Subscribe to RSS Feed
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized for child migrant abuse
Children of poor British families were brought to Australia in a program called ‘The Child Migrants Programme’ that ended 40 years ago. Those children were promised of a better life but ended up abused and forced into labor. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally apologized on Monday to those British migrant victims known as the ‘Forgotten Australians’.
Read the full story with video, ‘Forgotten Australians’ get apology, at the CNN site.
Read the full story, Australia apologises for child migrant abuse, at the ITN site.
Armistice Day, 91st Anniversary of the end of World War I
Today, November 11, 2009, is Armistice Day. It is the 91st anniversary of the end of World War I in 1918, and the world commemorated especially the United States, United Kingdom, and France. [bbc.co.uk, itn.co.uk and www.dw-world.de]
Read the full story, Services remember world war dead, at the BBC site.
Read the full story, Nation falls silent on Armistice Day, at the ITN site.
Read the full story, Merkel makes history in France on Armistice Day, at the Deutsche Welle site.
Germany’s Berlin Wall 20th Anniversary today
Germany’s Berlin Wall came down on November 09, 1989. It maybe was just a wall, a mass of concrete but it was the symbol of division in Germany as the Berlin Wall divided West and East Germany 20 years ago. Today is the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Germans are remembering the reunification of West Germany and East Germany 20 years ago. [dw-world.de]
Explore the former inner German border with DW’s animated video
More about the German Reunification at the Deutsche Welle site.
Vietnamese use humor to discuss sex
Vietnam is still a conservative country despite its rapid development, and talking about sex is still highly embarrassing for most people. But for some, they would turn the conversation into a joke if the subject is about sex to avoid being judged or getting embarrassed. [bbc.co.uk]
Read the full story, Vietnamese see funny side of sex, at the BBC site.
Shanghai approved Disneyland
A Disney theme park has been approved by the Chinese government to be built in Shanghai, China. Walt Disney Company hopes to open the new Shanghai Disneyland by 2014. [thestandard.com.hk and bbc.co.uk]
Read the full story, Shanghai Disney park approved, at The Standard of Hong Kong.
Read the full story, Disneyland approved for Shanghai, at the BBC site.
New video appeal for Madeleine McCann
UK police have appealed for internet users to spread a new video aimed at finding a witness who knows what happened to Madeleine McCann. [itn.co.uk]
Video from YouTube ITN News Channel
Read the full story, New video appeal for Madeleine McCann, at the ITN site.
UBS 3rd-quarter net loss of 564 million Swiss Francs
Swiss bank UBS has reported its fourth consecutive quarterly loss, but says it believes business is returning to normal. UBS reported a net loss of 564 million Swiss Francs on the third-quarter of 2009. [swissinfo.ch]
Read the full story, UBS remains in the red in third quarter, at the swissinfo site.
Hamid Karzai was declared president of Afghanistan
Independent Election Commission declared Hamid Karzai as the elected president of Afghanistan after a runoff was cancelled. The runoff was scheduled on November 7, 2009 but was cancelled when the sole challenger former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah withdrew from the presidential race. [cnn.com, bbc.co.uk, itn.co.uk and latimes.com]
Read the full story with video, Karzai declared elected president of Afghanistan, at the CNN site.
Read the full story, Karzai declared elected president, at the BBC site.
Read the full story, Karzai declared Afghan president, at the ITN site.
Read the full story, Afghan runoff canceled; Karzai declared winner, at the Los Angeles Times site.
swissinfo news- Healthcare recruitment "harms poorest nations"
- Swiss face hard choices over bank secrecy
- Cancer cases could double in 20 years
- Chinese may slap Swiss wrists over Uighur affair
- Valencia prepares for a unique regatta
- Politicians in disarray over banking secrecy
- Alien’s Swiss daddy is no artist of the weak
- America’s Cup is finally set to sail