(BBC) Few people believe that top bosses should be paid more than £1m a year, according to a survey.
January 22, 2012 - January 28, 2012 Archives
January 28, 2012
Punjab, bread basket of India, hungers for change
LUDHIANA, India (Reuters) - Punjab made Sunil Jain's family rich, but now he wishes he could afford to leave.
Tibetans live in fear as China cracks down on protests
(Channel News Asia) CHENGDU, China: Sitting in a teahouse in Chengdu's Tibetan quarter, a nervous young monk spoke of how police arrests of innocent people were adding to the climate of fear in China's Tibetan-inhabited regions.
Papua New Guinea mutiny leader charged
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An army officer who led a military revolt aimed at reinstating Papua New Guinea's ousted prime minister appeared in court on Sunday on mutiny charges, police said.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for changes to constitution
DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for changes to the military-drafted constitution in her first political trip since ending a boycott of the country's political system last year and announcing plans to run for parliament.
IAEA team heads to Iran to seek nuclear answers
VIENNA (Reuters) - Senior United Nations nuclear inspectors headed to Tehran on Saturday to press Iranian officials to address suspicions that the Islamic state is seeking atomic weapons.
Myanmar shift to democracy not over, more reforms ahead:minister
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Myanmar has already done a lot to reconnect with the international community and win investment, but the return to democracy is not complete and more political and economic reforms are needed, its trade minister said on Saturday.
January 27, 2012
New Libya torture claims emerge
The BBC hears accounts from prison inmates in Libya suggesting that supporters of former leader Col Gaddafi are being tortured in detention.
Arab League confirms will freeze Syria mission
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League's monitoring mission to Syria has been frozen given the escalation of violence in the country, the Arab League said in a statement on Saturday.
Senegal opposition urges more "resistance" after riots
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's opposition called on Saturday for more "resistance" against President Abdoulaye Wade, after a night of riots over his plans to run for a third term in elections next month.
Escaping the Gestapo
(BBC) Betrayal and escape in the French resistance
Cuban Communists to consider term limits for leaders
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's Communist Party will consider reforms this weekend that could impose term limits on its leaders in what would be a striking change on an island that Fidel Castro ruled for 49 years and was succeeded by his brother.
Egypt plans to send delegation to U.S. as NGO furor mounts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Egyptian military team plans to visit the United States next week as Cairo's crackdown on pro-democracy organizations has called into question the future of U.S. aid to Egypt, American officials said on Friday.
Anger at Congo parliament result
(BBC) - DR Congo's main opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi dismisses poll results and tells his newly elected MPs not to take up their seats.
Taliban willing to compromise, Afghan negotiators say
KABUL (Reuters) - Senior Afghan peace negotiators believe the Taliban are willing to significantly soften past hardline ideologies, with its leaders already laying the ground for possible peace talks in the Gulf state of Qatar.
GUATEMALA: Ríos Montt to Stand Trial for Genocide
(IPS) - After a hearing that lasted more than 11 hours, a Guatemalan
court ordered the trial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt
(1982-1983), who could face up to 30 years in prison if he is
convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity.
INDIA: Male Activists Enhance Pre and Postnatal Care
(IPS) - The primitive Juang tribe in remote Nola village on Chandragiri hill experienced its first three institutional childbirths only a month ago.
January 26, 2012
North Korea's new nuclear plant a safety worry: expert
SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea is making rapid progress in building a uranium-fuelled reactor that poses an alarming safety risk, a nuclear expert said on Thursday.
Bill Gates pledges $750 million to troubled AIDS fund
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Microsoft chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates pledged a further $750 million to the troubled global AIDS fund on Thursday and urged governments to continue their support to save lives.
China says EU ban on Iran oil not "constructive"
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday criticized the European Union for banning oil imports from Iran, Beijing's third biggest crude supplier and a major trading partner.
AUDIO: Free Syrian Army: We're going to win this war
(BBC) Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen reports from the Syrian suburb of Douma which is under control by the Free Syrian Army.
French police arrest PIP implant boss Mas
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, whose breast implant firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) has sparked an international health scandal by using substandard silicone, was arrested on Thursday and could be charged with manslaughter, a French police source told Reuters.
January 25, 2012
HEALTH: The true burden of cancer - IRINnews.org
HEALTH: The true burden of cancer IRINnews.org LONDON, 26 January 2012 (IRIN) - Breast cancer continues to be misunderstood, under-diagnosed and fatal, particularly in developing countries, say researchers, despite more than one million official annual diagnoses and almost half a million recorded ... |
Libyan government concedes to restive town's demands
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya recognized a tribal-based local government in the former Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid on Wednesday, illustrating the power of tribal leaders over the fragile interim government.
Sierra Leone in uphill battle to avoid "resource curse"
FREETOWN (Reuters) - On the fifth floor of Sierra Leone's main government office building, a decaying hulk where working toilets are scarce and the lift unreliable, Mines Director Jonathan Sharkah exudes optimism.
Analysis: Coping with climate change - IRINnews.org
(IRIN News)
Analysis: Coping with climate change IRINnews.org JOHANNESBURG, 25 January 2012 (IRIN) - In the past five years, “resilience” (the ability to absorb shocks and recover) has become quite a buzzword in the aid community. Discussions on adapting to a changing climate are increasingly peppered with the ... |
January 24, 2012
Early childhood education gets popular in China
(Channel News Asia) BEIJING: Early childhood development and education is still in its relative infancy in China, but it's become increasingly popular in cities like Beijing and Shanghai.
Obama hails "new hope" in Myanmar
(Channel News Asia) WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday hailed democratic reforms in Myanmar as offering "new hope" as he recommitted the United States to a lasting presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Egypt marks protest anniversary
(BBC) Thousands of Egyptians gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of the uprising which toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
January 23, 2012
France urges Turkey not to overreact to genocide law
PARIS (Reuters) - France urged Turkey not to overreact on Tuesday after the French parliament adopted a bill making it illegal to deny the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago was genocide.
Insight: As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality
NAIROBI (Reuters) - In a cafe on the terrace of a Nairobi mall, well-heeled Kenyans sip coffee as shoppers in the car park navigate between BMW X5s, Toyota Land Cruisers and Mercedes. A nearby cinema last month advertised an array of Hollywood fare including Brad Pitt's "Moneyball."
No easy way out from Syria crisis
(BBC) Hopes for solution to Syria crisis remains a distant prospect
Chinese forces break up Tibetan protest with tear gas
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese security forces fired tear gas to break up a protest by Tibetans in the southwest province of Sichuan, an advocacy group said, the latest sign of volatile ethnic unrest in the region.
More milestones in Burma
(BBC) Momentous times as change in Burma gathers pace
Can shipping go green?
(BBC) Can the power of the sun revolutionise shipping?
Egypt's Islamist-led parliament meets, rivalries on display
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's first free parliament in six decades got to work Monday with Islamists holding by far the most seats and opponents comparing their grip on the chamber to that enjoyed by the now defunct party of deposed President Hosni Mubarak.
Haditha Marine enters guilty plea
The final US Marine to face charges over the killing of unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005 pleads guilty to dereliction of duty.
Putin warns ethnic tensions risk tearing Russia apart
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned ethnic tensions could tear Russia apart, saying he would toughen migration rules on reassuming the presidency and keep a tight rein on Russia's regions to prevent it following the Soviet Union into oblivion.
Iran slams EU oil embargo, warns could hit U.S.
TEHRAN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, and President Barack Obama said Washington would impose more sanctions to address the "serious threat presented by Iran's nuclear program."
SOUTH SUDAN: Moving beyond violence in Jonglei - IRINnews.org
SOUTH SUDAN: Moving beyond violence in Jonglei IRINnews.org JUBA, 23 January 2012 (IRIN) - Wounded civilians from both sides of an escalating conflict between the Lou Nuer and Murle communities in South Sudan's Jonglei state lie side by side in the steaming heat of a hospital ward in the new country's capital, ... |
EU 'right' for data to be deleted
(BBC) The European Commission is to propose a new law that gives users the right to demand that social networks "forget" status updates and other uploads.
January 22, 2012
Islamist insurgents kill over 178 in Nigeria's Kano
KANO (Reuters) - Gun and bomb attacks by Islamist insurgents in the northern Nigerian city of Kano last week killed at least 178 people, a hospital doctor said on Sunday, underscoring the challenge President Goodluck Jonathan faces to prevent his country sliding further into chaos.
Dragon babies spark spending spree
(BBC) The Year of the Dragon pushes up costs of child birth
Saudi urges pressure on Syria, withdraws monitors
CAIRO (Reuters) - - Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it was withdrawing its observers from Syria after an Arab monitoring mission failed to end 10 months of bloodshed, and called on the international community to exert "all possible pressure" on Damascus.
Rights group urges West to get over Islamist aversion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Western democracies should overcome their aversion to Islamist groups that enjoy popular support in North Africa and the Middle East and encourage them to respect basic rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Sunday.
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