Asia North Korea rocket launch: U.S. to monitor from the Pacific The United States military has deployed vessels in the Pacific to monitor the launch of a North Korean rocket later this month. In a statement, the U.S. said the ...
North America US begins Agent Orange clean up The United States (US) has begun the cleaning up of Agent Orange contamination in one of Vietnam’s region. It is the first time the US has made such a move since the end o...
Asia India rape case: Defence claim police brutality A potential defence lawyer in the India rape case has said his clients have been tortured into plea bargains. Three of the six men pleaded guilty to the charges of abduction,...
Europe Italy try 22 CIA Agents on kidnap charges Italy’s highest court of appeal has found 23 Americans, all bar one being CIA agents, guilty of kidnapping Abu Omar, an Egyptian cleric, in Milan in 2003. The prosecution alleg...
Europe UK Parliament’s first steps for upper House reform The House of Commons voted last night to enable a Lords reform bill to move on to the next stage of its parliamentary passage. The Bill proposes a reform to the lower ...
Asia Chinese Premier transition begins The Communist Party congress began today, with the Chinese President Hu Jintao beginning the transfer of power at the end of the ten-year term. The congress will take a week to unveil the ...
Africa and Middle East South African Police massacre confirmed The South African police minister has confirmed that 30 people were killed in a clash between police and striking miners at the Marikana mine. The miners wer...
Latin America Mexican public voice protest over Presidential election results A non-partisan protest has erupted throughout Mexico City over concerns that the newly elected President Enrique Nieto was elected under unfair condi...
Europe The Labour Party set out plans for new approach to social cohesion Ed Miliband, the leader of the UK’s opposition, has set out plans to increase integration in UK society, stating assimilation and ignorance are “wron...