Sat, 19 May 2012
(Photo: UN)Thousands flee DR Congo violence
Violence erupted again in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as Lendu militia, who were driven out of Bunia yesterday by rival Hema fighters, have regrouped and launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the town, the United ...Full Story

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(Photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012....Full Story

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Preserving Tonga Culture Online
[The Herald] The Tonga Online project continues to confound critics of the project that took upon itself the quest to have enlightened communities amongst the Tonga people of the Zambezi Valley. | ...Full Story
Queen's Diamond Jubilee: The king and queen of all photographs
It is a study of royalty which may not be repeated for a generation or more. | The Sovereign Monarchs Jubilee lunch, in the grand reception room at Windsor Castle. Front row, from left The Emperor of Japan, the Queen of the Netherlands, the Queen of Denmark, the King of...Full Story
Monarchy in the UK: Procession of Queens and Princesses join Her Majesty at biggest gathering ...
| The Queen can certainly pull a crowd - especially among the world's royals. | Yesterday, she threw open the doors of Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace drawing the largest gathering of crowned heads of state since her own coronation in 1953. | The hotbed of royalty ...Full Story
Pacific Media Watch editor tells of media freedom mission
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 11:07 am | Press Release: Pacific Media Watch | Pacific Media Watch editor tells of media freedom mission | Date – 19 May 2012 | By Nigel Moffiet | AUCKLAND (PMC Niusblog / Pacific Media Watch): With a strong interest in Pacific issues and ...Full Story
Hold the backpage
| Compiled by JOHN O'SULLIVANа | Scots walk the talk with island venuesа | SCOTLAND will undertake summer Test matches against Australia and the two Pacific islands of Samoa and Fiji. Unlike many of the top-tier rugby playing nations, the Scots will actually play the Te...Full Story
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Fri 18 May 2012
Kate's curtsey and the Queen's handshake for brutal King of Bahrain at Jubilee lunch
The Daily Mail | The Queen greeted the King of Bahrain with a smile and handshake | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge bowed and curtseyed to the controversial King of Bahrain at a lunch to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. | Human rights campaigners were...
The Queen's handshake and Kate's curtesy for a despot as they entertain brutal King of ...
The Daily Mail | The Queen greeted the King of Bahrain with a smile and handshake | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge bowed and curtseyed to the controversial King of Bahrain at a lunch to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. | Human rights campaigners were...
Queen under fire for shaking hands with despotic King of Bahrain as she welcomes controversial ...
The Daily Mail | The Queen has been accused of making a 'catastrophic error of judgment' today by dining with the King of Bahrain, whose regime is accused of a catalogue of human rights abuses. | The head of state and her family sat down to lunch with the Middle Ea...
'High Street Kate' so pretty in pink as she splashes out on г1,200 dress to ...
The Daily Mail | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today joined dozens of royals from around the globe for a special lunch celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. | Wearing a г1,200 pink Emilia Wickstead dress with pleated skirt, Kate looked entirely at ease as sh...
Queen's Jubilee guest list raises eyebrows
Fox News | May 18, 2012: Queen Elizabeth II with her royal guests pose for a picture before her Sovereign Monarchs Jubilee lunch in the Grand reception room at Windsor Castle, England . The group photograph attendees are (front row, left to right) HM the Empe...
Dewani co-accused to deny guilt
The Guardian | Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe appeared in court on Friday for the last leg of their pre-trial conference. | Judge Andre le Grange expressed relief that pre-trial matters were being wrapped up as the conference had been postponed a number of t...
Dewani co-accused to deny guilt
Belfast Telegraph Two of the men accused of killing honeymoon bride Anni Dewani intend pleading not guilty when their trial starts in July in the Western Cape High Court. | Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe appeared in court on Friday for the last leg of their pre-t...
48 Hours In: San Francisco
The Independent | Travel essentials | Why go now? | San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge (1) is 75 years old in 2012, an occasion marked by events through the year that climax on 27 May when a festival marks the day in 1937 when the iconic span linking the city with M...
Dewani co-accused to plead not guilty
Independent online   | Two of the men accused of killing honeymooner Anni Dewani intend pleading not guilty when their trial starts in July in the Western Cape High Court. | Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe appeared in court on Friday morning for the last leg o...
Diamond Jubilee: Kings and queens around the world
BBC News Sovereign monarchs from around the world are joining the Queen for lunch at Windsor Castle as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Not all the world's kings and queens will be attending, but just who are the sovereign monarchs and what is t...
Japan snubs Fiji strongman for Pacific island meet
Yahoo Daily News | Japan has not invited Fijian strongman Voreqe Bainimarama to a major Pacific leaders' forum next week, the foreign ministry said Friday, amid concerns his reforms have not gone far enough. | Had Bainimarama attended the Pacific Islands Leaders Meet...
The Queen's lunch for monarchs attracts controversy
BBC News The King of Bahrain and Swaziland's King Mswati III are among controversial monarchs expected at a Windsor Castle lunch being hosted by the Queen later. | Critics accuse Bahrain of human rights abuses and say King Mswati lives in luxury while hi...
Rugby: Piutau pursues future in Japan
Otago Daily Times Siale Piutau is loving being back on the field, but this season will be his last in a Highlanders jersey. | Piutau, an outside back, who has just come back on to the field after missing the first half of the season because of an ankle injury, reveale...
Thu 17 May 2012
America the exception: 7 other treaties the U.S. won't sign
Foreign Policy | The Obama administration, this month, decided to take up the fairly unrewarding task of pushing for the ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. In a piece for FP today, James Kraska explains why ratification is long overdue. The ...
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