The McGlynn 30 Apr
Events of Interest and Analyses, A Foreign Perspective
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Bahrain court orders retrial for 21 activists
Appeals court rules that opposition activists, including hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, be retried in civil court.
Last Modified: 30 Apr 2012 14:30 GMT
Middle East
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EU urges ‘restraint’ in Chinese activist case
Worries voiced for family members and associates of blind dissident believed to be under US protection in Beijing.
Last Modified: 30 Apr 2012 14:22 GMT
Asia-Pacific
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Suu Kyi agrees to take legislative oath
Myanmar opposition leader says dispute over wording of oath of office has been resolved, as UN chief addresses assembly.
Last Modified: 30 Apr 2012 11:48 GMT
Is Netanyahu misleading Israelis over Iran?
Inside Story
30 Apr 2012 12:41 GMT
As members of Israel’s security establishment criticise the prime minister, we ask if a growing rift is emerging.
When the cameras turned on the Murdochs
On Listening Post
Almost half of Iraqis rely on food aid to survive [GALLO/GETTY]
Iraq’s sagging safety net
In a country with huge potential oil wealth, food rationing and distribution is keeping much of the population alive.
Stan Cox
Stan Cox is a senior scientist at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, US.
Kenyans who live on disputed land at the Mau forest stand by the roadside at a makeshift village. Photograph: Finbarr
O’Reilly/Reuters
New international land deals database reveals rush to buy up Africa
World’s largest public database lifts lid on the extent and secretive nature of the global demand for land
• Who’s investing what and where? Get the data
Almost 5% of Africa‘s agricultural land has been bought or leased by investors since 2000, according to an international coalition of researchers and NGOs that has released the world’s largest public database of international land deals.
