Bahrain told to respect students’ right to protest by UK government
The government has called on Bahrain to respect the right to peaceful protest. The move follows claims that families of students studying in Britain, who were photographed attending a peaceful protest in Manchester in solidarity with the country’s pro-democracy movement, had been targeted.
Murder mystery stars at Hong Kong Film Awards
Veteran Hong Kong director Tsui Hark’s murder mystery “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame” was the biggest winner at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday.
Myanmar gays seek Thai-style acceptance
Tin Soe was just four when he realised he was different to other boys in his neighbourhood, but growing up in conservative and army-ruled Myanmar, he struggled to be accepted as gay by his relatives.
The day we leave the EU is the day we control our frontiers
Listening to Vince Cable, I thought the Prime Minister must have delivered a three-hour harangue on the subject of blood and soil to a mob of ale-soaked yeomen in a hopfield. David Cameron, complained the ballroom-dancing Lib Dem, had risked inflaming extremism. His tone and language had been all wrong.
Obama, Cameron and Sarkozy: no let-up in Libya until Gaddafi departs
President Obama today signals the return of America to the forefront of the international effort in Libya, writing a joint article with David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy in which the three leaders commit their countries to pursue military action until Colonel Gaddafi has been removed.
Apple suppliers begin making white iPhones – sources
Suppliers to Apple Inc have begun production of white iPhones after a delay of almost 10 months, pointing to a launch date of within a month, two people familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
Hong Kong developer senses ‘art mall’ future for China
Shoppers in China are getting more sophisticated, says Adrian Cheng. They’re yearning for something more than just another day of retail therapy. Could art be what they’re looking for?
Reports of the Lib Dems’ death have been greatly exaggerated
Watching Nick Clegg and his Liberal Democrat cabinet colleagues is like watching five men in a boat, riding the rapids, trying to avoid the rocks: you can tell how much trouble they are in by the speed at which they paddle. In recent weeks they have been paddling ever faster, pushing their social mobility plans forward, pulling Andrew Lansley’s health reforms back, all the time trying to steer a course between dangers.
Bahraini woman willing to die if family is not released
A Bahraini woman who witnessed her father, a well-known human rights activist, being seized by masked soldiers, beaten unconscious and then taken into custody, has told the Guardian that she is willing to die on hunger strike unless he is released.
Ailing Mubarak, two sons detained for 15 days
Egyptian ex-president Hosni Mubarak’s health deteriorated Wednesday, state media said, hours after he and his two sons were placed under 15-day detention in an inquiry into violence against protesters.
