- April 9th, 2008
- Posted by Emma Cillekens
Pro-Tibetan protests may put a halt to the Olympic torch relay, ahead of the games in Beijing.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has threatened to cancel the torch relay if the protests continue. … Read More »
- April 7th, 2008
- Posted by Emma Cillekens
Fears for the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay following violent pro-Tibetan protests in London.
The relay was marred by pro-Tibet protesters voicing their message on China’s human rights record and recent unrest in Tibet.
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- April 5th, 2008
- Posted by Emma Cillekens
No, it’s not a scene from Pirates of the Caribbean; this act of piracy was for real!
Yesterday pirates took control of the 88-meter French yacht, La Ponant in the Gulf of Aden. … Read More »
- April 4th, 2008
- Posted by 7thmin
COMMENTARY: NATO’s Bucharest summit (2-4.4.08) approved the entry of two more former communist countries – Albania and Croatia – into the Western alliance, and agreed to put more resources and effort into Afghanistan. … Read More »
- April 3rd, 2008
- Posted by 7thmin
The Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has proposed a new “partnership with Europeâ€, and a two-third cuts in farm protection — in a speech at Brussels. … Read More »
- April 2nd, 2008
- Posted by 7thmin
COMMENTARY: Events in March saw new foreign policy initiatives as Prime Minister Rudd set out for America, China and the EU; a colourful cross-Channel trip by the family Sarkozy; more heat on the stock markets; heat on the dairy industry in Italy, and on a Dutchman who affronts Islamic fundamentalists. … Read More »
- April 2nd, 2008
- Posted by Emma Cillekens
The Australian dollar will only buy you 0.58 Euro cents today (2.4.08)… and it seems amid the US sub prime mortgage crash and stressed world economy, the Euro is going from strength to strength. … Read More »