Europe Opposition shut out of parliament after Belarus election Belarus has elected a parliament filled with supporters of President Alexander Lukashenko, after a boycott by the two main opposition parties. Election of...
Last Saturday’s ‘March of Millions’, which took place in central Moscow, drew tens of thousands of people to protest against President Vladimir Putin, the latest in a series of protests against the current Russian governm...
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Thu...
Africa Fresh strikes in South African mining industry Gold miners in the Anglo region of South Africa (S.A.) have begun a wildcat strike over wages. The miners are asking for a near doubling of their current wages. It was repor...
Earlier this month, Bangkok played host to the UN climate change negotiations, and Australia was in the hot seat. Almost every day I heard negotiators from all around the word whisper our country’s name in the corridors, and ...
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...