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By Roland Buerk
An activist from New Zealand has been arrested by Japan’s coastguard after he boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean last month. Peter Bethune said he had boarded the ship intending to make a citizen’s arrest of the Japanese crew. Instead, the Shonan Maru 2 immediately set sail for Continue reading Japan arrests whaling activist
New York City has agreed to pay up to $657m (£437m) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks Ground Zero site. The settlement would compensate more than 10,000 plaintiffs who say they were made sick by dust from the collapsed World Trade Center towers. At least 95% of the Continue reading New York agrees 9/11 dust payout By Brandy Yanchyk
As Vancouver gears up for its second stint as Olympic host with the Paralympics beginning on 12 March, one northern Canadian territory is hoping the lasting legacy of the Games will be a boost to tourism. The government of Yukon spent just under 3m Canadian dollars (£1.9m) trying to educate people about their territory Continue reading Come on up! LIVE TEXT COMMENTARY (all times GMT) To get involved, e-mail tms@bbc.co.uk (with ‘For Mark Mitchener’ in the subject), use606 (after 0900 GMT)or text us your views on 81111 (UK) or +44 7786200666 (worldwide) with "CRICKET" as the first word. (Not all comments can be used. Messages will be charged at your standard operator rate) By Mark Mitchener Arranging an election in an area where many people live in refugee camps is far from straightforward, as the BBC’s James Copnall discovered during a trip to Sudan’s Darfur region.
Six years ago, as he fled the fighting in Darfur that killed one of his brothers, Adam Mahmoud felt utterly powerless. Swept this way and that by a conflict that the UN estimates has killed 300,000, Mr Continue reading Polling Darfur By Julian Miglierini
The first Mexican opera to deal directly with the country’s drugs conflict has staged its premiere in Mexico City. The opera, Only the Truth, is based on a popular Mexican song of the 1970s which tells the story of a woman who smuggles marijuana into the US. Her lover betrays Continue reading Drugs: the Opera – Mexico’s plague gets high-brow treatment |
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