Tens of thousands of Malians have been holding protests and expressing outrage since the National Assembly adopted the new family code in early August.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

Two Northern Ireland Assembly committees are holding a special meeting on Tuesday to debate the issue of contaminated meat.

BBC: Scotland business

Mahathir's decision to leave the senior leadership largely unchanged appears to be part of a plan to enter into a holding pattern until the UMNO general assembly next year.

CNN: Stirred But Not Shaken

The assembly's health committee is holding an inquiry into diabetes services as ministers consult on a new diabetes action plan.

BBC: Sunday Politics