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ASHAMED BRAZILIAN CLOWN TO LEAVE CONGRESS IN DISGUST AT COLLEAGUES
As a member of the Chamber of Deputies, Tiririca had continued working in a circus on weekends and he said he was returning to clowning full-time... READ MORE›
NIGERIA'S SENATE PASSES 2018-2020 BUDGET FRAMEWORK, RAISES OIL PRICE ESTIMATE
Nigeria's Senate on Tuesday in the capital, Abuja passed the government's medium-term expenditure framework for 2018-2020, raising its oil price assumption to 47 from 45 per barrel... READ MORE›
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, CITIZENSHIP IN FOCUS AS PARLIAMENT SITS FOR FINAL TIME THIS YEAR
Federal parliament is poised to legalise same-sex marriage during the final sittings of the year, but the MP citizenship issue could overshadow the historic change... READ MORE›
ABBOTT SLAMS MOVE TO LEGALISE ASSISTED DYING AS 'DREADFUL' AS FATHER LAY ILL
Former PM Tony Abbott has labelled Victoria's move to legalise assisted dying a 'dreadful moral watershed' as his father lay ill in a Sydney hospital... READ MORE›
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SIR ALAN DUNCAN MP SAYS CRITICS OF DAVID CAMERON ARE LOW-ACHIEVERS WHO HATE WEALTHY PEOPLE
Panama papers Sir Alan Duncan MP says critics of David Cameron are low-achievers who hate wealthy people... READ MORE›
DUMA EYES RESTRICTIONS ON SILLY NAMES FOR RUSSIAN CHILDREN
The bill was initially drafted by Russian Senator Valentina Petrenko Republic of Khakassiya in April last year... READ MORE›
'I WAS WRONG': HANSON PARTIALLY APOLOGISES OVER VACCINATION TEST COMMENTS
Pauline Hanson has apologised for her comments earlier this week when she said there was test parents could access to evaluate vaccination safety... READ MORE›
'IT WAS A MISTAKE': PAULINE HANSON REGRETS WA LIBS DEAL
Mr Tincknell chipped in to nominate Albany, Baldivis, Darling Range and Swan Hills... READ MORE›
FRENCH CONSERVATIVES RETAIN SENATE MAJORITY AS MACRON'S PARTY SUFFERS SETBACK
The LREM lawmakers currently serving switched over to the party when it was formed in April 2016... READ MORE›
WOMEN TO TAKE MORE THAN A THIRD OF SEATS IN FRANCE'S PARLIAMENT
In the second round of legislative elections on Sunday, 223 women were elected to France's lower house... READ MORE›
ABE REELECTED AS PM AFTER ELECTION VICTORY
Despite his overwhelming victory, Abe's popularity ratings are relatively low and most observers attribute his election success to a weak and fractured opposition... READ MORE›
SWISS ELECTIONS: ANTI-IMMIGRATION SVP PARTY HEADING FOR RECORD VICTORY
Along with advances made by the centre-right Liberal party Switzerland's third-largest party SVP's gains should tip the scale from the centre-left towards a centre-right majority... READ MORE›
ABE DENIES FAVOURS FOR FRIEND KAKE AMID FALLING SUPPORT
Japan's prime minister rejects allegations he misused influence to help a friend open veterinary school... READ MORE›
CONGRESS REJECTS CORRUPTION CHARGE AGAINST MICHEL TEMER
Congress rejects corruption charges, preventing Temer from Supreme Court trial that could have seen him ousted... READ MORE›
JAPAN EXIT POLLS SUGGEST BOOST FOR PM ABE IN SENATE ELECTION
Voting has closed in Japan's parliamentary election, with exit polls suggesting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will increase his majority... READ MORE›
THE STAR NOW SAYS 'DAESH' INSTEAD OF 'THE ISLAMIC STATE' OR ISIS
Those are much closer to the truth, and have the added benefit that Daesh also insults, rather than flatters, the group... READ MORE›
FORMER FRENCH PM VALLS QUITS SOCIALISTS TO BACK MACRON'S PARTY
I am leaving the Socialist Party, or the Socialist Party is leaving me, the 54-year-old told RTL radio... READ MORE›
FRENCH PM CITES RISK OF BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL ATTACK
He was unveiling a security bill in the wake of the deadly Paris attacks that left nearly 130 dead and hundreds injured... READ MORE›
EFFORTS AFOOT IN JAPAN TO FLAG FAKE NEWS AHEAD OF SUNDAY'S ELECTION
Japanese mass media researchers and journalists have ramped up their efforts to identify dubious information on the internet related to the upcoming House... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT APPEARS SAFE IN VOTE DESPITE OPPOSITION AND LOW RATING
Temer's lawyer, Antonio Claudio Mariz de Oliveira, tore into the charge against the president during his opening statement... READ MORE›
VICTORIA'S VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING BILL LIKELY TO PASS WITH AMENDMENTS
The amendments and funding should secure enough support for the bill to pass the Upper House... READ MORE›
TOKYO GOVERNOR'S NEW PARTY, OPPOSITION DEMOCRATS MAY MERGE AHEAD OF JAPAN POLL -NIKKEI
The Nikkei said that Koike met Democratic Party leader Seiji Maehara on Tuesday to discuss the possible merger, which could also include another small opposition party... READ MORE›
PM MALCOLM TURNBULL 'CONFIDENT' OF POLL WIN
All 150 seats in Australia's lower house, the House of Representatives, are up for grabs at the election, as are 76 seats in Australia's upper house, the Senate... READ MORE›
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT SIGNALS READY TO REVISE ELECTION LAW AHEAD OF REFERENDUM
The constitutional reform proposes drastically diminishing the powers of the upper house Senate, leaving most decision-making in the hands of the lower house... READ MORE›
EUTHANASIA BILL MAY HAVE TO BE AMENDED TO PASS VICTORIA'S UPPER HOUSE
Bruce Atkinson, Upper House president and Liberal MP Simon Ramsay both said they are undecided, with Mr Ramsay set to put forward amendments... READ MORE›
'WE ARE NOT AFRAID': LONDONERS DEFIANT AFTER PARLIAMENT ATTACK
An inquiry has been opened into the employment of Bruno Le Roux's daughters, says Mediapart... READ MORE›
SA LOWER HOUSE REJECTS UPPER HOUSE AMENDMENT TO BANKING TAX
Labor MP Kyam Maher yesterday told the Upper House the Liberal Party was trying to wreck the budget... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT REJECTS INITIATIVE TO LOWER LEGAL VOTING AGE TO 16 YEARS
The bill lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 has been prepared by two MPs representing the populist nationalist party LDPR... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA COURT TO RULE ON CITIZENSHIP SAGA
In that event, Mr Joyce, who renounced New Zealand citizenship in August, has pledged to re-contest his lower house seat in a probable by-election... READ MORE›
DUMA OBLIGES RUSSIAN MPS TO REPLY PERSONALLY TO CITIZENS' ADDRESSES
The draft was prepared by the head of the State Duma Law Making Committee, Pavel Krasheninnikov United Russia ... READ MORE›
'FAKE NEWS' SPY REPORT INFLAMES PAKISTAN'S POLITICAL CRISIS
In response, a group of 37 members of the national assembly - including federal ministers - staged a walkout from parliament last week... READ MORE›
INITIATIVE TO FINE MPS FOR MISSING SESSIONS FINDS POPULAR SUPPORT
Five percent of Russians were against the measure and another 5 percent said they could not give an unambiguous answer... READ MORE›
KOMEITO CALLS FOR REDUCED TAX RATE ON NEWSPAPERS BOOKS
The party is a fierce campaigner for a lower tax rate on daily necessities... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S PARLIAMENT PASSES HISTORIC LAW TO ALLOW 83-YEAR-OLD EMPEROR AKIHITO TO ABDICATE
But through this one-off bill, Emperor Akihito is allowed to pass the throne to Crown Prince Naruhito, who is the eldest of his three children... READ MORE›