Seven in 10 Australians think the government should do more to help refugees
Australian people are among the most welcoming of refugees in the world, with seven in 10 saying the country should do more to assist people fleeing war and persecution, a global Amnesty International survey has found. Related: Chinese, Germans and Britons most welcoming to refugees, says report The attitude is in stark contrast to government statements this week. The immigration minister Peter Dutton argued that many refugees are uneducated and illiterate, and that accepting more into Aust..>> view originalKnox set for long-awaited showdown
Amanda Knox has cleared another legal hurdle and is allowed to take Italy to court over unjust murder trial.AMANDA Knox could be heading back to the courtroom in the latest twist in the sensational murder case that has gripped the world for almost a decade.A European court on Wednesday granted Knox — who was acquitted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher — the right to a make a legal complaint against Italy for allegedly subjecting her to an unfair trial.The Seattle woman was convic..>> view originalRescued Chibok girl: Who is Amina Ali Nkeki?
Image copyright Sahara Reporters Image caption Amina was found with a four-month-old baby Amina Ali Nkeki was found on Tuesday in the Sambisa Forest area of north-east Nigeria more than two years after she was kidnapped from a school in Chibok by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.She is the first of the 219 schoolgirls to be freed since the immediate aftermath of their capture.This is what we know about her so far:Chibok community leader Hosea Ab..>> view originalCanada apologizes for 1914 rejection of Asian migrant ship
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in Parliament on Wednesday for a government decision in 1914 to turn away a ship carrying hundreds of South Asian immigrants. The Komagata Maru from Hong Kong arrived off Vancouver only to have almost all of its 376 passengers, nearly all of them Sikhs from India, denied entry due to immigration laws at the time. The passengers were hoping to challenge Canadian immigration law, which refused entry to any Indians who had no..>> view originalFormer NATO boss warns of nuclear war with Russia
The West could find itself in a nuclear war with Russia by next year in a conflict triggered by a Russian land grab in the Baltic States, a former top NATO commander has warned. Richard Shirreff, who served as NATO’s deputy supreme from 2011 to 2014, said it was imperative the alliance beefed up its military defences. “I have this awful vision of the Baltic States being seized, NATO unable to respond, Putin then blackmails using nuclear weapons what is called chillingly ‘nuclear de-escalation’ ..>> view originalExecutions in Indonesia may be delayed until after Ramadan
An ambulance carrying the body of one of the eight drug traffickers - including Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran - executed at Nusakambangan prison in April 2015. Photo: Getty Images Jakarta: Indonesian Attorney-General Muhammad Prasetyo has flagged the latest round of executions in the country may be delayed until after the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.The nation has been on tenterhooks over the timing of the executions, with various official..>> view originalOfficials say EgyptAir plane crashed
EgyptAir flight disappears from radar2:17An EgyptAir flight carrying 66 people has disappeared from radar during a flight from Paris to Cairo. An Egypt Air plane has gone missing. Picture: AFPFRENCH President Francois Hollande has confirmed missing EgyptAir flight MS804 carrying 66 people has crashed and said nothing can be ruled out as to the reason why. “The information we have gathered - ministers, members of government and, of course, the Egyptian authorities - confirm, sadly, that it has c..>> view originalEmbattled Venezuela president turns to repression
Another day, another protest in Caracas. President Nicolás Maduro remains defiant that Venezuela will not be the next leftwing domino to fall in Latin America, but he may not have a choice. Although the opposition’s campaign for a recall referendum ran up against a wall of riot police and tear gas on Wednesday, the president’s chances of completing his mandate look more remote with each piece of dire economic, social and regional news. This is not the first time that Maduro has faced unrest, bu..>> view originalChina calls on US to end close reconnaissance following 'unsafe' intercept
South China Sea: China calls on US to end close reconnaissance following 'unsafe' intercept Posted May 19, 2016 19:22:57 China's Foreign Ministry has called on the United States to stop close reconnaissance activities after the United States said two Chinese fighter jets carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a US military aircraft over the South China Sea. Key points:China says the aircraft passed at a safe distance from the US planePentagon earlier reported an 'unsaf..>> view original
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