Singapore holds a keenly-watched by-election to fill a parliamentary seat vacated after an opposition MP was expelled by his party in February.

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Singapore in keenly-watched poll

Plans to introduce minimum drink pricing in Scotland are expected to be passed by the Scottish Parliament.

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Scots booze pricing to be passed

Prime Minister David Cameron is rebuked for unparliamentary language after calling shadow chancellor Ed Balls a “muttering idiot”.

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PM rebuked on ‘idiot’ Balls jibe

Keep your eyes peeled for the Mothership on Wednesday. That’s when Parliament’s legendary 1975 funk album “ Mothership Connection ” is cleared for landing on the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry, a collection of recordings deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.” Read full article > >

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Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry adds new picks

The Scottish Parliament has extended emergency restrictions preventing fishing in Dalgety Bay.

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Ban extended at radioactive bay

A parliamentary committee questions the length and quality of some apprenticeships, saying six month programmes are of no real benefit.

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Some work schemes ‘of no benefit’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the results of last week’s widely-criticised parliamentary elections prove people support his reforms.

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Assad says Syrians back reforms

French left-winger Jean-Luc Melenchon says he will run for the same seat as far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the forthcoming parliamentary election.

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Leftist leader challenges Le Pen

Email reveals Parliament knew too much.

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Hunt Asked for Advice on Hacking

Polls open in Algeria for parliamentary elections billed by the authorities as historically transparent but analysts say voter apathy is widespread.

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Polls open in Algerian elections

The Israeli parliament approves a coalition deal between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and the Kadima party of Shaul Mofaz.

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Israeli coalition deal approved

Parliament is expected to dissolve itself on Monday, with the popular vote scheduled for Sept. 4, rather than October 2013.

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Netanyahu Calls for Early Israeli Elections

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suffers a fresh setback after supporters of the Supreme Leader make new gains in run-off parliamentary polls.

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Ahmadinejad in Iran poll setback

After parliamentary report declared leader ‘unfit.’

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News Corp. Board: We Support Murdoch

A day after a British parliamentary panel castigated Rupert Murdoch, BSkYB insisted on Wednesday that it was a “fit and proper” company to hold a broadcasting license.

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British Satellite Broadcaster Defends Record