Commonwealth faces 'real test' on Sri Lanka
Canada leads the charge to stop Sri Lanka hosting a Commonwealth summit over human rights concerns.
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Summit in Sri Lanka 'appals' Canada
Canada says it is appalled that Sri Lanka will host a Commonwealth meeting this year, given its "failures" on human rights and ...
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Ireland to drop Magnitsky List plan
The Irish parliament is set to limit its reaction to the Magnitsky affair to a statement of concern after Russia warns against US-style ...
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Cutting Iran off the world wide web
BBC Persian's Behrang Tajdin asks whether increased speed will be enough to compensate Iranians for the possibility of being cut off from the world ...
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Leveson counsel appointed judge
The lead counsel to the Leveson Inquiry, Robert Jay QC, has been appointed as a High Court judge, the Ministry of Justice ...
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Call for more reform in Sark upheld
Further changes will need to be made to the role of seneschal in Sark after a ruling by the High Court.
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How can Africa move away from aid dependence?
Much of Africa relies on foreign aid, despite economic growth in parts of the continent significantly outpacing the global average - the BBC's Alexis ...
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Tributes paid to Uzbek activist
Tributes are made to leading Uzbek human rights activist Bakhtiyar Hamrayev, 59. a 'tireless campaigner' who died of cancer on ...
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Cameron 'to visit China this year'
Downing Street says David Cameron aims to visit China this year, following reports the prime minister has been barred from the country after meeting ...
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Rakhine report backs security boost
An official commission in Burma recommends doubling the number of security forces in Rakhine state, which saw deadly ethnic clashes last ...
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