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Leading Wednesday's international brief, the leading opposition party in Zimbabwe , the Movement for Democratic Change has announced its intention to boycott the opening of the Zimbabwean Parliament Thursday morning by Zimbabwe President Robert...

The Nepal Bar Association has called for the immediate dissolution of the royal government and new parliamentary elections after approving a resolution Sunday that characterized the 1 February declaration of a state of emergency by...

Leading Friday's international brief, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer Friday vetoed a part of the new penal code {JURIST report] approved by the Turkish Parliament that would have lowered the penalty for anyone...

Leading Thursday's international brief, government lawyers for the Royal Commission for Corruption Control have begun arguments before the commission in the case against former Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba , former Foreign Minister Prakash Man Singh and...

A week after Nepal's King Gyanendra lifted a state of emergency , the country's seven political parties have joined together to present a common agenda that demands a return to democracy and constitutional reforms...

Nepalese police arrested former Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba Wednesday in a middle-of-the-night raid on his residence after he had refused to appear as requested before a royal commission investigating government corruption. The arrest...

Leading Tuesday's international brief, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has flagged and implicitly condemned threats from several high-ranking Sudanese officials warning that international personnel in the country may be at greater risk if the International Criminal Court [official...

In Tuesday's international brief, the upper house of the Kyrgyzstan pre-election parliament has agreed to dissolve itself in order to allow government officials and OSCE experts a chance to resolve the nation's current constitutional crisis before...

In Thursday's international brief, two US Senators have called for the UN Security Council to impose heavy sanctions on the Sudanese government for forcing the genocide of thousands in Darfur to end. Senators Sam Brownback...

In Monday's international brief, France's National Assembly met today in joint session with the country's Senate at the historic Palace of Versailles to approve an amendment to the French constitution that...