Commonwealth Ready to Suspend Fiji

Fiji dictator Frank Bainimarama is facing increasing pressure from the 53 member Commonwealth which appears ready to suspend Fiji from its organization.  Spokesman for the Commonwealth Eduardo del Buey has...

Commonwealth Secretary-General on Sri Lanka - Stop Human Shield

"15 May 2009 London Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has reiterated his deep concern at the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka as a result of the ongoing military conflictHe urged all sides...

Fiji's Political Crisis Continues to Build

The military government in power in Suva tightened its grip of the country Friday, swearing in an ex-military chief as vice-president.  Commodore Bainimarama has stated that no elections will be held until...

Australia Pledges $10 Million in Aid to Zimbabwe

Every now and then I'll hear something in the news that makes me proud that I am from Australia.  Today Australia is pledging aid and money to those less fortunate in Zimbabwe. Australia has an embassy in...

Reggae Girls Head For The South Pole

The Commonwealth Women’s Antarctic Expedition will see women from eight countries – Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom – brave blizzards, crevasses...

Nanao Singh clinches gold for India

"Thokchom Nanao Singh continued his blazing form and stunned Cadet World Championship bronze medallist Grigoriy Nikolaychuk of Russia 15-5 to clinch the gold at the inaugural AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Army boxer ended up being India’s...

Why employers won't cut and run when individuals own health insurance

"Americans agree: Our health-care system needs a serious overhaul. A number of recent surveys, including one by Harris Interactive and another by the Commonwealth Fund, show that over 80 percent of Americans...

Saina wins Gold at Youth CommonWealth Games

"Saina Nehwal survived some nervous moments to claim the girls singles gold of the third Commonwealth Youth Games at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex on Friday. Fifteen-year-old Sikki Reddy gave Saina the jitters before the Beijing Olympic Games quarter-finalist wrapped up...

Indian boxers strike gold at Youth CommonWealth Games

"Cousin of Vijender Singh, Balwinder Beniwal, lived up to expectations as Indian boxers shone in the rings with three gold and one silver in the third Commonwealth Youth Games on Friday at Pune. It was Nanao Singh Thokchom of Army Sports Institute who opened the account...

Commonwealth Finds Transparency, But Slates “Unrealistic Deadlines” For E...

"The first round of the country’s first ever multi-party election was conducted in a “highly transparent” manner, finds a Commonwealth observation team, in the Maldives throughout the polls.Yet in a...

Food & energy security: Commonwealth states urged to cut defence expenditure

"The Commonwealth countries of Asia should reduce the expenditure on defence and armaments and use the resources thus saved for the uplift of the poor who are the worst affected by the rise in prices of food and energy, the civil society organisations of Commonwealth states...

No Nobel Prize for President Gayoom! Say People of Maldives

"When Dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom asked the Royal Commonwealth Society in London “Is there a Right to a Safe Environment?” and argued that climate change was a human issue linked to human rights, those who...

Watch live match India vs. Sri Lanka of Asia Cup Cricket

"The match between India and Sri Lanka will be most exciting before the final match of Asia Cup Cricket. This is the first time after the Commonwealth Bank tri-nation series between Australia, India and Sri Lanka."

Watch live match India vs. Sri Lanka of Asia Cup Cricket

"The match between India and Sri Lanka will be most exciting before the final match of Asia Cup Cricket. This is the first time after the Commonwealth Bank tri-nation series between Australia, India and Sri Lanka."

Flags at half-staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day in the US

Flags are flying at half mast throughout the United States today as government offices and state facilities paid their respects to Police who have fallen in the line of duty for Peace Officers Memorial Day.While police officers actually have a statistically high death rate,...

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