The current government of Iraq took office on May 20, 2006 following approval by the members of the Iraqi National Assembly. This followed the general election in December 2005. The government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government which had continued in office in a caretaker capacity until the new government was agreed.

Republicans block Senate plan to boost economy - Reuters

Lawrence Haas is just one of many voices suggesting that Democrats might blow a sure thing.Yet Haas, vice president of the Committee on the Present Danger, offers a theory that goes well beyond the Democrats-always-shoot-themselves-in-the-foot school of thought.He suggests that the party’s stance on national security could block the...

LAPD attempts to disperse USC students at a block party near the USC campus. Night sticks, Tasers, laser-sighted bean bag guns, over 100 LAPD Riot Sqaud Cops vs over 300 Students.

The Philippines House of Representatives is now in total disarray after the majority block of the ruling parties have started to quarrel over an impending coup to oust the current House leadership. House Speaker Jose De Venecia, a close ally of President Arroyo is now in the verged of losing his position because of somehands coming from the

A Chinese scholar who challenged the Communist government by setting up a democratic opposition party has vowed to sue the US internet company Google for excising his name from its local search results. Guo Quan’s condemnation of Google comes amid a renewed drive by Chinese authorities to clamp down on dissent ahead of the Beijing Olympics. .