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The British government has won a vote in parliament on changing the arrangements for an inquiry into the war on Iraq, but only after it made concessions - one of the virtues of established democracy. The Conservative opposition, the Liberal Democrats (who were against the war from the start) and some Labour members of parliament (MPs) wanted the inquiry to be open, wider representation in its panel, witnesses to give testimony under oath, a greater role for MPs and for there to be more scrutiny and apportioning of blame. Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown initially said the inquiry would hear evidence in private and is not aimed at apportioning blame. Media speculated that Tony Blair, the former prime minister who led the country into the war, pressured Brown to have the inquiry held in private. Blair vehemently resisted... [read full story]
LIMA, Peru (AP) - The government of Peru is apologizing to its Afro-Peruvian population for the first time for centuries of abuse, exclusion and discrimination. An executive resolution says discrimination against black...
As the three-day Commonwealth Summit of 53 nations is in progress at Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, Canada has come out publicly that they are opposed to the next 2011 Commonwealth summit taking place in Sri Lanka.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Anti-capitalism protesters smashed the windows of banks, shops and cafes in central Geneva and set cars on fire on Saturday during a demonstration against the World Trade Organisation.
FILE - In this May 8, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama asks the audience to be seated during an unannounced visit to a Spanish-language town hall meeting on the Swine Flu virus in the Eisenhower Executive Office building...
