Saturday, October 16, 2010

My Press Review - Sunday 17 October

The £1 billion hostage trade

 Last week, the British aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed when US forces stormed the camp of the group holding her to ransom. In September, eight tourists died during a botched hostage rescue in Manila.

 
 

US understates civilian casualties in Pakistan, makes no amends

An American NGO working to raise awareness of the civilian victims of conflict has argued, in an extensive report, that the number of civilians killed or injured because of US airstrikes using unmanned aerial vehicles, or “drones,” is larger than the US government admits.

 

 

Merkel says German multiculturalism has failed

Germany's attempt to create a multicultural society has "utterly failed," Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, adding fuel to a debate over immigration and Islam polarizing her conservative camp.

 

 

J'lem Latin patriarch favors one-state solution

In Vatican City meeting, Fouad Twal calls for an end to the occupation, with one, bi-national state if peace talks fail.

 

 

State Department condemns east Jerusalem building

US, Russia and France ask government to reconsider decision; US congressman: ‘Capital is not a settlement’.

 
 

Cracks widen in Netanyahu coalition

Labour leaders talk of government collapse as housing plans announced in East Jerusalem

 

 

Zambia probes China mine shooting

Zambian police investigate claims that managers at a Chinese-run coal mine in the south of the country shot and wounded at least 11 local workers.

 

 

McDonald's to host "McWeddings" in Hong Kong

 Fast food giant McDonald's Corp is finding a new role for itself in Hong Kong -- as a wedding planner.

 

 

Fifa probes vote selling claims

Football's governing body is examining allegations that two officials offered to sell their votes in the contest to host the 2018 World Cup.

 

  

New wind farm adds 200 megawatts to national grid in Egypt

An EGP 2.7 billion contract will be signed by the end of 2010 for buying needed turbines for the 200 megawatts wind farm in Gabal el-Zeit,

 
 

Lebanon’s economy expansion continues at a fast pace

The expansion of Lebanon’s economy continues at a fast pace. Real GDP rose 9 percent in 2009 backed by a confidence rebound and large capital inflows

 

 

Japan, Once Dynamic, Is Disheartened by Decline

Japan is trapped in low growth and deflation, shriveling from a giant to an afterthought in the global economy.

 
 

Facebook 'encourages to children to spread gossip and insults'

Facebook, Twitter and Bebo 'undermining moral development'.

 
 

Hungary toxic spill villagers return

Hundreds of people from the village of Kolontor, forced to abandon their houses because of a toxic sludge leak, are returning home.

 
 

Woman's world

Is Sweden the best place on the planet for females?

 

 

Church of England is fascist and vindictive, says bishop defecting to Rome

An Anglican bishop has attacked his Church as "vicious" and "fascist" as he explained his decision to defect to the Roman Catholic Church.

 
 

Church reacts to Robinson remarks

The Catholic Church responds to Peter Robinson's description of the NI education system as a "benign form of apartheid".

 

 

Prisoners given five-choice menus

Prisoners are given a minimum of five choices for dinner each night under new guidelines.

 

 

Woman dies after becoming human fireball in street

A young Pakistani woman who was believed to have been pregnant burnt to death after she was set alight in a quiet cul-de-sac.

 
 

New Hitler Exhibit Causes a Stir in Germany

First major retrospective on the dictator spurs debate in a country unafraid of shying away from its past

 

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