Burma’s long-time democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has officially been sworn in as a member of parliament, taking public office for the first time after spending much of the past two decades under house arrest. The Nobel laureate took the oath of office Wednesday to enter Burma’s lower legislative house, ending a parliamentary boycott […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Makes History with Parliamentary Oath
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 3:40 am (UTC-5)
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Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Takes Parliamentary Oath
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s long-time democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has officially been sworn in as a member of parliament, taking public office for the first time after spending much of the past two decades under house arrest. The Nobel laureate took the oath of office Wednesday to enter Burma’s lower legislative house, ending a parliamentary boycott […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Takes Parliamentary Oath
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s long-time democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has officially been sworn in as a member of parliament, taking public office for the first time after spending much of the past two decades under house arrest. The Nobel laureate on Wednesday took the oath of office to enter Burma’s lower legislative house, ending a parliamentary […]
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi Takes Parliamentary Oath
Posted May 2nd, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Burma’s long-time democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has officially been sworn in as a member of parliament, taking public office for the first time after spending much of the past two decades under house arrest. The Nobel laureate on Wednesday took the oath of office to enter Burma’s lower legislative house, ending a parliamentary […]
Defiant Gilani Refuses to Resign as Pakistan’s PM
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is refusing to step down, a day after the Supreme Court found him guilty of contempt for not reopening corruption cases against the country’s president. During a speech in parliament Friday, Mr. Gilani said his only crime was “protecting the constitution.” He said only parliament has the authority to […]
Gilani Refuses to Step Down
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani refused Friday to step down from office, a day after the Supreme Court found him guilty of contempt of court for not reopening corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Mr. Gilani told parliament Friday that only its lawmakers could remove him from office. He said his only offense […]
Gilani Refuses to Step Down
Posted April 27th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani refused Friday to step down from office, a day after the Supreme Court found him guilty of contempt of court for not reopening corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Mr. Gilani told parliament Friday that only its lawmakers could remove him from office. He said his only offense was […]
Protests Erupt in Pakistan After Gilani’s Contempt Conviction
Posted April 26th, 2012 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Protests were held across Pakistan Thursday after the Supreme Court in the capital, Islamabad, found Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. The court gave Gilani only a symbolic sentence of less than a minute’s detention, sparing him a possible jail […]
Pakistani PM Convicted of Contempt But Spared Prison
Posted April 26th, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
The showdown between Pakistan’s highest court and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is over, with the court convicting Mr. Gilani of contempt. The Supreme Court issued its verdict Thursday in Islamabad, ruling the prime minister openly defied the court’s order to reopen an old corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari. But the high court […]
Japan’s ‘Shadow Shogun’ Acquitted in Fund-Raising Scandal
Posted April 26th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
One of Japan’s most influential politicians, Ichiro Ozawa, has been acquitted on charges of violating fund-raising laws, setting up a possible showdown inside the country’s ruling party. The Tokyo District Court on Thursday said there was no evidence that Ozawa knowingly falsified reports to hide his campaign’s 2004 involvement in a fund-raising scandal. Ozawa — […]
