Mexican stand-off at UN climate talks in Cancun
The UN climate talks in Mexico are drawing to a close, but protestors still line the route to the venue in Cancun. Demonstrations aside, the…
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The recent arrest of the founder WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has sparked protests by his fellow Australians. Hundreds marched in Sydney, claiming…
View ArticleJailed Liu Xiaobo awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 has been awarded to Liu Xiaobo in his absence. The Chinese dissident is serving an 11-year jail sentence for…
View ArticleUK police investigate attack on royal car
British police have promised an investigation after the heir to the throne and his wife were caught up in London's worst riots for years. The car…
View ArticleChinese dissident Liu Xiaobo awarded Nobel Peace Prize
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View ArticleLiu Xiaobo receives controversial Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 has been awarded to Liu Xiaobo in his absence. The Chinese dissident is serving an 11-year jail sentence for…
View ArticleAnger at new "confession" as Ashtiani stays in jail
Far from being released as some reports had suggested, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is still in custody. Iran's English-language Press TV says new…
View ArticleLiu Xiabao given Nobel Prize but mixed reactions persist
On the streets of Oslo, the atmosphere was chilly, and not just because of the wintry weather. Chinese government supporters clashed with those…
View ArticleEx-Croatian PM held in Austria in corruption probe
Croatian television is reporting that the former prime minister Ivo Sanader, wanted by the authorities over corruption allegations, has been arrested…
View ArticleEnglish students protest fees hike
British students are angry at paying a heavy price for an economic crisis which has prompted the UK government to slash university funding. Even…
View ArticleCancun summit: no climate of change
The world climate summit in Cancun ends with the debate far from over. Jo Leinen has followed it closely in Mexico, as head of the European…
View ArticleNobel Peace Prize: China's Anger
The Nobel award has re-exposed deep-lying divisions between China and the West that had been hidden, to some degree, by growing trade relations.…
View ArticleCroatia aims to extradite ex PM from Austria
The former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader is being held by police in Austria over corruption accusations back home. He was picked up on a…
View ArticleDraft climate deal calls for CO2 cuts
Delegates at the UN climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico produced a draft text late on Friday aimed at cutting CO2 emissions. The text,…
View ArticleNobel winners attend gala dinner
This year's Nobel Prize winners were honoured in Oslo and Stockholm on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee held a ceremony for Chinese…
View ArticleIran's Press TV airs stoning woman 'confession'
Iran's state-run Press TV aired on Saturday what the channel says is a murder confession by Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the woman sentenced to death…
View ArticleTake criticism as positive Nobel chair tells China
For the first time since the Nazis prevented a Nobel Peace prize handover, the most prestigious of all international awards had to be deposited on an…
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