman said.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:51 [IST]
>> MPs in Britain claim dog food & gardening expenses
British opposition lawmakers, riding high in opinion polls, became the latest victims of an ongoing row over parliamentary expenses on Monday.
Monday, May 11, 2009 08:56 [IST]
>> 'Pakistan's pants are on fire'
Several US lawmakers have questioned President Asif Ali Zardari's ability to control Pakistan with one of them comparing the country to a man whose pants are on fire but who does not realise it
Wednesday, May 06, 2009 13:35 [IST]
>> Thai brothels under Malaysian scanner
Malaysia's prime minister vowed to investigate a scathing report by US lawmakers saying thousands of Myanmar refugees were handed over to human traffickers with some ending up working in Thai brothels
Saturday, April 25, 2009 09:15 [IST]
>> Cheney not a 'reliable source', says Clinton
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took aim on Wednesday at former Vice President Dick Cheney, telling lawmakers she did not view him as a "particularly reliable source" on issues of torture.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:22 [IST]
Muslims who commit adultery can be stoned to death under a new sharia law approved today by lawmakers in Indonesia.
Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:21 [IST]
>> Tipaimukh Dam Row: BNP says no to India visit.
Bangladesh's main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has decided not to be part of a 10-member delegation which will visit India to inspect the cross-border Tipaimukh Dam in Manipur.
Sunday, July 26, 2009 18:56 [IST]
>> US lawmakers approve landmark climate bill
The US House of Representatives narrowly approved a historic climate bill that for the first time would force US companies to limit greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming.
Saturday, June 27, 2009 09:30 [IST]
>> Obama relaunches immigration debate in US
US President Barack Obama invited key lawmakers to the White House Thursday to kick-start a debate on immigration that has long stalled in the US Congress.
Friday, June 26, 2009 10:04 [IST]
>> Sikhs want to retain religious identity in US army
Leaders of the American Sikh community have asked US lawmakers to help Sikh youths win the right to serve the US Army with their "identity".
Monday, June 22, 2009 13:42 [IST]
>> Japan junior minister resigns over scandal
A Japanese junior minister resigned on Wednesday after a magazine reported that he had used a free train pass issued to lawmakers for a trip to meet his mistress, the government's top spokesman said.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:51 [IST]
>> MPs in Britain claim dog food & gardening expenses
British opposition lawmakers, riding high in opinion polls, became the latest victims of an ongoing row over parliamentary expenses on Monday.
Monday, May 11, 2009 08:56 [IST]
>> 'Pakistan's pants are on fire'
Several US lawmakers have questioned President Asif Ali Zardari's ability to control Pakistan with one of them comparing the country to a man whose pants are on fire but who does not realise it
Wednesday, May 06, 2009 13:35 [IST]
>> Thai brothels under Malaysian scanner
Malaysia's prime minister vowed to investigate a scathing report by US lawmakers saying thousands of Myanmar refugees were handed over to human traffickers with some ending up working in Thai brothels
Saturday, April 25, 2009 09:15 [IST]
>> Cheney not a 'reliable source', says Clinton
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took aim on Wednesday at former Vice President Dick Cheney, telling lawmakers she did not view him as a "particularly reliable source" on issues of torture.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:22 [IST]
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