Bangkok  - Thailand's House Speaker Yongyudh Tiyapairat resigned his post on Wednesday to face electoral fraud charges that threaten both his political career and the longevity of the current gover

Prague  - The centre-right government of the Czech Republic survived its third vote of no confidence Wednesday, with 101 parliamentarians backing the government against 98 who voted against in the

Oslo  -  Veteran Norwegian politician Carl I Hagen said Wednesday he would not seek re-election to parliament in 2009, marking the end of three decades in public office.

Bangalore, Apr 30 : Even though the Indo - US cooperation has given impetus to joint space researc

Rome  -  Italy's lower house of parliament elected Wednesday as speaker Gianfranco Fini, a close ally of prime minister-elect Silvio Berlusconi.

Ankara - The Turkish parliament early Wednesday passed amendments to the infamous Article 301 of the criminal code which criminalizes "insulting Turkishness" and which has been strongly criticized