Ku Klux Klan rises Down Under
The Ku Klux Klan has established branches in Australia, headed by a member of the far-right One Nation party, a report said on Wednesday. ``Our aim is for a white Australia, a fair Australia,'' said Peter Coleman, also a former member of the Australian Nationalist Movement.

Mandela retires with a legacy of peace
Hobbled by age and prison's hard labour, his life's work done and dreams realised, South African President Nelson Mandela is stepping down from the job he says he never wanted, to enjoy the peace and freedom that took a lifetime to achieve.

Staging a demo in Beijing? Submit slogans in advance
The "right" of Chinese citizens to demonstrate comes with such strict conditions that organisers have to declare in advance what slogans they plan to shout, the official press has reminded people ahead of the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.

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