World & Nation
At 11:30 p.m. on a recent Thursday, while this provincial town on the Franco-German frontier was closing its doors for the night, the European Parliament was still in session on the outskirts of town.
May 5, 1985
Politics: Voters overwhelmingly support local legislative rule after three centuries of answering to London. Measure on tax-making powers also passes easily.
Sept. 12, 1997
The man suspected of starting the fire that gutted South Africa’s Parliament buildings will remain in custody pending his application for bail.
Jan. 4, 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s provocative decision to suspend the British Parliament for a time before the country’s deadline for leaving the European Union came under fire Saturday in London and other cities where protesters took to the streets.
Aug. 31, 2019
The European Parliament is an easy institution to poke fun at.
March 2, 1993
March 25, 2014
The first postwar Parliament convened Tuesday and elected as its Speaker the man who held the post when the last Parliament was dissolved in 1986 for being too critical of the government.
Oct. 21, 1992
India’s Parliament has approved legislation that reserves one-third of the seats in its powerful lower house and in state legislatures for women.
Sept. 22, 2023
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