Parliament celebrates 10 years of NZSL as an official NZ language. (New Zealand Parliament)

Edit Public Technologies 12 May 2016
New Zealand Parliament) ... To celebrate a decade of NZSL and NZSL week from 9 to 15 May, we'll be providing interpretation of question time on Parliament TV and NZSL guided tours of Parliament ... NZSL - Introducing Parliament tours. The hour long Introducing Parliament tours will have NZSL interpretation at the following times ... These take place at Parliament between 2pm and 4.30pm on Thursday 26 May and can be watched on Parliament TV....

MSPs to be sworn in for new Holyrood term

Edit BBC News 12 May 2016
MSPs are to be sworn in for the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament ... The SNP is preparing for a return to government, having won 63 seats in the Scottish Parliament elections, two short of an overall majority once the non-partisan presiding officer is elected ... This role includes overseeing meetings of the parliament as well as undertaking diplomatic functions and representing the parliament at home and abroad....

‘Galavant’ scoop: Fans boost #MoreGalavant campaign with Teen Choice nominations

Edit The Examiner 12 May 2016
Choice TV Show ... Choice TV Actor ... Choice TV Actress ... Choice TV Scene Stealer - #ChoiceTVSceneStealer Tim Omundson. Choice TV Breakout Star - #ChoiceTVBreakoutStar Karen David. Choice TV Breakout Show - #ChoiceBreakoutShow Galavant. Choice TV Chemistry - #ChoiceTVChemistry “Galabella” (Galavant and Isabella) ... Choice Song from a Movie or TV Show - #ChoiceMovieTVSong “I Don’t Like You” - Isabella and Madelena in “Galavant”....

Better Care for Children with Shorter Lives is a good step

Edit Scotsman 12 May 2016
The 2016 Scottish Parliament election has marked an important opportunity for CHAS to build on the work that contributed during the last parliament to the Health and Sport Committee's inquiry We Need to Talk About Palliative Care, as well as the Scottish Government's recent Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care....

Chinese students to benefit from EU rules easing

Edit China Daily 12 May 2016
A rising number of Chinese students who aim to further their higher education in the European Union will benefit from an extension of at least nine months of stay after their studies end, according to new rules agreed by the European Parliament on Wednesday ... But Men is curious as to why the European Parliament has relaxed the policy amid the growing challenges of unemployment and immigration....

Return to Don’s Party is bad news for progressive politics (Australian Greens)

Edit Public Technologies 12 May 2016
Together with Family First's Bob Day, Cory Bernardi and Don Farrell would work to stymie this progress in the parliament. 'We know Australians want the parliament to make marriage equality happen and every Greens MP will continue to support this, every vote, every time, which is why we need to retain ......

French Government Faces Confidence Vote After Labor-Law Revolt

Edit Bloomberg 12 May 2016
French President Francois Hollande’s government faces a confidence vote in parliament after he was forced to use an emergency measure to push through an overhaul of labor rules amid opposition from his own lawmakers ... local time ... “I hope not.”. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Manuel Valls chose to use a constitutional directive to bypass the lower house of parliament and push through a bill that would ease protections for French workers....

Leader comment: Economy secretary will have a job on their hands

Edit Scotsman 12 May 2016
This term the Scottish Parliament will have substantial new economic levers and it is important that these are operated to their full effect ... A common concern during the last parliament was that the SNP's landslide victory in 2011 meant that Holyrood was not equipped to provide the necessary checks and balances of government....

Iran holds biggest trade exhibition in Russia

Edit Press TV 12 May 2016
Press TV, Moscow ... Press TV’s Marina Kortunova has attended the exhibition ......

Egypt temporarily reopens Rafah border crossing with Gaza

Edit Press TV 12 May 2016
Press TV, Gaza ... Press TV’s Ashraf Shannon reports Egypt’s ......

CBS 'Person of Interest' John Reese follows man who steals CIA information

Edit The Examiner 12 May 2016
Person of Interest” (CBS) can be seen each Tuesday evening at 10/9 p.m. It aired at 9 p.m. (central time) in Albuquerque, NM on KRQE 13. Last night's episode on May 10, 2016 was called, “Truth be told.” In the overnight TV ratings it garnered 7.34 million TV viewers overall. It reached 1.1 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic ... “BattleBots ... ....

Briton accused of killing wife, her mom in California caught

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 12 May 2016
FRESNO, Calif ... Briton accused of killing wife, her mom in California caught. Advertisment. of. Gallery.. Facebook icon. Twitter icon. Pinterest. Mail icon ... She told KFSN-TV in Fresno (http.//abc30.tv/1NqGmJy ) that she watched him cut her sister's throat. "He looked at me and said, 'You're next,' and I immediately ran out the front door and ran to the next door neighbors," Rider told the TV station ... "This is a case where Mr ... ....

BBC to be forced to reveal pay of stars including Evans, Lineker and Norton

Edit The Guardian 12 May 2016
The white paper, to be presented to parliament by Whittingdale, is expected to announce a radical overhaul of BBC governance by giving more power to media regulator Ofcom and setting up a BBC unitary board ... As the bruising negotiations in the run-up to the publication reached their climax, Whittingdale was forced to concede in parliament that he ......
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