PUP 'struggling' over sanctions
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The Progressive Unionist Party may have to close an office because its assembly allowance is being withheld, David Ervine has said.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is trapped between demands from NATO partners to send more troops to Afghanistan and strong domestic opposition to such a move.
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Indonesian prosecutors face sanctions unless they abide by a pledge to work honestly, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, as he continued efforts to battle corruption just days into his term of office.
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A legalistic squabble yesterday delayed World Trade Organisation authorisation for sanctions against US goods, initially worth up to $150ma year, by the European Union and six
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The Assets Recovery Agency, set up as part of a drive against organised crime, was hampered by legislation, it is claimed.
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A man has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly biting his Jack Russell terrier as punishment, and police say he used a 90-kilogram bull mastiff in an attempt to keep back officers who arrived to arrest him.
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A fine and suspended jail term given to the owner of a dog mauled a partially-sighted boy is criticised by his family.
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The Bull makes some good points -- but not good enough.
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Text of report by Azerbaijani TV station ANS on 8 September  [Presenter] The Media Council wants the president to hear the problems of the press from the horse's mouth. Aflatun Amasov, chairman of the Media Council, has said he will talk to the president about this.
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The government faced pressure Tuesday to learn lessons from its handling of the seizure of 15 sailors by Iran, which sparked a major diplomatic crisis and an embarrassing row after their release.
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Wilson usually makes a fair share of his livelihood during December, taking his animals to Christmas events around the Southeast. This year, his business has been hurt by travel restrictions from states trying
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The United Nations new human rights  watchdog was struggling on Wednesday to agree on a mission of  inquiry for Sudan's Darfur to probe charges of worsening abuses  against civilians.
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FREDERICTON (CP) - An elderly rottweiler named Clancy became a character witness for her breed on Tuesday as public debate began on proposed legislation to restrict certain kinds of dogs in New Brunswick.
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Russia s Foreign Ministry considers wrong the adoption on December 16 by UN High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina Paddy Ashdown of another package of sanctions against the Republic of Srpska.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair was facing growing pressure to answer more questions about a &quot;cash-for-honours&quot; probe threatening his government, after a key ally was re-arrested over the row.
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Sometimes, a regulatory bark is worse than its bite.
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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) debated Wednesday Japan&#39;s bid to overturn a two-decade moratorium on commercial whaling, which is expected to fail and worsen a split in the already polarized 75-nation organization.