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Gov't spokesman states lands gained by Israel in Six Day War considered "occupied territory" by international law, opposes Australian policy shift. |
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The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. Times of Malta says Vodafone has ignited the debate on wiretapping. The Malta Independent says a Vodafone report hinted at widespread snooping by the Maltese authorities. In-Nazzjon says the PN has called for dedicated hospital facilities for children. |
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President Benigno Aquino III will lead this year's Independence Day rites in Naga City in Bicol, Malacañang said Saturday. But deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Aquino will also return to the Palace in Manila before noon for the traditional vin d'honneur. |
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With hundreds of ethnic and immigrant groups, New York is arguably the most diverse city in the world. Equally varied are the television, radio, print and online media outlets that cater to the 40 percent of Big Apple residents whom the New York Mayor’s office estimates were born abroad. |
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The National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, has said that there is no definite date for the release of the Biafran war movie, Half |
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It was based on fiction. Turnbull is not preparing a leadership challenge. If he were to attempt one now, he would be crushed. Abbott did not accuse Turnbull of disloyalty because there was none. While Bolt and Jones positioned themselves as Abbott’s self-appointed Praetorean guard, their campaign.... |
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At 10 minutes past five on Thursday afternoon you could hear a pin drop in Parliament House's marbled Members' Hall. |
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You can smell the doubt in Tory ranks, see the fear in Tory eyes. It’s not yet panic, although in this febrile political climate it wouldn’t take much to start one. But they are worried, deeply worried, that Tony Abbott might just have lost the plot. This swine of a budget has been a disaster, both in its construction and its political execution. |
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Thou shalt not steal — another pastor’s sermon? Recent cases of high-profile pastors who have been accused of lifting others’ material are raising questions about whether pulpit plagiarism is on the rise — and whether it has become a more forgivable sin. |
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Daily Beast's Amanda Marcotte explains why she disagrees with recent comments made by the Pope about having kids. |