Parliament
Top British Politicians Deny Wrongdoing Over 'Cash for Access' Report
Former foreign secretaries Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind offered their services to a fake Chinese company.
Russian Parliament Warns Europe's Longstanding Peace in Jeopardy
An extraordinary letter, addressed to major European bodies, compares the Ukraine crisis to WW2.
U.K. Could Require Teachers to Report Would-Be Terrorists
A new proposed counterterrorism policy incorporates teachers at nurseries, schools and universities into state-spying apparatus.
Protest Over Porn Ban at UK Parliament
Protesters took part in 'face-sitting' outside parliament, one of the erotic acts banned in new UK porn laws
Tens of Thousands Protest Against Irish Water Charges
Part of Ireland's €30 billion austerity drive will introduce direct charges on households for water use next year
Decision Time Looms for Remaining Hong Kong Protesters
The protests have been met by plenty of authoritarian rhetoric from the government
British MP Arrested Over Rape Allegation
Conservative MP Mark Pritchard handed himself in to a police station where he was arrested, parliamentary records show
UK Autumn Statement: The Initial Response
A collection of responses from political parties and other leading groups to George Osborne's Autumn statement
EU Votes to Urge Google Break Up
The European parliament voted in favour of an anti-monopoly motion aimed at breaking up Google
Australian Politicians and Judges Facing Breathalizer Tests
"Our parliament is not a pub, it is a workplace," declared the Victoria Labour leader
UK Strikes Deal to Grant Scotland More Powers to Counter Separatists
The deal amounts to the biggest transfer of powers to Scotland from the United Kingdom since 1999
Pope Francis Slams 'Elderly and Haggard' EU in Speech to Parliament
Francis described the continent as a "grandmother, no longer fertile and vibrant" that risked "slowly losing its own soul"
Darth Vader Is Running for Prime Minister of Ukraine, Vowing to Take On Putin
The Star Wars villain is campaigning for a seat in the Ukrainian parliament... and he's made some viral videos to back him up
Canada PM Vows Crackdown After Capital Shocked by Fatal Attacks
Stephen Harper vowed to redouble the country's fight against terrorists abroad after a reported convert to Islam murdered a soldier and rampaged through parliament
Ukraine Brings in Law to Try Fugitive Yanukovich in Absentia
The Ukrainian President signed a law on Tuesday that will allow ousted leader Viktor Yanukovich to be tried by court in his absence for crimes carried out while he was in power
British Parliament Votes to Symbolically Recognise a Palestinian State
Britain's parliament has overwhelmingly voted in favour of a motion calling for recognition of "the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel"
Rightist Party Wins Bulgaria Election as Vote Splinters
Centre-right GERB wins parliamentary vote as Socialists admit "heavy defeat"
'Your Hour May Be at Hand': Winston Churchill's Letter to Boris Johnson
Via the medium of our political editor, Sir Winston Churchill dictates a remarkable letter to the London mayor, bursting with pithy advice about ambition, enemies and champagne