Prince William and his longtime girlfriend were married on Friday morning at the Westminster Abbey in London (photo, from nytimes.com), a wedding that will shape the future of the British monarchy, some say. (more…)
Archive for April, 2011
Prince William and Kate Middleton marry at Abbey
Posted in entertainment, Europe, history, news, tagged Kate Middleton, Prince William, UK, wedding on April 29, 2011| 1 Comment »
Apple denies iPhones or iPads users being tracked
Posted in media, news, technology, world, tagged Apple, iPad, iPhone on April 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A week ago security researchers claimed they had found a hidden file on Apple’s iPhones and 3G iPads (photo, from nexus404.com) containing a record of everywhere the users had been. Some users were able to extract the data and plot it on maps.
Through an online question and answer document, Apple denied that the devices owners’ movements had been secretly recorded. (more…)
Tibetans elect new prime minister
Posted in Asia, history, news, politics, religion, tagged China, Dalai Lama, election, Lobsang Sangay, Tibet on April 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Tibetans all around the world voted to elect the prime minister of their government-in-exile. The result of the elections held in March was announced on Wednesday in Dharamsala, India, where the Tibetan government-in-exile is based. (more…)
Fatah and Hamas reach reconciliation deal
Posted in Americas, Middle East, news, politics, tagged deal, Egypt, elections, Fatah, Hamas, Israel, Palestine, USA on April 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »
After talks in Cairo, the Hamas and Fatah (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk), the party of Palestinian authority president Mahmoud Abbas, both agreed to form an interim government and fix a date for general elections. (more…)
Wikileaks : many people at Guantanamo were innocent or low-level
Posted in Americas, Human rights, Justice, media, Middle East, news, politics, tagged Bradley Manning, Guantanamo Bay, military trials, USA, Wikileaks on April 25, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Whistleblower website Wikileaks obtained files published in US and European newspapers, which are assessments of all 780 prisoners ever held at Guantanamo Bay (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk). (more…)
UN calls for restraint at Thai-Cambodia border
Posted in Asia, history, Justice, news, politics, tagged Cambodia, fighting, Preah Vihear, Thailand, UN on April 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
While fighting continues for a third day along the disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia (map, from bbcimg.co.uk), UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has called on both countries to declare a ceasefire, arguing that military means could not resolve the dispute. (more…)
Australia and Europe fear wildfires
Posted in Americas, environment, Europe, news, Oceania, tagged Australia, Mexico, rain, Texas, USA, wildfires on April 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
In many countries the ground is very dry and the water reservoirs are much lower than usual. Europe and Australia are now worried that they might face the same wildfires which are still burning in the US (photo, from aljazeera.net) and Mexico. (more…)
Royal wedding’s guest list revealed
Posted in Europe, news, tagged Kate Middleton, Prince William, UK, wedding on April 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Both the guest list and the seating plan for Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton (photo, from elle.fr) have been revealed. (more…)
Police investigates riot at Australian detention centre
Posted in Human rights, news, Oceania, politics, tagged Australia, immigration, riot, Villawood on April 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »
22 people are being questioned by police in Australia following a riot involving some 100 people on Wednesday night at an immigration detention centre in Sydney (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk). (more…)
Syria lifts emergency law
Posted in history, Human rights, Middle East, news, politics, tagged Bashar al-Assad, emergency law, protest, Syria on April 21, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Two days after his government passed a law lifting emergency rule, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has signed decrees ending it, which was a key demand of protesters who took to the streets over recent weeks (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk). (more…)