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Chinese president arrives in Tanzania Xi Jinping, China's new president, has arrived into Tanzania at the start of a three-nation Africa tour that underscores Beijing's growing presence in the resource-rich continent. | Xi flew into ... (photo: AP / Khalfan Said) Al Jazeera China Photos Tanzania Wikipedia: AfricaChina relations Xi Jinping |
Israel dismantles Palestinian protest camp Israel has dismantled a tent camp Palestinians set up during US President Barack Obama's recent visit to protest Israeli plans to build a large West Bank settlement near Jerusalem. | Before dawn on Su... (photo: AP / Gali Tibbon) Al Jazeera Israel Palestinian Photos Protest Wikipedia: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs |
UN Myanmar envoy visits ruined city after violence MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — The United Nations' top envoy to Myanmar on Sunday toured a central city that was destroyed in the country's worst explosion of Buddhist-Muslim violence this year, visiting... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) The Guardian Myanmar Photos UN Violence Wikipedia: Meiktila |
Israel: Bits, Bytes and Bombs READING the news from the wider Middle East and then watching President Obama visiting Israel triggered this thought: The president looked as if he were visiting an atoll in the Pacific, or maybe New ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The New York Times Bombs Gaza Israel Photos Wikipedia: Gaza |
Australia at the forefront in rapidly changing world Everydayonomics | You might have missed it but Australia recently got some excellent news. The United Nations declared Australia at the vanguard of human progress. | Australia was ranked second to Nor... (photo: UN /Paulo Filgueiras ) Sydney Morning Herald Australia Human Photos UN Wikipedia: Norway |