British PM faces party rebellion over EU
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron faced the biggest rebellion of his premiership on Monday with dozens of his own party members in parliament set to back calls for a referendum on Britain’s...
View ArticleSyria referendum underway amid violence, clashes
Damascus: The Syrian government is holding a national referendum on a new draft constitution aimed at quelling the country’s uprising by ending the ruling Baath Party’s five-decade domination of power,...
View ArticleFalkland Islands votes in referendum
London: Falkland Islanders hold a referendum on Sunday and Monday to send a message to the world that they want to stay British, although Argentina has already dismissed the vote as illegal. Residents...
View ArticleAnalyst predicts MQM joining Sindh govt as referendum undergoes
KARACHI: With a difference among office bearers over joining former ally Pakistan Peoples Party in Sindh government or not persists, Muttahida Qaumi Movement holds referendum to decide the future move....
View ArticleRussian parliament vows to back Crimea referendum result
Moscow: Russia’s lower and upper houses of parliament on Friday pledged to vote into law the result of a “historic” March 16 referendum in the Ukrainian region of Crimea on becoming part of Russia....
View ArticleCrimea holds secession referendum amid Ukraine turmoil
SIMFEROPOL: People in Crimea took to the polls on Sunday for a referendum on breaking away from Ukraine to join Russia that has precipitated a Cold War-style security crisis on Europe’s eastern...
View ArticleCNN blunder, Ukraine shown as Pakistan on the map
The American news giant, CNN, had committed a blunder apparently by mistake, the arrow with Ukrainian flag on top was pointing to Pakistan, South Asia, during its coverage of referendum in Ukraine on...
View ArticlePolling starts in Scotland to decide UK fate
LONDON: Polling in Scotland has started to decide whether it will remain part of the United Kingdom or not. People of Scotland will decide today whether they want to have a new country or remain with...
View ArticleHomo-sexual Marriages Legalized In Ireland
DUBLIN – The polls have closed in the Republic of Ireland, where voters have been taking part in a referendum on whether to legalize same-sex marriage. More than 3.2m people were asked whether they...
View ArticleIrish Church Says “No” To Same Sex Marriage
DUBLIN – One of Ireland’s most senior Catholic clerics has called for the Church to take a reality check following the country’s overwhelming vote in favor of same-sex marriage. The first gay marriages...
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