New Australian leader to refocus foreign policy on first major trip

The new Australian prime minister is begining an 18-day foreign policy trip, keen to draw a stark contrast with his predecessor, particularly with Australia's relationship with the US."New Prime Minister Kevin Rudd left Australia Thursday on his first big overseas trip, armed...

Turkey Mulls Looser Freedom Of Speech Law

"On 19 January 2007 the Turkish journalist Hrant Dink was shot dead by an ultranationalist in Istanbul. Many writers and journalists put the blame for this death squarely on Article 301 of Turkey's penal code. This article punishes what it terms "denigrating Turkishness" with...

Britney Spears Returns To MTV To Join The Likes Of Timbaland, Rihanna, 50 Cen...

"Britney Spears hasn`t had a hit in years. MTV stopped playing music videos years ago. The two former music industry stalwarts will join forces in Las Vegas this evening for the 24th annual MTV Video Music Awards, an event long considered a looser, hipper version of the...

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