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Haditha: Massacre and cover-up?
Haditha is an agricultural community of about 90,000 inhabitants on the banks of the Euphrates north-west of Baghdad. (BBC, 31 May 2006)
Questions of justice
How can local communities or environmental groups seriously hope to challenge major developers when even a law lord believes that the cost of public inquiries and the courts is prohibitive? (Guardian, 31 May 2006)
Veterans remember Suez
The conflict Britain would rather forget was remembered yesterday when 800 members of the Suez Veterans Association gathered at a 50th anniversary ceremony. (Telegraph, 31 May 2006)
Reid clashes with judge on prison numbers
John Reid clashed with the country's most senior judge yesterday after he voiced alarm at the soaring number of offenders being packed into Britain's jails. (Telegraph, 31 May 2006)
After four months at sea, ghost ship with 11 petrified corpses washes up in Barbados
The white ghost ship rolled in the Atlantic swell as the rescue boats approached it 70 nautical miles off Ragged Point, one of the most easterly places on the Caribbean island of Barbados.
The yacht was unmarked, 6 metres (20ft) long, and when Barbadian coastguard officers boarded it, they made a gruesome find. The boat's phantom crew was made up of the desiccated corpses of 11 young men, huddled in two separate piles in the small cabin. (Guardian, 29 May 2006)
Economy 'could come to standstill'
Western diplomats are warning that Iran’s economy could come to a standstill as Western banks have halted lending amid escalating fears over the country’s future. (Times, 27 May 2006)
As Bush admits making mistakes over Iraq, Blair offers a new world vision
Tony Blair last night challenged the world to unite around a policy of "progressive pre-emption" as he sought to shore up his legacy by linking the invasion of Iraq to a range of problems, from global warming and poverty to immigration. (Telegraph, 27 May 2006) !
Salarymen find that a job is no longer for life in modern Japan
When Norio Takahashi started out as a "salaryman" a few things were understood. A hard worker would never be fired by his company. Japan was "a nation of middle class people". (Telegraph, 27 May 2006)
Indonesia quake toll passes 3,000
More than 3,000 people have been killed and thousands more injured by a strong earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Java, officials have said. (BBC, 27 May 2006)
Senegal's well-trodden migrant path
This week, the European Union decided to send planes, boats, and rapid reaction teams to try to stop the latest mass influx of illegal migrants from Africa, this time from Senegal via the Canary Islands.
The BBC's Nick Thorpe, a student in Dakar 25 years ago, remembers a friend who also tried to reach Europe by sea. (BBC, 27 May 2006)
Migrants flock to Canaries
The Canary Islands are Europe's winter sun playground, attracting up to 10 million tourists every year.
But now the continent's southernmost border is no longer just a tourist destination - it is being used as a staging post for illegal immigrants who want to enter Europe. (BBC, 26 May 2006)
Bishops are urged to repel advance of multifaith society
A senior Church of England bishop has delivered an extraordinary attack on his fellow church leaders, accusing them of pandering to a multifaith society. (Times, 26 May 2006)
200,000 complain of 'dirty tricks' by phone company sales teams
More than 200,000 people have complained to BT over the past year about underhand tactics used by phone companies to switch customers against their will to rival telephone service providers. (Guardian, 26 May 2006)
The third sector's big break
...For those of us who work in the third sector, the past two months have definitely been strange and we certainly have something new.
The announcement of a major review of the third sector as part of the Treasury's comprehensive spending review in the March budget and the creation of a minister of the third sector in the recent cabinet reshuffle have meant that the landscape of national government facing the third sector now looks significantly different. (Guardian, 24 May 2006)
Senegal 'seizes 1,500 migrants'
Senegal's navy stopped more than 1,500 people trying to sail to Spain's Canary Islands over the weekend, it says. (BBC, 23 May 2006)
Anti-war signs seized by police
Police have removed placards from peace activist Brian Haw at the scene of his five-year vigil outside Parliament.
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"They have left me with just one placard. All of my personal belongings have been taken and dumped in a container along with nearly all the displays. (BBC, 22 May 2006)
'Millions' flock to Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code movie took $224m (£119m) at box offices around the world at the weekend despite controversy and bad reviews, its distributor has said.
(BBC, 22 May 2006)
DBristolians: Let's say sorry
The campaign for official apologies for Britain's role in the trans-
Atlantic slave trade moved one step closer to fruition last week as a sample of Bristol residents voted overwhelmingly in favour of an apology. (Voice, 19 May 2006)
Shrinking forests in Himalayas put tigers in danger
The future of tigers, rhinos, musk deer and golden eagles is being seriously undermined because deforestation in the Himalayas is happening faster than previously thought. (Telegraph, 18 May 2006)
Jobs easier to find as we're white, Poles claim
Polish migrants who have flocked to Britain since EU expansion believe that their 'whiteness'; is helping them to find work, according to a study published yesterday.
But the report also found covert racist views among migrants and hostility towards multiculturalism in Britain. Poles emphasised that being 'white'; was an advantage and that that was what English employers were telling them. (Times, 18 May 2006)
Living in a dream
Residents moving in to the BedZed development believed they would be at the forefront of an eco-friendly existence - then things started to go wrong. (Guardian, 17 May 2006)
A clash of cultures that shows no sign of a solution
Triumph in the Tropics, an Australian school textbook in the 1960s, lauded the white man's dominance over Aboriginal people.
The Aborigine could be intimidated by a direct and confident stare, but he would attack if an opponent were disabled or ran away, according to the book, whose stereotypes reflected nearly a century of white antagonism and paternalism. (Times, 17 May 2006)
The contest for memory
In a political gesture that marks the beginning of a long-overdue apology for its role in what is arguably Europe's greatest collective crime, France has this month held its first national day of remembrance for the victims of slavery.
...Using William Wilberforce as its central focus, New Labour plans to whitewash 2007 as a celebration of how "Britain led the world in abolishing the slave trade" - rather than explore the centuries of enslavement and exploitation imposed by the British empire on nearly a quarter of the world's people. (Guardian, 17 May 2006)
A clash of cultures that shows no sign of a solution
Triumph in the Tropics, an Australian school textbook in the 1960s, lauded the white man's dominance over Aboriginal people.
The Aborigine could be intimidated by a direct and confident stare, but he would attack if an opponent were disabled or ran away, according to the book, whose stereotypes reflected nearly a century of white antagonism and paternalism. (Times, 17 May 2006)
British values classes considered
The government is to review whether "core British values" should become a compulsory part of the curriculum for all 11 to 16-year-olds in England. (BBC, 15 May 2006)
Inequality begins after GCSEs, says report
Schoolchildren quickly move into "traditional" areas of work and education after taking their GCSEs, proving that gender inequality begins at 16, a new report claimed today. (Guardian, 15 May 2006)
Muslim hardship under spotlight
Many Muslims in England face bleak employment prospects and endure poor standards of housing, a government-backed study has found. (BBC, 14 May 2006)
Should we apologise for the wrongs of the past?
Last week the city of Bristol was asked to apologise for its role in the slave trade. (Observer, 14 May 2006)
City already 'sorry for slavery'
Bristol apologised for its role in slavery more than 20 years ago, despite a new debate, it has been revealed. (BBC, 14 May 2006)
Average income of richest 20% is 16 times that of the poorest
Tax and benefit changes in the past few years have reduced income inequality between the richest and poorest people in Britain, but inequality remains high by historical standards, official data showed yesterday.
(Guardian, 13 May 2006)
Guantanamo four win right to sue
Four former Guantanamo Bay detainees have been given the right to bring a lawsuit against the US government for violating their religious beliefs. (BBC, 12 May 2006)
Broadmead
As Bristol's new shopping development takes shape the debate over what it should be called rages on. (Bristol Evening Post, 12 May 2006)
Labour sweeps back to power
Labour blasted back into power in Lambeth in what has to be one of the biggest shocks of the local government elections. (South London Press, 11 May 2006)
Court victory for Chagos families
Families exiled from the Chagos islands in the 1960s and 70s to make
way for a US Indian Ocean airbase have won a new victory in their
long fight to return. The UK High Court ruled in their favour in
their battle to prove they were illegally removed by the UK
government. (BBC, 11 May 2006)
DAcknowledging past mistakes
Founder of the pro-African Ligali organisation, Toyin Agbetu believes Bristol should apologise for its role in slavery - but only if the people of the city really mean it. Starting his speech by saying he hoped it would make people "squirm in their seats", Mr Agbetu said he was disgusted by the lack of compassion shown by people who had voted in two television polls. (Bristol Evening Post, 11 May 2006)
City 'should apologise to slaves'
Bristol should apologise for its role in the slave trade, a high-profile debate in the city has concluded.
...However, in a telephone poll conducted by BBC Points West, 91.7% of nearly 10,000 viewers voted against an apology with 8.3% voting in favour. (BBC, 11 May 2006)
France remembers slavery victims
A French envoy has said her country did profit from slavery as it officially commemorates the victims of the trade for the first time. (BBC, 10 May 2006)
UK calls for Guantanamo closure
The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, has called for the closure of the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. (BBC, 10 May 2006)
Iraq head urges end to bloodshed
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has called on Iraqis to help stop sectarian violence after figures showed it killed 1,091 people in Baghdad last month. (BBC, 10 May 2006)
Ahmadinejad letter attacks Bush
Details have emerged of the surprise letter written by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to US President George W Bush. (BBC, 9 May 2006)
Judges rule against peace vigil
Peace activist Brian Haw may have to end his five-year vigil outside Parliament as the government has won an appeal against an earlier legal ruling. (BBC, 8 May 2006)
Refugees land on holiday beach
After a dangerous voyage that claims many lives each year, 38 illegal African immigrants landed on Fuerteventura island yesterday.
...A report last week said that in six months an estimated 4,000 immigrants, the vast majority from sub-Sahara, had died in their attempt to find a new life in Europe. (Telegraph, 6 May 2006)
Death stalks boat people of the Canaries
Gangs making huge profits smuggling people from Africa have established a terrifying but highly effective new route into Europe: by small boat from the lawless coasts of Mauritania to the tourist beaches of the Canary Islands. (Telegraph, 18 Mar 2006)
Countdown to a conundrum: Vorderman urged to stop adverts for loan company
Carol Vorderman, the face of Channel 4's Countdown and star of a long-running TV advert that promotes loan consolidation, will today find herself at the centre of a growing rebellion against celebrity-led debt advertising. (Guardian, 4 May 2006)
Man in court over firebombing
An unemployed 32-year-old man has been charged with murdering two men in a firebombing of their shop in south London.
Robert Torto, from Stockwell Park Road in Lambeth, is due to appear in Greenwich magistrate's court today.
Kasmiri shopkeeper Khizar Hayat, 40, was killed in the fire at the Price Cutter Food and Wine store in Clapham last Thursday and his colleague Hamidi Hamidullah, 31, died from his injuries in hospital this week. (Standard, 4 May 2006)
London's slave trade
The key role London played in the global slave trade is one of the city's shamefui secrets. With next year marking two centuries since the abolition of British slavery, we asked David Lammy, MP for tottenham, and historian Arthur Torrington OBE to visit Greenwich to unearth the truth - and discuss the lessons we can still learn.
(Time Out, 3 May 2006)
Shopkeepers warned in arson probe
Police hunting a racist firebomber have warned shopkeepers to plan an escape route should they come under attack.
Khizar Hayat, 40, died and three others were injured when Pricecutter, near the Oval in south London, was targeted, trapping staff inside. (BBC, 1 May 2006)
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