The British comedian John Oliver, host of American TV program The Daily Show, has poked fun at the Australian election campaign. In an eight-minute segment on the show last night he told viewers, “Look – America – look at me. Our elections do not need to take as long as they currently do. There is another way,…
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The acquittal of George Zimmerman, the vigilante who shot dead 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, has divided America. Protest rallies have been held across the country, including “hoodie” marches in which protesters dress as Martin did on the night he was killed. Demonstrators have adopted the slogan “I am Trayvon Martin” to convey their message that any of them could…
DetailsRecent revelations of America’s top-secret National Security Agency snooping program have made more than a few nations uncomfortable. The NSA program monitors world-wide internet activity and intercepting telecommunications data. Its existence, and much of the material it has poached, were leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and published by the Brazilian newspaper O Globo a few weeks ago. Evidence…
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British MP George Galloway delivered a passionate and confronting speech about the Arab revolution to a packed Sydney Town Hall last night. His 90-minute speech covered the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, the Syrian crisis, the WikiLeaks/Julian Assange case, the Egyptian revolution, the Lebanese political climate and Iran’s nuclear weapon program. Receiving a standing ovation on both entrance…
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He has one hand slung casually in the pocket of his Gucci jeans. The other hand holds an iPhone 5. He peers out from Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses at his reflection in the mirror and takes a photo. “Selfie time,” he captioned the picture uploaded to Instagram. They could be the actions of many young males…
DetailsThe brothers Tsarnaev in photos released by the FBI during the manhunt. . Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces a possible death sentence after being charged over the murder of three Boston Marathon bomb victims and a police officer. According to the Massachussetts state indictment, Dzhokhar and his brother Tamerlan spent three months plotting the attack conducted on…
DetailsThe leaders of eight of the world’s wealthiest nations – Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom – were all present at the G8 Summit on Wednesday. Hosted for the first time in Northern Ireland, the ceremony lasted two days and was opened on 17 June by Belfast school-girl…
DetailsAfter battling each other in Afghanistan for 12 years, the Taliban and U.S. Government were willing to meet and negotiate peace. In a press conference on Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama described the talks as an “important first step towards reconciliation. He later admitted that, “there will be a lot of bumps in the road.” They…
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The Arab spring of 2012 was a political revolution for the Middle East and north Africa, but it reflected the social revolution that has swept the world. For the first time, international observers did not need to rely on television or radio to find out what was happening in Egypt or Libya. Just by logging…
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