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- Political stability in Morocco cannot silence the murmurs of discontent
- International Women's Day: Time to fund women's role in the cause of peace
- ‘Do mention the war,’ Merkel urges Japanese
- Bali Nine families visit: 'We want to see him to let him know that we love him'
- Activists blast 'bland' UN declaration as step backwards for women's rights
- Five dead in stabbings in small Japanese town
- Under suspicion: death in a Siberian cell
- Children killed in attack on UN Mali base
- Iran's Stockholm syndrome?
- Vladimir Putin describes secret meeting when Russia decided to seize Crimea
- Swiss pilots attempt first around-the-world solar flight
- Saudi Arabia becomes world's biggest arms importer
- Schoolboy beaten to death by teacher, Egyptian ministry reports
- St Lucia police had 'death lists', Jamaican investigators say
- Eric Holder, Martin Luther King III mark 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma – video
- Families to visit Bali Nine pair for first time since move to prison island
- Busker drowns out anti-LGBT preacher on Sydney street – video
- Lance Armstrong and UCI ‘colluded to bypass doping accusations’
- Jean-Claude Juncker calls for EU army
- Florida banned state workers from using term 'climate change' – report
| Political stability in Morocco cannot silence the murmurs of discontent Posted: 09 Mar 2015 02:15 AM PDT A popular prime minister and a new constitution has prevented the political upset seen in Egypt and Tunisia but has not led to freedoms that people desire Continue reading...       |
| International Women's Day: Time to fund women's role in the cause of peace Posted: 09 Mar 2015 02:00 AM PDT A UN resolution passed 15 years ago to promote women in peace-building remains woefully underfunded, robbing the world of an effective response to radicalisation Continue reading...      |
| ‘Do mention the war,’ Merkel urges Japanese Posted: 09 Mar 2015 01:20 AM PDT Tokyo speech by German leader comes amid speculation that Japanese PM may water down previous expressions of remorse Angela Merkel has urged Japan to confront its wartime conduct, citing Germany's ability to "face our history" and reconcile with victims of its Nazi past. The German chancellor's diplomatic nudge came amid speculation that Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, may water down previous expressions of remorse in a new official statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war, and risk inflaming tensions with its neighbours. Related: Wartime sex slaves urge Japan's PM to drop plans to re-examine 1993 apology Continue reading...      |
| Bali Nine families visit: 'We want to see him to let him know that we love him' Posted: 09 Mar 2015 01:13 AM PDT Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have seen their families for the first time since they were transferred to Nusa Kambanang for execution Continue reading...      |
| Activists blast 'bland' UN declaration as step backwards for women's rights Posted: 09 Mar 2015 12:00 AM PDT As the Commission on the Status of Women meets, some UN states have been accused of trying to dilute a women's rights declaration Women's rights activists have expressed alarm at the proposed wording of a UN declaration that they say could portend a major step backwards for women's rights. The text of the declaration, due to be published on 9 March at the start of the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), has been branded bland and unambitious. Continue reading...      |
| Five dead in stabbings in small Japanese town Posted: 08 Mar 2015 11:24 PM PDT Forty-year-old man arrested after attacks that media reports say killed five people aged between 60 and 80 and living in two houses       |
| Under suspicion: death in a Siberian cell Posted: 08 Mar 2015 11:00 PM PDT After their experiences at the hands of Russian authorities, punk activists Pussy Riot set up a news organisation to investigate the police and prison system. Here MediaZona shines a light on unexplained deaths in custody in a remote region Continue reading...      |
| Children killed in attack on UN Mali base Posted: 08 Mar 2015 10:06 PM PDT Two children from nomadic Arab Kunta tribe killed along with peacekeeper in shelling of base by militants A peacekeeper and two children were killed on Sunday as militants shelled a UN base in northern Mali. The UN's Minusma force said more than 30 rockets were fired at its barracks in the rebel stronghold of Kidal from 5.40 am (0540 GMT). Continue reading...      |
| Posted: 08 Mar 2015 10:00 PM PDT In the aftermath of the 2009 protests, Iranians underwent a change in their relationship with the government and have increasingly started to identify with it, says expert Continue reading...      |
| Vladimir Putin describes secret meeting when Russia decided to seize Crimea Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:35 PM PDT Documentary shows Russian president discussing how he decided to rescue fleeing Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych President Vladimir Putin has revealed the moment he says he gave the secret order for Russia's annexation of Crimea and described how Russian troops were ready to fight to rescue Ukraine's deposed, pro-Moscow president. In a trailer shown Sunday for an upcoming documentary on state-run Rossiya-1 television called "Homeward bound", Putin openly discusses Moscow's controversial grabbing of Crimea a year ago. Continue reading...      |
| Swiss pilots attempt first around-the-world solar flight Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:16 PM PDT Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will take turns piloting the single seater Solar Impulse 2 plane that is propelled solely by the sun A Swiss pilot has begun the first ever attempt to fly around the world in a plane propelled only by the sun. André Borschberg and his compatriot Bertrand Piccard will take turns piloting the single seater Solar Impulse 2 for 21,747 miles (35,000km) over 12 legs, including gruelling five- to six-day stints across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The entire journey will take five months. Continue reading...      |
| Saudi Arabia becomes world's biggest arms importer Posted: 08 Mar 2015 09:15 PM PDT Analysts say the middle eastern kingdom overtook India, and along with the United Arab Emirates it imported more defence supplies than all of Europe Saudi Arabia overtook India in 2014 as the world's biggest importer of defence equipment, fuelled by tensions in the Middle East, according to a study published Sunday by respected analysts IHS Jane's. Global defence trade currently stands at $64.4bn, said the report from the London-based defence specialists. Continue reading... |
| Schoolboy beaten to death by teacher, Egyptian ministry reports Posted: 08 Mar 2015 08:35 PM PDT Twelve-year-old is said to have suffered a brain haemorrhage after allegedly being hit A Cairo schoolboy died on Sunday after being severely beaten by his teacher who has now been suspended, Egypt's education ministry said as an inquiry was launched. The 12-year-old pupil died on Sunday "after being beaten by a teacher the previous day", a ministry statement said.       |
| St Lucia police had 'death lists', Jamaican investigators say Posted: 08 Mar 2015 08:33 PM PDT PM announces findings of 'extremely damning' report on police killings that alleges force planted guns at scenes of shootings A team of independent investigators is alleging that St Lucia's police force maintained "death lists" of people deemed to be criminals and planted guns at the scenes of police shootings to legitimise their unlawful actions, the Caribbean country's leader has announced. In a national address late on Sunday, the prime minister, Kenny Anthony, said a team of Jamaican investigators had delivered an "extremely damning" report looking at the deaths of 12 people fatally shot by police in 2010 and 2011, while another administration was in power. The investigators from the Jamaica Constabulary Force were invited by St Lucia's government a year after the US withdrew all assistance to island police citing concerns about allegations of unlawful killings. Continue reading...      |
| Eric Holder, Martin Luther King III mark 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma – video Posted: 08 Mar 2015 06:28 PM PDT The US attorney general, Eric Holder, and civil rights leaders marked 'Bloody Sunday' in a Selma church before marching across the Edmund Pettus bridge. Thousands of people gathered in the Alabama town on the anniversary of a turning point in the US civil rights movement, and Martin Luther King III said the Voting Rights Act his father strived for is still in jeopardy Continue reading...       |
| Families to visit Bali Nine pair for first time since move to prison island Posted: 08 Mar 2015 05:49 PM PDT Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran await outcome of legal appeal while being held on Nusa Kambangan ahead of their scheduled execution Continue reading...      |
| Busker drowns out anti-LGBT preacher on Sydney street – video Posted: 08 Mar 2015 05:28 PM PDT On the day of Sydney's Mardi Gras parade, the singer Axel Winter set up with his friends on Pitt Street mall to busk and drown out 'anti-gay propaganda' from a Christian preacher. Winter said the crowds joined in with the song before beginning to chant 'Go away' at the preacher until he left Continue reading...       |
| Lance Armstrong and UCI ‘colluded to bypass doping accusations’ Posted: 08 Mar 2015 05:01 PM PDT • Read the Cycling Independent Reform Commission's full report A damning report published on Monday shows how cycling's world governing body, the UCI, colluded with Lance Armstrong from 1999 to 2009 to circumvent accusations he doped and to cement his status as the pre-eminent personality in the sport. The report reads: "There are numerous examples that prove Lance Armstrong benefited from a preferential status afforded by the UCI leadership … UCI did not actively seek to corroborate whether allegations of doping against Lance Armstrong were well-founded [but] fell back to a defensive position as if every attack against Lance Armstrong was an attack against cycling and the UCI leadership … there was a tacit exchange of favours between the UCI leadership and Lance Armstrong, and they presented a common front." Related: Rulers in dark about extent of doping as clean bill of health proves elusive | William Fotheringham Related: Timeline: Lance Armstrong's journey from deity to disgrace Continue reading... |
| Jean-Claude Juncker calls for EU army Posted: 08 Mar 2015 04:44 PM PDT European commission president says this military development would persuade Russia the bloc is serious about defending its values The European Union needs its own army to help address the problem that it is not "taken entirely seriously" as an international force, the president of the European commission has said. Jean-Claude Juncker said such a move would help the EU to persuade Russia that it was serious about defending its values in the face of the threat posed by Moscow. Continue reading...      |
| Florida banned state workers from using term 'climate change' – report Posted: 08 Mar 2015 03:23 PM PDT 'Global warming' and 'sustainability' among phrases allegedly barred at state's Department of Environmental Protection, investigative report finds Related: How will everything change under climate change? Officials with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the agency in charge of setting conservation policy and enforcing environmental laws in the state, issued directives in 2011 barring thousands of employees from using the phrases "climate change" and "global warming", according to a bombshell report by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting (FCIR). Related: Miami, the great world city, is drowning while the powers that be look away Continue reading...      |
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