*Canadian officer found guilty of assault for slamming black woman to floor.*

China has arrested a Chinese journalist that works for Bloomberg News, supposedly for "endangering national security". That is a far-fetched claim, so I conclude the accusation has a political purpose.

The corrupter's string of executions is galvanizing opposition to the death penalty, which has not been very visible in the US for a decade or so.

Australia's PM took a step towards real greenhouse emissions reduction by agreeing not to present Kyoto treaty credits as "reductions".

This is still nowhere near enough to do Australia's share of what is needed to avoid global heating disaster.

*'We Need to Get Off the Current Road to Hell,' Say Former UN Climate Leaders.*