World Politics

King Juan Carlos opens new legislature after Spanish elections

Madrid -  Spain's King Juan Carlos on Wednesday called for unity against terrorism when opening a new legislature in a solemn parliamentary ceremony after the March 9 elections.

Garavini wins Italian parliament seat, home to remain Berlin

Berlin  -  Centre-left candidate Laura Garavini, 41, claimed success Wednesday in her campaign for a parliamentary seat in Rome and said the German capital Berlin would continue to be her home base

Influx of Zimbabweans into Mozambique since elections

Maputo  -  Zimbabweans are arriving across the border into neighbouring Mozambique in increased numbers since the contested elections in their home country, Mozambican officials said Wednesday.

Dozens of opposition supporters arrested in Zimbabwe over strike

Harare/Johannesburg  - Zimbabwean police said Wednesday they had arrested dozens of opposition supporters over a nationwide stay- at-home protest called to press for the release of election results

Dutch govt plan to pay maternity leave to female entrepreneurs

Amsterdam  - The Dutch parliament and Social Affairs minister Piet Hein Donner (Christian Democrats) will be discussing a new law on Wednesday under which pregnant Dutch entrepreneurs will be entit

Zimbabwe court clears US, British journalists of workiing illegally

Harare  -  A court in Zimbabwe Wednesday acquitted a U. S.

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