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The Australian government announced this year (27.9.11) that women in the armed forces will be allowed to serve in any frontline combat roles by 2016.
While women are prominent in many roles already, as senior officers, crew members on warships, air force pilots, and soldiers in Afghanistan, the move excited debate over security and safety issues for all troops, with two sexes in the ranks. … Read More »
As over six hundred people from the Gaza flotilla were being evacuated from Israel to Turkey (2.6.10), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said it had been pushing for safe conduct of several media workers in that group.
Among them, photographer Kate Geraghty of the Sydney Morning Herald (picture), says she was hit by a Taser stunning device. … Read More »
The European Union has demanded that Israel open border crossings to allow humanitarian aid through to the Palestinian Gaza territory, following its seizure of the Gaza flotilla on Monday. … Read More »
The date of Mary McKillop’s canonisation has been announced, at the end of a week in which the Vatican also took on the crisis over abuse of children by clergy in Ireland. … Read More »
The European Union has contributed $554 million to help rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip.
European, US and Arab donors met at a conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt on Monday (2.3.09), pulling together a €3.6 billion (AU$7.1 billion, dcerates.com, 3.3.09) assistance package…
The last of Israeli forces left the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning (21.01.09) and returned to Israel after more than three weeks fighting Hamas militants.
Israeli troops will now wait just outside the border and spy-planes will continue to fly over Gaza in case of any resurgence of further trouble.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) announced on Thursday (15.01.09) that it plans to conduct an investigation into Israeli strikes against media during the current conflict in Gaza.
The latest attack involved a media tower which was hit by Israeli missiles on Thursday…