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Members of the Philippines House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to dismiss all three impeachment charges against Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , echoing the decision last week of the...

After legislators quashed the impeachment of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , opposition lawmakers said Thursday that they are attempting to collect enough votes to continue the impeachment process. In proceedings boycotted by the...

AP is reporting that Philippine legislators have quashed the impeachment case against Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . With opposition members boycotting, the House Committee on Justice voted to quash all impeachment complaints against...

Impeachment proceedings in the Philippines House of Representatives tottered on the verge of collapse Tuesday when lawmakers stormed out of a committee hearing, claiming supporters of President Gloria Arroyo were trying to railroad...

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo used her majority in Congress Tuesday to frustrate opposition attempts to impeach her. The opposition is attempting to consolidate three separate impeachment complaints to one strong case, while the majority...

The Philippines government on Tuesday denied a witness's accusation that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo bribed election officials and threatened a lawsuit. Arroyo says people are being paid to testify against her as part of impeachment proceedings [JURIST...

Indonesian National Police spokesperson Sunarko Danu Artanto Saturday vehemently denied the allegations made Friday by the US Government Accountability Office that Indonesian Police engaged in human rights abuses, calling the...

The UN Security Council Tuesday unanimously adopted a resoluton to closely scrutinize and keep track of all countries and rebel organizations that abuse children in any way or recruit children as soldiers . Resolution 1612...

Opposition lawmakers in the Philippines filed an impeachment complaint Monday against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , accusing her of election fraud and other allegations. The impeachment does not come as a surprise after 50 opposition lawmakers...

Myanmar's military-led government announced Sunday that it will not seek the rotating chairmanship of the regional Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) security organization as it was entitled to do. The announcement was made during ASEAN's Ministerial...