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Julie Bishop says aid to be directed to agencies working in Rakhine state, an area housing the majority of Rohingyas, who are fleeing Burma in thousands.
Indonesian fishermen (left) help transfer Rohingya migrants from their boat near the city of Geulumpang on 20 May as hundreds of starving asylum seekers were rescued the same day. |
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Bishops have come out strongly against changing the constitution, but polls indicate their attempt to swing the vote for the "No" side will fall through. "The Catholic Church in Ireland is a much weakened institution," Diarmaid Ferriter, historian and lecturer in modern Irish history at University College Dublin, told AFP. |
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Today is Wednesday, May 20, the 140th day of 2015. There are 225 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 20, 1915, Israeli soldier-statesman Moshe Dayan was born at Deganya Alef Kibbutz. On this date: In 1712, the original version of Alexander Pope's satirical mock-heroic poem.... |
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All manner of conmen, false prophets, dubious elder ‘statesmen’, recycled public office holders, youth leaders (many of whom are only leading themselves), emergency activists and child-of-circumstance NGOs are either trooping to Daura or Buhari’s Abuja campaign office to submit CVs (both written and.... |
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Unlike the vitriolic fights here in the past over abortion and divorce, the referendum is stirring about as much excitement as might surface during a local council election. Gaggles of campaigners hand out leaflets in shopping malls and in housing estates. Lamp posts are wrapped with colorful posters bearing catchy slogans. |
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Once again in the congress of literary people, Nigeria lost one of its most brilliant academics, Prof Tekene Tamuno, a former vice-chancellor, University of Ibadan, who died on April 11, 2015. Winston Churchill said, “The destiny of men is not measured by material computations”. |
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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: "The Paddle in Seattle" -- "kayaktivists" hit the water to stop Shell's Arctic drilling; Good news for breathers -- study finds new rules for power plants will save lives... but Republicans already trying to stop them; PLUS: Indigenous tribe in British Columbia says "NO" to natural gas billions . |
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We’ve learned a lot about policing in Baltimore since the six police officers involved in Freddie Gray’s arrest were charged in connection to his death. One of the so-called Baltimore Six has a highly questionable history of abusing his authority; according to the Guardian , he tried to get his.... |
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On sale Friday. One — The Only Tribute to Metallica , July 11, VooDoo. $14-$19. Neurosis , July 31, Liberty Hall. $24. Clint Black , Aug. 7, Ameristar. $40-$55 On the way. “Last Comic Standing” Live Tour , Sept. 24, Ameristar. $30-$55. On sale May 29. ZZ Ward , Sept. 30, Granada. $22. On sale May 29. |
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America’s front yard is getting a much-needed overhaul. Almost two kilometers of lawn stretch from the U.S. Capitol to the Washington Monument. But the expanse of grass known as the National Mall has taken a beating over the years. Now workers are in the middle of restoring the lush, green carpet that fronts some of Washington’s best-known sights. |
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Archbishop Pietro Sambi was open to reviewing information that came to his attention and was not afraid to take a stand which may make him enemies in some circles. At the recommendation of Archbishop Sambi, the Italian government pulled its money out f the Palestinian Ministry of Education’s PA text book project. |
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