World News Archive30-May-2006
The world's major powers are ready to guarantee Iran's right to develop nuclear energy provided Tehran cooperates fully with the UN nuclear safety agency, Russian news agencies quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying. This page covers all rugby and tournament news from around the world. Masoe should know fate tomorrow after assault claim 29 May 2006 Chris Masoe should know his fate tomorrow after allegations the Hurricanes and All Blacks flanker struck a pub patron in the face following Saturday's Super 14 rugby final. Video blogging platform for World Cup fans Users of TEAMtalk will have access to the video blogging application called coullvlogger. The application, which will be known as "TEAMtalk Vlogger" will allow users to put together text, stills and video from camcorders, mobile phones and other devices without the technical know-how usually required. TEAMtalk is hoping this will encourage such JAKARTA, May 30 (Bernama) -- The World Bank is prepared to reallocated its financial aid program for Indonesia in favour of aid for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of earthquake-hit Yogyakarta if requested by the government, Antara news agency reported Monday quoting a spokesman as saying. This page covers all rugby and tournament news from around the world. Lavea withdraws from NZ Maori squad 29 May 2006 Injury has forced first five-eighth Tasesa Lavea to withdraw from the New Zealand Maori rugby squad. This page covers all rugby and tournament news from around the world. Scotland squad to face Barbarians 29 May 2006 Craig Smith the 27-year-old Edinburgh Gunners prop and Kelly Brown the 23-year-old Border Reivers flanker are named in the Scotland starting line-up for Wednesday?s international with the Barbarians at Murrayfield. The BBC News website looks at what could be dominating the headlines around the world this week. Charles Gibson has been named anchor of ABC's "World News Tonight," beginning May 29. The network says he will continue as co-anchor of "Good Morning America" until June 30. Two British members of a US news crew were killed and a reporter seriously wounded in a car-bomb attack in central Baghdad, raising to 96 the toll of media workers killed in Iraq. To the mainstream media the big news of the week was the two big boys -- Bush and Blair -- meeting for their quarterly Lowering of the Bar. It was a gloomy affair -- obvious that both of them could barely muster the energy to spin their disastrous adventure in Iraq. And it was depressing watching the two most ostensibly powerful leaders in the world essentially throw up their hands and cross
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