As Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper was addressing his conservative party in Canada’s main parliament building on Wednesday, a gunman burst through the doors of the building and ran past the door of the room where the caucus meeting of legislators was taking place. The gunman, suspected to be Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, had just killed a […]
More than 100 angry relatives of Iraqi soldiers who were abducted by Islamic State militants in June have stormed the country’s parliament. The crowd, mostly from Iraq’s Shi’ite majority, smashed some equipment, assaulted at least two staff members they mistook for lawmakers and were refusing to leave the building, said officials inside. “They were ready […]
Iraq’s new parliament has ended its first session without selecting a new prime minister. The lawmakers met for the first time Tuesday since being elected in late April, but acting speaker Mahdi al-Hafidh ended the session after a number of members failed to return from a break. He said they would continue in a week […]
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has told lawmakers the country can weather the sanctions imposed by the West over the situation in Ukraine. In a televised speech to the Russian parliament Tuesday, Medvedev said he will not let Russian citizens become hostage to political games and unfriendly actions. The prime minister said he is […]