Greek parliament approved on early Thursday an omnibus draft bill ratifying the debt deal the government reached with creditors on Monday and the first round of reforms requested as prerequisites for the immediate release of international aid to avert imminent default and Grexit.
Iran's Guardian Council of Constitution, the high legislative body of the country, endorsed on Wednesday the recent bill of the Iranian Majlis (parliament) obliging the government to safeguard rights in a potential nuclear deal with the world powers.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the USA Freedom Act, a domestic surveillance reform bill that would extend the bulk phone metadata collection program of the National Security Agency (NSA) for another six months, after which the practice will be ended.
As the Capitol Hill is stumbling towards the imminent deadline on a reform bill on the U. S. spy agency's bulk phone metadata collection program, Republican infighting again steals the limelight.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan bill to allow Congress to review and potentially reject an international nuclear agreement with Iran.
French lawmakers of the National Assembly passed Tuesday by 438 votes to 86 a controversial bill on expanding intelligence services' surveillance power.
The Greek government drafted a bill on Tuesday containing the reforms it pledges to implement in order to unlock further vital aid to stay afloat, as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared upbeat that a deal with international creditors was close.
The draft law on anti-terrorism will be put for a third reading and a vote "in due time" according to the top legislature's plan for 2015, said an official with the National People's Congress (NPC) here Monday.
As another partial U.S. government shutdown looms large at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid mounting security challenges, DHS chief Jeh Johnson said Sunday that he was frustrated with Congress on failing to pass a DHS funding bill so far.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a bill to build the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline even though President Barack Obama has threatened to veto this project.
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Thursday voted 18-4 to advance the new bipartisan Iran sanctions bill for a full-floor vote.
U.S. President Barack Obama intends to sign into law a bill that will ratchet up sanctions on Russia and provide additional assistance to Ukraine, the White House said on Tuesday.
The U.S. Senate approved a 1.1-trillion-U.S.-dollar spending bill for fiscal year 2015 on Saturday and averted another government shutdown.
The Israeli cabinet on Sunday approved a controversial conversion reform bill, aiming to make it easier for tens of thousands of Israelis to become Jewish.
Argentina's lawmakers Thursday passed a bill that allows the government to pay its foreign debt through domestic banks.
The Namibian parliament on Wednesday passed the controversial Third Constitutional Amendment Bill despite fears of the opposition and civil society that the changes will see a concentration of power in the presidency.
The electoral reform set for 2017 in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) must adhere to Basic Law and regional realities, legislators said Tuesday.
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