21 Nov 2009 17:43:42 GMT Sri Lanka to open refugee camps ahead of polls By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez
COLOMBO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Saturday it will allow greater freedom of movement to refugees held in military-guarded camps from next month, after ...
21 Nov 2009 17:16:52 GMT Muslims burn Christian shops in Egypt's south CAIRO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Muslim villagers in Egypt's south threw stones at a police station on Saturday where a Christian was being held on suspicion of assault, and they later burned and ...
21 Nov 2009 15:55:51 GMT Saudi Arabia reports first H1N1 deaths among pilgrims RIYADH, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Saturday four pilgrims had died of the new H1N1 flu virus three days before the massive Muslim haj is due to begin, al-Hayat newspaper said.
The ...
21 Nov 2009 15:47:48 GMT Healthy perspective
ENCOUNTER WITH LINDA SELVEY
The new Greenpeace chief is a dynamo whose mind is on mobilisation and whose focus is squarely on solutions.
THERE are moments when Linda Selvey's life seems to jump the tracks and race off the map, down uncharted ...
21 Nov 2009 15:47:47 GMT The battle beyond the war zone
AFGHANISTAN The flashpoints of military action are distracting from the need to deal with the country's poverty and corruption if its people are to live in peace.
21 Nov 2009 15:47:45 GMT Government goes beyond crisis management
The global financial crisis has interrupted the Rudd Government's original agenda. It should be resumed.
THE received wisdom about Australia's short, three-year electoral cycle is that new governments barely have an opportunity to establish ...
21 Nov 2009 15:47:39 GMT The burden of being Rudd
Two years in, Labor is delivering on many of its election promises, yet there is little affection for the PM. Even on his own side he is respected but not revered, writes Shaun Carney.
21 Nov 2009 15:47:28 GMT Brumby puts fresh face on old regime
PREMIER John Brumby will seek to win next year's state election by portraying himself as head of a "new" Government, with plans and energy to confront Victoria's big challenges, such as climate change and population growth.
21 Nov 2009 15:47:27 GMT As the globe warms up, a way of life is washed away
SPECIAL REPORT
WHEN a coconut tree dies, the decay starts at the top. First the leaves fall, then the fruit. All that is left is a desiccated trunk, cut off at half-mast. In a low-lying area flooded with seawater, the dead palms look like ...
