Sydney, Australia, 12th March 2010 - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left Australia yesterday after a short visit in which he met Australian officials and addressed Parliament. His address received a standing ovation and he was awarded an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia for being a 'true friend' and for "strengthening Australia-Indonesia relations, and promoting democracy and development in Indonesia".

A press release posted on the US embassy's website yesterday confirmed the arrival of the US warship, USS Patriot, in Chittagong on March 13. The visit will last until March 19 during which the American crew will train together with sailors of the Bangladesh Navy. This is the third so-called port calls by US warships in less than a month. The US embassy's press release stated that ‘these port calls…

On Saturday Feb the 6th, some members of Hizb-e-Islami and Taliban fought against each other, the result being the killing and injuring of many Muslims. This unforgivable confrontation, at a time of foreign invasion, a confrontation between brothers exploited again and again by the former British Empire, a self destruction helping the policy of divide and rule, reminds us of the calamity of the destruction of the Khalafa. Why are…

London UK, 27th Feb 2010 - The decision of the UK Attorney General Baroness Scotland that MI5 and MI6 will not be investigated in connection with their complicity in the torture of detainees abroad only further adds to the clear impression that such detestable and illegal activity is now being officially condoned at the highest levels and that western states believe they are above their own laws.