Tensions rise as Bulgarian protesters pressure PM to resign

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Tensions rise as Bulgarian protesters pressure PM to resign

Thousands of Bulgarians took to the streets on Monday in a fourth day of protests demanding the resignation of new Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski after a political blunder sparked public outrage.

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Czech PM to resign after graft scandal

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Czech PM to resign after graft scandal

A corruption and spying scandal on Sunday forced the prime minister of the Czech Republic to quit. The whole government will now also have to resign, raising the prospect of political horse-trading to form a new one.

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Kuwait court orders dissolution of parliament, new elections

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Kuwait court orders dissolution of parliament, new elections

KUWAIT – Kuwait's top court ordered the dissolution of parliament on Sunday and called for fresh elections, a ruling likely to herald fresh political volatility in the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state.

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Cambodia Senate passes Khmer Rouge crimes denial law

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The Senate of the Cambodian Parliament on June 14 passed the Law on Denial of Crimes Committed during the Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979).

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Czech police detain prime minister's aide: media

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Czech police detain prime minister's aide: media

Police from the Czech Republic's organised crime unit detained a senior aide to Prime Minister Petr Necas on Thursday, local media reported, after raids around the capital that rocked the foundations of an already-fragile government.

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Vietnam leaders pass first, historic confidence vote

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Vietnam's top officials, including the prime minister, secured enough support from the parliament during the country's first ever confidence vote, which analyst said suggests the political system is evolving in a progressive manner.

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U.S. Prism spying program rattles EU lawmakers

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U.S. Prism spying program rattles EU lawmakers

European lawmakers threatened on Tuesday to unpick data-sharing agreements with the United States, reacting furiously to reports that U.S. authorities have accessed emails and other personal data from leading Internet companies.

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Swiss alarmed at secretive US bank deal

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VietnamNet English 1 week(s) ago

A secretive deal aimed at settling a dispute with Washington over Swiss banks' alleged complicity in tax evasion by Americans has caused uproar in the wealthy Alpine nation.

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Cambodians hold mass protest over KRouge prison denial

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Cambodians hold mass protest over KRouge prison denial

About 10,000 Cambodians protested in the capital Phnom Penh to show their anger at an opposition leader who allegedly described a notorious Khmer Rouge prison as a Vietnamese invention.

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Vietnam confidence vote a litmus test for lawmakers

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Vietnam confidence vote a litmus test for lawmakers

General view of the opening ceremony of the one-month-long summer session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on May 20. Vietnam is entering unchartered political waters with the upcoming confidence vote in the nation’s top leadership, and the process is also likely to be a vote of confidence in the National Assembly, analysts say. PHOTO: AFP

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Britain will bring in lobbyists' register, says deputy PM after scandal

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Britain will introduce a statutory register of political lobbyists, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said after three members of the upper house of parliament were suspended from their parties at the weekend in a "cash for access" scandal.

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Vietnam's new finance minister in the hot seat

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Vietnam's new finance minister in the hot seat

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung (L) and his predecessor Vuong Dinh Hue (R) discuss with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh during a break at a session of the on-going National Assembly meeting in Hanoi

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GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 31/5

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GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 31/5

ASEAN nations review disasters

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UK MPs visit Ho Chi Minh City

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A delegation from the UK’s All-Party Parliament Group for Vietnam led by its Chair, Labour Member of Parliament (MP) George Howarth, is on a working visit to Vietnam.

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UK MPs visit Ho Chi Minh City

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VietnamPlus English 2 week(s) ago

A delegation from the UK’s All-Party Parliament Group for Vietnam led by its Chair, Labour Member of Parliament (MP) George Howarth, is paying a working visit to Vietnam.

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