A masterclass in how to crush dissent NZ Herald Page 1 of 2 4:00AM Monday Jul 06, 2009 | By Graeme Baker | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Photo / AP | The Iranian theocracy's suppression of dissent was executed with such textbook precision that the likes of Robert Mugabe should have been taking notes. | Thanks to its reaction to the protests against Presid...
Miliband dismisses MI6 Facebook row London Evening Standard 05.07.09 | Foreign Secretary David Miliband has defended the next head of MI6 after details of his personal life were posted on social networking website Facebook. | Pictures and private details of Sir John Sawers, who will take on the post in November, were revealed on an easily accessible profile ...
Police confirm girl drowned to avoid protests China Daily | In an apparent attempt to prevent protests in Guizhou province, police released details into what they believe is the drowning of a 19-year-old girl. | The similar death of a young woman in the same province last year sparked violent protests. | Xi...
The emerging V-shape recovery China Daily | Faced with a severe economic downturn at the end of last year and the beginning of this year, people are debating intensely the prospects of the Chinese economy. However, there is increasing evidence to indicate that the ongoing recovery is likely ...
Civilians, police officer killed in NW China unrest China Daily | URUMQI: The unrest in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has led to the death of "a number of civilians and one armed police officer" on Sunday, sources with the regional government said early Monday. | Some ordi...
Birthdays: July 6 The Times | Mary Peters was Britain's only track and field gold medallist at the Munich Olympics in 1972, for the pentathlon. She becomes the Lord-Lieutenant for Belfast in August. She is celebrating her birthday raising money for her trust, which is devoted t...
Court circular: July 6 The Times | Kensington Palace | 4th July, 2009 | The Duchess of Gloucester, Honorary President, the Lawn Tennis Association, this afternoon attended the Finals of the Lawn Tennis Championship Meeting at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Church Road...
Growth outpaces doctor supply The News & Observer | Population growth has for years outstripped the state's ability to produce an adequate supply of doctors at its four medical schools, forcing the state to recruit physicians from...
As Labor Secretary, Finding Influence in Her Past The New York Times | Hilda L. Solis often recalls some advice her high school guidance counselor gave her mother: "Your daughter is not college material. Maybe she should follow the career of her older sister and become a secretary." Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This...
Bank bail-outs promote 'deglobalisation'-WTO chief The Guardian LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Government bail-outs of the world's big banks pose a threat to free trade, Pascal Lamy, head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), told the Financial Times newspaper in an interview on Monday. "There is a danger that the f...
EDITORIAL: After the tent village Asahi News | During the holiday season between late last year and early this year, the Toshikoshi Haken Mura, a tent village set up in Tokyo's Hibiya Park, served as an emergency place of refuge for people who had lost their jobs and homes. | The long queue of ...
IBM creates social network for developers Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – With the immense popularity of social networking sites like Facebook, it's no wonder even tech stalwart IBM is cashing on it to enlarge its foothold in the software developer community. | IBM is tapping into the popularity of social networking to entice information technology developers to build applications as well as build...
Iranians Have Doubted U.S. Commitment to Democracy Gallup | WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Obama administration reacted Monday to the final declaration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the winner of Iran's disputed election with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton simply saying, "these internal matters are for Iranians themselves to address." Such a stance may be welcomed by Iranians, 75% of whom...
