Israeli "settlers" invaded Hebron and pepper-sprayed two Palestinian children, who had to be taken to a hospital.

Noam Chomsky: The Fate of the Gaza Ceasefire.

Ghoncheh Ghavami has been imprisoned in Iran for 3 months for asking to be allowed to watch a sporting event alongside men.

New Chinese pollution controls on coal will cut into Australian coal exports.

This is a great opportunity for Australia to cancel all the planned expansions in coal mining.

Belgium has granted a prisoner's petition for euthanasia.

I understand and sympathize with a prisoner's wish to die rather than spend life in prison.

It worries me that there's a danger this will encourage prison conditions designed to encourage suicide, a de-facto death penalty. However, such conditions exist in many countries, including the US, where euthanasia is not allowed.