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Law and crime 2010 Nobel Peace Prize: 20 people are reported arrested in China over imprisoned human rights activist Liu Xiaobo's 2010 Nobel Peace Prize award. Liu's wife's whereabouts remain unknown after she was taken away by police with human rights group Freedom Now claiming she is in de facto house arrest. (Los Angeles Times) (AFP via Yahoo News) Liu's wife is reportedly allowed to meet ...
Soweto hosts an opening concert ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, attended by tens of thousands of people and featuring appearances from international figures such as Desmond Tutu, Hugh Masekela, Amadou & Mariam, Shakira, Juanes, Black Eyed Peas and Alicia Keys.
Business and economy AOL announces it is to sell or shut down Bebo two years after purchasing it. (BBC News) (The Wall Street Journal) (The New Zealand Herald) [permanent dead link ] United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rules that the FCC cannot enforce net neutrality and that Comcast can limit its customers' access to BitTorrent. (The New York Times) (Wired ...
Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections start today in the Philippines. (Philippine Inquirer) The South Korean Defence Minister Kim Tae-Young announces that investigators have found traces of explosives in the wreck of the ROKS Cheonan that sank in March. [permanent dead link ]
Australia celebrates indigenous culture in NAIDOC Week with the 2010 theme "Unsung Heroes - Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way". Mel Gibson: The American-born Australian actor is being called a "potential suspect" in a domestic violence investigation.
Business and economics Apple Inc. launches Ping. (BBC) A trade agreement between Australia and the European Union comes into effect stopping Australian wine being marketed using terms such as champagne and port. (ABC Online) (BBC) (People's Daily) The U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, upheld an injunction issued by a federal district court in Indiana in 2009, enjoining Teva ...
Arts and culture British singer George Michael is given a sentence of eight weeks for driving under the influence of cannabis at the Highbury Corner Magistrates Court in London. (BBC) Disasters 2010 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Julia becomes the fifth hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. (Reuters) Mexico and Belize issue warnings about Tropical Storm Karl which is ...
Disasters More than 50 people are injured in an oil pipeline blast in northeastern Iran. (Press TV) Thousands of people are evacuated in Delhi over flooding fears. (BBC) (The Hindu) (The Times of India) The death toll from the fire in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno in the U.S. state of California, reaches 4, with 50 other people injured. (ABC News America) A large fish kill, consisting ...