Pakistan senate backs rape bill
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The upper house of Pakistan's parliament approves a bill amending an Islamic law on rape and adultery.
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A bill that would make it a crime to take a pregnant girl across state lines for an abortion without her parents' knowledge passed the Senate Tuesday, but vast differences with the House version stood between the measure and President Bush's desk.
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President Musharraf last week banned the killing of females accused of 'dishonoring' their families.
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Pakistani Prime Minister- elect Shaukat Aziz here on Saturday secured vote of confidence in the National Assembly (NA), the powerful lower house of the parliament,a requirement under the country&#39;s constitution.
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Pakistan&#39;s Senate on Friday passed a bill to allow President Pervez Musharraf to stay on as army chief despite his promise to quit as army chief by December 31st, 2004.
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The U.S. Senate is likely this week  to pass a bill that outlines rules for interrogating terrorism  suspects and bringing them to trial, Senate Majority Leader  Bill Frist said on Sunday.
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Pakistan&#39;s lawmaking National Assembly has passed a bill to allow dictator Pervez Musharraf to stay on as chief of the military.
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South Africa's parliament approved a bill broadening access to abortions by allowing nurses to perform the operation.
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A Senate committee's decision to defy President Bush on terrorist tribunals is expected to dominate a presidential news conference this morning. The briefing comes a day after the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 15-9 to recommend a bill -- over the objections of the Bush administration -- that would authorize tribunals for terror suspects in a way that it says would protect the defendants' rights.
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The Senate gave final approval yesterday to long-stalled legislation to expand access to DNA testing for rape victims and prison inmates, as Congress struggled to finish pre-election
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The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday passed a five-year, &#36;1 billion bill that would provide greater access to DNA testing in rape cases and for convicted felons who claim innocence.
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TEHRAN, Iran - Parliament unanimously approved the outline of a bill Sunday forcing the government to resume enriching uranium, legislation likely to deepen an international dispute over Iran&#39;s nuclear activities at a time when its chief negotiator gave
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ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani government submitted a bill to the National Assembly on Friday to enable President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to continue as both president and chief of army staff after Dec 31.
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Pakistan's cricket board launches an investigation into claims a touring player raped a woman in Australia.
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A congressional panel on Tuesday endorsed overwhelmingly a resolution urging Japan to apologize formally for coercing thousands of women to work as sex slaves for its World War II military.
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Pakistan  says it will present a bill in parliament on Wednesday to reform the handling of rape cases.
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Islamabad, Nov. 2 (PTI): Amid loud protests from opposition lawmakers, Pakistan&#39;s Parliament on Monday approved a bill allowing President Pervez Musharraf to continue as army chief, disregarding his commitment to quit the uniform at the end of this year.