MPs approve new SA mercenary bill
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South Africa's National Assembly approves a controversial law  aimed at stopping mercenary activity.
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The Afghan parliament passed a revised bill on Saturday that called for amnesty for groups involved in war crimes but also recognized the victims' right to seek justice, lawmakers said.
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JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel won broad support in parliament yesterday for a bill that establishes how much money will be paid to Jewish settlers evacuated from the Gaza Strip and a small part of the West Bank this summer, in another milestone for his plan to dismantle settlements on occupied Palestinian land for the first time ...
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Armenian MPs adopt a bill paving the way for granting citizenship to many in the Armenian diaspora.
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The upper house of the Afghan parliament approves a controversial bill giving amnesty to war criminals.
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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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The House on Wednesday passed a new defense policy bill that includes a pay raise for troops.
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A South African mercenary was today found guilty of leading the advance party in a failed coup plot in Equatorial Guinea that was allegedly bankrolled by Sir Mark Thatcher.
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KIEV - The Ukrainian parliament voted Wednesday to adopt a package deal on constitutional and electoral changes that could ease the two-week-old standoff between supporters of two rival presidential candidates.
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The lower house of Zimbabwe&#39;s parliament  passed a bill on Wednesday allowing the government to monitor  phones, mail and the Internet to protect national security.
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Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy confirmed that new legislation would be introduced allowing an inquiry into allegations that members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and British Army intelligence colluded with loyalists who admit to carrying out
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Pakistan's lower house of parliament  passed a bill on Thursday to allow President Pervez Musharraf  to stay on as army chief despite his pledge to give up the job  by the end of the year.
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Â· Tories underline their new enthusiasm for aid Â· Eight MPs among band of 44 working on projects
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Home Secretary John Reid is to outline tougher anti-terrorism measures, likely to be included in a new bill.
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Excerpt from report by Kenyan KBC Radio on 15 December  MPs' profiles, their performance and laws passed will now be availed on the internet.
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South Africa&#39;s parliament has approved a bill formally recognizing traditional healers as heath care professionals. The National Assembly passed the bill Thursday to regulate the country&#39;s 200,000 traditional healers.
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The Act, which gained Royal Assent from the Queen last night, means hunting with hounds will be banned in England and Wales from February, after the Parliament