![]() Egypt referendum extends Sisi rule to 2030Amendments were approved, with 88.83% voting in favor.![]() Catalonia suspends declaration of independenceCatalan president asks parliament to suspend declaration of independence to give negotiations with Spanish government a chance.![]() Spanish court suspends Catalan parliament over secession bidCourt orders parliament not to meet in order to prevent discussion of Catalan secession from Spain, says parliament leaders face arrest.![]() Catalan government: 90% voted for independenceCatalonia's leader says the region won the right to break away from Spain, as his government says 90 percent of voters backed independence.![]() 'Spain backs statehood for Palestine - but not Catalonia?'Dep. Defense Minister blasts Spanish hypocrisy, treatment of Catalonia voters, notes Spain's decades-long support for Palestinian statehood.![]() Sukkot services to go on in Barcelona despite violenceJewish leaders vow to hold holiday services as usual despite clashes over Catalonian independence referendum which left 500 injured.![]() Nearly 500 injured as Spain cracks down on referendumSpanish police seen attacking local firefighters as they protect voters in controversial independence referendum.![]() Spain attempts to thwart Catalan referendumSpanish police start closing polling stations in Catalonia, where referendum for Catalan independence was to take place today.![]() Nasrallah: Kurdish referendum an American-Israeli plotHezbollah leader claims referendum on Kurdish independence was a U.S.-Israeli plot to carve up the region.![]() Kurds vote 9-1 in favor of independence, despite Turkish threatsInitial results show more than 90% of Kurds in northern Iraq voted 'yes' on independence referendum.![]() Turkey threatens 'ethnic war' over Kurdish independenceErdogan warns Iraqi Kurdish leader against pushing for independence following referendum. 'Waving Israeli flags will not save you.'![]() Kurdish independence referendum ends peacefully80% of eligible voters cast ballots in referendum for independence. 'This is the best day of my life.'![]() Kurdistan: After all the suffering, hope for independenceJews from Kurdistan demonstrate at Jerusalem US Consulate supporting independence for Iraqi Kurdistan. 'Proud to be Israeli Kurd.'![]() Iraq: We will not allow creation of a second IsraelIraqi Vice President slams proposal to create independent Kurdish state in the Middle East.![]() Turkey rejects appeals against referendumTurkey's election authority rejects opposition requests to cancel referendum that boosted Erdogan's authority.![]() Italian PM resigns after referendum lossItalian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces he will resign after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum over constitution reforms.![]() Dichter rejects referendum on Judea and SamariaMK Avi Dichter dismisses an initiative by a group of leftists for a referendum on the future of Israeli presence in Judea and Samaria.![]() Most Israeli Jews against territorial withdrawalsPeace Index survey shows most Israeli Jews and Arabs support a referendum withdrawing from Judea and Samaria - but agree on little else.![]() Greece Says 'No' to Europe61 percent of Greek voters backed the government in referendum on bailout terms, exit from eurozone a possibility.![]() Scotland on Track to Reject Leaving the UKWith majority of votes counted, BBC projects 55% vote not to part ways with the UK.![]() Moscow Pushing for Peace Before Kiev VoteVladimir Putin vows to work with the new Ukrainian government ahead of the Kiev vote. But is it too little, too late?![]() Pro-Russians Declare Ukraine Referendum VictorySeparatists in eastern Ukraine claim 89% voted for 'self-rule,' in what Ukraine and the West denounced as a 'criminal farce' by Russia.![]() Referendum Vote Commences in UkraineEastern Ukraine goes to the polls over the possibility of secession. But does it even matter?![]() Pro-Russian Militants Push Ahead with Referendum'Civil war has already begun,' a separatist leader explained. 'We just voice what the people want.'![]() Ukraine: Defense Minister Fired Over Crimea CrisisAs concerns over other annexations snowball, Kiev chooses to oust military official.![]() Assad Claims New Constitution PassedThe Syrian gov't says 90% of voters approved a new constitution giving Pres. Bashar al-Assad 14 more years. Forty people were killed. |