The Daily Telegraph in Sydney goes back over the history of suspicions associated with Friday 13th. In France, it’s a day of good luck but for most of the Western World, it’s associated with doom and gloom.
Amnesty international accuses Israel of depriving Palestine of water and mobilises net users; the web stands divided over Barack Obama’s planned education reform; and net users are invited to ask questions to Nobel Prize winners on Youtube.
Saudi Arabia has opened its first co-educational university on a state-of-the-art campus on the Red Sea. Reformers hope the multi-billion dollar site will help modernise Saudi society and bolster the country's credentials in scientific research.
Saudi Arabia has opened its first co-educational university on a state-of-the-art campus on the Red Sea. Reformers hope the multi-billion dollar site will help modernise Saudi society and bolster the country's credentials in scientific research.
This week in Asia focuses on a Japanese female parliamentarian, who is raising hopes for other women. We also look at Afghan election fraud accusations and show how China is handling the H1N1 flu.
A year ago, a new power-sharing government took over in Zimbabwe, a country crippled by inflation, poverty and disease. Has the coalition helped symbols of national pride, such as Zimbabwe's university, get back on their feet?
The prospect of teacher job cuts has overshadowed the return to school in France this week. Unions say that government ministers are diverting public focus from the issue with H1N1 virus concerns, and are threatening a strike.
Authorities lobbed tear gas at protesters demonstrating against Venezuela's new education law on Saturday, claiming it gives the state too much authority. Others, however, marched in support of the reform.
