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Nauru government welcomes chance discuss the ‘facts’ MELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia, July 8, 2015) – Some of the Pacific's foreign ministers are expected to raise concerns over Nauru's crackdown on dissent when they meet on Thursday and Friday at the Pacific Islands Forum foreign ministers meeting in Sydney. |
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A gay couple applying to marry in the US state of Kentucky were instead met by police after a rogue clerk refused to issue the licence, citing religious reasons.
South Australian senator Penny Wong has come out swinging at comments made by the government's Senate leader Eric Abetz over same-sex marriage. |
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Back in March, conservative Christian activists began to worry aloud that the U.S. Supreme Court might vote to legalize gay marriage. On a conference call with like-minded leaders, Rick Scarborough announced that such a decision would constitute a "Bonhoeffer moment in America. |
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In response to the general consensus among the opposition and election monitors of the need for electoral reform in the Gambia to promote free, fair and credible elections, six opposition parties held a series of meetings to take stock of all the constitutional, legal, procedural and administrative.... |
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There’s one great reason to visit “Meanwhile in Lonesome Valley,” an invigorating little exhibition organized by artist Sayre Gomez for Loudhailer Gallery. That reason is Barbara Rossi’s great little painting from 1981.
Titled “Double Crossing Lonesome Valley,” the nearly symmetrical composition presents a pair of arabesque-adorned shapes. |
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AREA. Mike “T” Trio: Piano Jazz. 7 p.m. July 9. Blue Star Bourbon Bar & Southern Kitchen, 2227 14th Ave., Vero Beach. 772-492-9057. Bloody Jug Band: 8:30 p.m. July 10. BBQ before show 6:30-8:30 p.m. Kilted Mermaid, 1937 Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach. 772-569-5533; kiltedmermaid.com. |
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After the Supreme Court ruled two weeks ago to legalize gay marriage, thousands flocked to the Supreme Court and the White House--illuminated in rainbow up-lights--to celebrate this historic moment. But there's something we noticed about the White House crowd that was largely representative of this.... |
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18:41 Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today told Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan's Nobel Peace Prize laureate who survived a Taliban attack, that his government has a "strong resolve to eliminate terrorism" to fulfill her dream of better education for all. Sharif met the 17-year-old child rights activist at.... |
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16:49 It's a Bread and Salt welcome for PM Modi in Russia. When important guests arrive, they are presented with a loaf of bread placed on a tray as a sign of hospitality. The "Bread and Salt' is a form of specially baked round bread with a salt shaker placed on top of the bread. |
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Forget snakes -- the pope on a plane is a sufficiently bizarre, and wonderful, sight. On Monday, Pope Francis flew in the papal jetliner with his entourage and dozens of journalists where he kicked off his latest South American tour . The flight proved to be a curious experience for some. |
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Dr. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author, and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation . He is Companion to the Order of Canada and a recipient of UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for science, the United Nations Environment Program medal, the 2009 Right Livelihood Award, and Global 500. Dr. |
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