Bill to oust Taiwan president fails in parliament
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Scandal-tainted Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian won a fresh reprieve on Friday when opposition parties in parliament failed for a third time to pass a bill that would allow the electorate to vote on his removal from office.
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TAIPEI  - Taiwan&#39;s High Court dismissed an opposition legal bid to annul the result of controversial March elections won narrowly by President Chen Shui-bian after a mysterious shooting.
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Taiwan condemned China's proposed  anti-secession law on Saturday, calling it a move to establish  a legal basis to attack the island.
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Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party (KMT) thrashed the ruling DPP in legislative elections on Saturday, strengthening its bid to recapture the presidency in March and heralding better relations with China.
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The pro-independence party of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian suffered a surprise defeat in weekend legislative elections that could ease tensions with China but paralyze government on the democratic island.
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Taiwan&#39;s parliament approved on Tuesday a bill to set up an independent body to investigate the mysterious election-eve assassination attempt on President Chen Shui-bian, but his cabinet decided to veto the bill.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Lawmakers angered by the  Palestinian leadership's failure to make reforms plan to force  a parliamentary no-confidence vote that could bring down the  government appointed by Yasser Arafat, legislators said.
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A landslide victory in Taiwan's legislative polls gave the opposition Kuomintang a fresh mandate to control parliament, but it needs to ride that momentum to retake the presidency in March, newspapers said on Sunday.
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Taiwanese lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly agreed to slash in half the 225-seat legislature and revamp the election system &#151; sweeping historic changes designed to tackle corruption and weed out misbehaving legislators.
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Israel's parliament on Monday voted  to reject a session-opening speech by Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon, dealing a symbolic setback to his disputed plan to  withdraw from some occupied territory.
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Taiwan&#39;s pro-independence parties suffered an upset defeat in legislative elections Saturday, a result sure to please Chinese leaders who regard the island as part of the mainland.
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Lawmakers angered by the Palestinian leadership's failure to make reforms plan to force a parliamentary no-confidence vote that could bring down the government appointed by Yasser Arafat.
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Taiwan&#39;s opposition has won a legislative majority in a stunning upset over President Chen Shui-Bian&#39;s pro-independence coalition.
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TAIPEI, Jan. 12 -- The opposition Nationalist party scored an overwhelming victory in Taiwan's legislative elections Saturday in a repudiation of President Chen Shui-bian's confrontational drive to push this self-ruled island along the road toward formal independence.
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A Taiwan appeal court upholds the acquittal of opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou of corruption charges.
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Japan's upper house of parliament rejected a bill Friday to revive a naval mission to support U.S.-led forces in the Indian Ocean, but the ruling party was expected to push the measure into law in the lower chamber.
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The pro-independence party of Taiwan  President Chen Shui-bian suffered a surprise defeat in weekend  legislative elections that could ease tensions with China but  paralyze government on the democratic island.