Two Palestinians-only bus lines have been launched by Israel in the occupied West Bank, a move described as racist by an Israeli rights group.
The Transport Ministry said it was an improvement in service. (more…)
Posted in Human rights, Middle East, news, politics, religion, tagged apartheid, bus, Israel, Palestine, west Bank on March 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Two Palestinians-only bus lines have been launched by Israel in the occupied West Bank, a move described as racist by an Israeli rights group.
The Transport Ministry said it was an improvement in service. (more…)
Posted in Americas, health, news, politics, tagged death, Henrique Capriles, Hugo Chavez, Nicola Maduro, Venezuela on March 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Following Venezuelan leader’s death on March 5 after a long battle with cancer, the country’s electoral commission has announced that the presidential election to name his successor will take place on April 14.
The campaigning period will go from April 2 to April 11, the electoral commission also said. (more…)
Posted in Europe, Human rights, news, politics, tagged Russia, treason law, Vladimir Putin on November 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »
A few days after promising to review treason law, Russian president Vladimir Putin (photo, from dailymail.co.uk) has signed it. The law which expands the definition of treason went into effect on Wednesday.
According to critics this new law may be used to stifle dissent. (more…)
Posted in Africa, economy, history, news, politics, tagged Chefren, Egypt, pyramids, revolution, security, tourism on October 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The Pyramid of Chefren (Khafre) has been reopened, as Egypt tries to revive its tourism industry, badly hit by last year’s uprising. (more…)
Posted in economy, Europe, news, politics, world, tagged crisis, EU, Nobel Prize, Norway, peace on October 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel committee which argued that the EU had helped transform Europe “from the continent of war to a continent of peace”. (more…)
Posted in Europe, news, politics, tagged protest, Pussy Riot, Russia, Vladimir Putin on September 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The first major protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin in three months took place on Saturday in Moscow. (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk)
Tens of thousands of opposition supporters have marched through the capital to say that December’s parliamentary elections were fraudulent and dispute Mr Putin’s re-election in March. (more…)
Posted in Americas, Justice, news, politics, tagged Scott Walker, trade unions, USA, Wisconsin on September 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »
A controversial law that has been in effect for more than a year has been thrown out by a judge in the state of Wisconsin.
US Republican Governor Scott Walker supported this law which strips most public employees of their collective bargaining rights. (more…)
Posted in Africa, Americas, Europe, Middle East, news, politics, tagged Archbishop Desmond Tutu, George W. Bush, ICC, Iraq war, Tony Blair, UK, USA on September 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Tony Blair and George Bush (photo) were branded war criminal by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who called for both men to be taken to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, for their role in the Iraq war. (more…)
Posted in Africa, Human rights, news, politics, religion, tagged constitution, protest, Tunisia, women rights on August 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
On Monday evening, the end of the daytime fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan marked the start of a protest in the Tunisian capital, Tunis. (more…)
Posted in Americas, economy, health, news, politics, religion, tagged advertisement, contraception, Georgetown University, Rush Limbaugh, USA on March 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »
After calling a 30-year-old law student “a slut” and “a prostitute” over her opinion on contraception, several advertisers have deserted US radio host Rush Limbaugh (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk). (more…)