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Jimmy Carter Dies Aged 100

United States President Jimmy Carter addresses a Joint Session of Congress to report on the SALT II Vienna Summit following his signing a treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms and Related Documents with Leonid Il'ich Brezhnev, General Secretary and Member, Politburo, Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the United Soviet Socialist Republic (U.S.S.R.) in the US House Chamber of the US Capitol on Monday, June 18, 1979. Photo by Howard L. Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jimmy Carter Dies Aged 100

United States President Jimmy Carter addresses a Joint Session of Congress to report on the SALT II Vienna Summit following his signing a treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms and Related Documents with Leonid Il'ich Brezhnev, General Secretary and Member, Politburo, Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the United Soviet Socialist Republic (U.S.S.R.) in the US House Chamber of the US Capitol on Monday, June 18, 1979. Photo by Howard L. Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jimmy Carter Dies Aged 100

United States President Jimmy Carter addresses a Joint Session of Congress to report on the SALT II Vienna Summit following his signing a treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms and Related Documents with Leonid Il'ich Brezhnev, General Secretary and Member, Politburo, Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the United Soviet Socialist Republic (U.S.S.R.) in the US House Chamber of the US Capitol on Monday, June 18, 1979. Photo by Howard L. Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jimmy Carter Dies Aged 100

United States President Jimmy Carter addresses a Joint Session of Congress to report on the SALT II Vienna Summit following his signing a treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms and Related Documents with Leonid Il'ich Brezhnev, General Secretary and Member, Politburo, Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the United Soviet Socialist Republic (U.S.S.R.) in the US House Chamber of the US Capitol on Monday, June 18, 1979. Photo by Howard L. Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jimmy Carter Dies Aged 100

United States President Jimmy Carter addresses a Joint Session of Congress to report on the SALT II Vienna Summit following his signing a treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms and Related Documents with Leonid Il'ich Brezhnev, General Secretary and Member, Politburo, Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the United Soviet Socialist Republic (U.S.S.R.) in the US House Chamber of the US Capitol on Monday, June 18, 1979. Photo by Howard L. Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jimmy Carter Dies Aged 100

United States President Jimmy Carter addresses a Joint Session of Congress to report on the SALT II Vienna Summit following his signing a treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms and Related Documents with Leonid Il'ich Brezhnev, General Secretary and Member, Politburo, Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the United Soviet Socialist Republic (U.S.S.R.) in the US House Chamber of the US Capitol on Monday, June 18, 1979. Photo by Howard L. Sachs/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Democrats And Republicans Press Conferences - Washington

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) answers questions during Senate Republicans' weekly press conference outside the Senate chamber, Washington, DC, USA, July 30, 2024. Their remarks focused on the border and President Joe Biden’s recent proposals for reforming the Supreme Court. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Democrats And Republicans Press Conferences - Washington

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) uses a map to illustrate his point that it is farther to Europe than to the U.S. southern border at Senate Republicans' weekly press conference outside the Senate chamber, Washington, DC, USA, July 30, 2024. Their remarks focused on the border and President Joe Biden’s recent proposals for reforming the Supreme Court. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Democrats And Republicans Press Conferences - Washington

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) speaks during Senate Republicans' weekly press conference outside the Senate chamber, Washington, DC, USA, July 30, 2024. The discussion focused on efforts to pass a bill protecting children from social media. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Democrats And Republicans Press Conferences - Washington

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during Senate Republicans' weekly press conference outside the Senate chamber, Washington, DC, USA, July 30, 2024. The discussion focused on efforts to pass a bill protecting children from social media. Photo by Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lower house of Poland's Parliament adopts judicial reform

STORY: Lower house of Poland's Parliament adopts judicial reform DATELINE: Jan. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Warsaw CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sejm building 2. SOUNDBITE (Polish): ELZBIETA WITEK, Marshal of the Sejm (Courtesy of Sejm TV) 3. various of Polish and EU flags STORYLINE: Poland's Supreme Court reform bill, which was needed to unlock billions of euros in European Union (EU) post-pandemic recovery funds, was passed by the lower house of the country's Parliament (Sejm) on Friday. In the 460-member chamber, 203 deputies supported the bill, 52 were against (including 22 members of the ruling caucus) and 189 abstained (opposition parties), the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported. SOUNDBITE (Polish): ELZBIETA WITEK, Marshal of the Sejm "We vote on the whole project of the bill. Who is for the adoption of the entire bill? Who is against? Who abstained? Thank you. 444 deputies voted, 203 for, 52 against, 189 abstained. The Sejm passed the bill." The government itself was spli

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Lula da Silva sworn in as president of Brazil

STORY: Lula da Silva sworn in as president of Brazil DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Brasilia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lula and Alckmin 2. various of Lula's supporters 3. various of Lula at the National Congress 4. various of Lula at Planalto Palace 5. various of attendees at Planalto Palace 6. various of Lula chairing the cabinet inauguration ceremony and signing a series of decrees. STORYLINE: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) was sworn in as president of Brazil for a four-year term on Sunday. The inauguration of Lula da Silva and his Vice President Geraldo Alckmin took place at 3:00 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) during a plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia. This is Lula da Silva's third presidential term and his return to power comes after having spent more than a year in prison between 2018 and 2019, due to a controversial sentence that was later annulled by the Supreme Court. In October, Lula da Silva was elected president with

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Japan soccer leader gets lucky charm for World Cup finals

TOKYO, Japan - Saburo Kawabuchi (R), supreme adviser to the Japan Football Association, receives a "daruma" doll in Tokyo from members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Honjo, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on June 2, 2014, as a lucky charm for the Japanese national squad participating in the World Cup finals in Brazil opening on June 12.

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Former Khmer Rouge chief jailer gets life imprisonment

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav is shown on a monitor in the press room of a court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 3, 2012. The U.N-backed Supreme Chamber of the Khmer Rouge tribunal sentenced Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity and war crimes, deeming him responsible for the deaths of more than 12,000 people at the torture center he ran between 1976 and 1979.

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Former Khmer Rouge chief jailer gets life imprisonment

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Monks line up in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 3, 2012, to enter court and hear the decision handed down in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav. The Supreme Chamber of the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal sentenced the former prison chief to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity and war crimes, deeming him responsible for the deaths of more than 12,000 people at the torture center he ran between 1976 and 1979.

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Former Khmer Rouge chief jailer gets life imprisonment

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - People head for the court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 3, 2012, to hear the decision in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav. The Supreme Chamber of the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal sentenced the former prison chief to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity and war crimes, deeming him responsible for the deaths of more than 12,000 people at the torture center he ran between 1976 and 1979.

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Kyrgyz lawmaker comments on abduction case

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A Kyrgyz lawmaker says that Islamic guerrillas may free 17 hostages, including 4 Japanese, if the Kyrgyz government recognizes the hostage takers as an Uzbek opposition force. Tursunbai Bakiruulu, lower chamber member of the Kyrgyz legislative Supreme Council, made the comment in an interview at his office in Bishkek on Sept. 20.

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U.S. House passes bills on abortion access

STORY: U.S. House passes bills on abortion access DATELINE: July 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Washington, D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. House of Representatives voting on the bills 2. various of exterior of the U.S. Capitol STORYLINE: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a pair of bills on Friday aimed at protecting access to abortion. The bills cleared the Democratic-led chamber largely along party lines, but are expected to fail in the Senate. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the landmark Roe v. Wade last month, eliminating the constitutional protection of abortion rights for women in the nation. Abortion has been one of the most divisive issues in the United States, with the ruling further splitting the nation. Without Roe v. Wade, states are allowed to impose their own legislation on the medical procedure. More than a dozen states, whose legislatures are controlled by Republicans, have enacted restrictive abortion laws or will have such legislati

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Mary Simon Is Canadas First Indigenous Governor General

Mary Simon is sworn in as the Governor General of Canada by Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner during a ceremony in the Senate chamber in Ottawa on Monday, July 26, 2021. Photo by Blair Gable/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Delivers First Joint Address To Congress - Washington

US President Joe Biden (R) is greeted by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts (L) as he arrives to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, April 28, 2021. Photo by Michael Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Delivers First Joint Address To Congress - Washington

Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Roberts arrives before US President Joe Biden arrives to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, April 28, 2021. Photo by Michael Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Delivers First Joint Address To Congress - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden fist bumps U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as he arrives to deliver his first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, April 28, 2021. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Delivers First Joint Address To Congress - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as he arrives to deliver his first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, April 28, 2021. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Delivers First Joint Address To Congress - Washington

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts arrives to attend President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, April 28, 2021. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Delivers First Joint Address To Congress - Washington

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts talks with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley before President Joe Biden speaks to a joint session of Congress Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, USA. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Delivers First Joint Address To Congress - Washington

Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont (L) and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Roberts (R) listen as US President Joe Biden delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, April 28, 2021. Photo by Michael Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Delivers First Joint Address To Congress - Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden fist bumps U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as he arrives to deliver his first address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, April 28, 2021. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Khmer Rouge chief jailer gets life imprisonment

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav is shown on a monitor in the press room of a court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 3, 2012. The U.N-backed Supreme Chamber of the Khmer Rouge tribunal sentenced Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity and war crimes, deeming him responsible for the deaths of more than 12,000 people at the torture center he ran between 1976 and 1979. (Kyodo)

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Former Khmer Rouge chief jailer gets life imprisonment

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - People head for the court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 3, 2012, to hear the decision in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav. The Supreme Chamber of the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal sentenced the former prison chief to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity and war crimes, deeming him responsible for the deaths of more than 12,000 people at the torture center he ran between 1976 and 1979. (Kyodo)

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Former Khmer Rouge chief jailer gets life imprisonment

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Monks line up in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 3, 2012, to enter court and hear the decision handed down in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav. The Supreme Chamber of the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal sentenced the former prison chief to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity and war crimes, deeming him responsible for the deaths of more than 12,000 people at the torture center he ran between 1976 and 1979. (Kyodo)

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Pavel Divis, Milos Vystrcil, Joseph Wu, You Si-kun, Taiwan

(L-R) Czech-Taiwan Chamber of Commerce chairman Pavel Divis, Czech Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and parliament head You Si-kun during their meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, September 3, 2020. Milos Vystrcil, accompanied by a 90-member delegation, comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, came to Taiwan on Sunday, August 30, where he will stay until Friday, September 4, 2020. Vystrcil, one of the highest world politicians to visit Taiwan in the modern history, will meet supreme Taiwanese representatives, such as President Tsai Ing-wen, Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang, parliament head You Si-kun and several ministers. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Radek Vondracek, Supreme Courts in Changing Times international conference

Chamber of Deputies chairman Radek Vondracek speaks during two-day international conference Supreme Courts in Changing Times, held by Czech and Slovak Supreme Courts on the occasion of 100th anniversary of foundation of Czechoslovak Republic's Supreme Court in 1918, in Brno, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2018. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Radek Vondracek, Supreme Courts in Changing Times international conference

Chamber of Deputies chairman Radek Vondracek speaks during two-day international conference Supreme Courts in Changing Times, held by Czech and Slovak Supreme Courts on the occasion of 100th anniversary of foundation of Czechoslovak Republic's Supreme Court in 1918, in Brno, Czech Republic, on November 6, 2018. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Kyrgyz lawmaker comments on abduction case

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - A Kyrgyz lawmaker says that Islamic guerrillas may free 17 hostages, including 4 Japanese, if the Kyrgyz government recognizes the hostage takers as an Uzbek opposition force. Tursunbai Bakiruulu, lower chamber member of the Kyrgyz legislative Supreme Council, made the comment in an interview at his office in Bishkek on Sept. 20.