Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Parliament published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 1920
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-160
•
Next >
-
Commission confirms results of Egyptian presidential vote
World NowEgypt’s election commission brushed aside fraud allegations Monday and confirmed that a Muslim Brotherhood candidate and a former prime minister will compete in a run-off election next month for the nation’s first freely elected president.... -
Egypt's achievement
It's too early to say that Egypt's presidential election has redeemed the promise of last year's popular uprising against the country's authoritarian president, Hosni Mubarak. A definitive verdict will depend on how the eventual winner chooses to govern...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Human Interest
-
Egypt's presidential candidates busy with spin ahead of runoff
World NowEgypt's presidential candidates were busy Saturday polishing sound bites and stretching the facts a bit as they re-marketed themselves as guardians of the uprising that overthrew Honsi Mubarak and led to the nation's first free election for a leader since... -
Israel curbing Arab enrollment in medical schools, activists say
JERUSALEM — Israeli medical student Mohammad Hijazi seems the ideal candidate to alleviate the country's looming doctor shortage. He graduated first in his high school class, scored in the top 5% of Israel's version of the SAT and rounded out his...Tags: Politics, Separation of Church and State, Judaism, Medical Research, National Government
-
Ukrainian lawmakers come to blows over Russian language [Video]
World NowA political debate over whether to enshrine Russian as an official language in much of Ukraine brought lawmakers to fisticuffs this week, playing on enduring divisions in the country over cultural identity.... -
In Egypt, candidates refine their images for runoff election
CAIRO — Egypt's presidential candidates were busy Saturday polishing sound bites and stretching the facts a bit as they re-marketed themselves as guardians of the uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak and led to the nation's first free election...
Tags: Politics, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Cairo (Egypt), Elections
-
Egyptians vote amid concerns over future leader's authority
World NowEgyptians stood in tangled lines Thursday on the second and last day of balloting in a presidential race marked by millions of late-deciding voters and concerns that the new leader will be hampered by an Islamist-controlled parliament and a ruling... -
Russia lawmakers advance bill on penalties for protesters
MOSCOW — Stiff new penalties aimed at opposition protesters were given preliminary approval Tuesday by Russian lawmakers loyal to President Vladimir Putin, the target of mass rallies and demonstrations before his March election victory.
The bill,...Tags: Politics, Vladimir Putin, Protest, Russia, Demonstration
-
A novel idea in Egypt: Presidential candidates
AGA, Egypt — After an unfriendly journalist was tossed off, Amr Moussa's campaign bus headed north to the Nile Delta, where barefoot boys and peasants greeted him with horns, drums and two dancing horses. Moussa arrived as both novelty and...
Tags: Politics, Plant Openings, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Cairo (Egypt)
-
German state election deals blow to Angela Merkel's party
DUESSELDORF, Germany — Voters in Germany's most populous state dealt a decisive blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union on Sunday, preliminary results show, a potentially ominous preview of things to come for the chancellor...Tags: Politics, Kraft Foods, Inc., Mark Rutte, Angela Merkel, Christianity
-
Greek president proposes a government of technocrats
World NowATHENS -- In the latest twist to Greece’s lingering political crisis, President Karolos Papoulias on Monday proposed a government of technocrats to stave off a repeat round of elections that could jeopardize the country’s fate in terms of... -
Merkel's party suffers loss in key German state, early results show
World NowChancellor Angela Merkel's party fares poorly Sunday in a key election in Germany's most populous state. The election in North Rhine-Westphalia, which centered on austerity cuts, could bode ill for Merkel in next year's federal election....
May 28, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
May 29, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 26, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
May 28, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 25, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
May 27, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 24, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
May 22, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 14, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 14, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Parliament topic gallery.
