Tight media control of the unrest in Tibet has been followed by what, to some, looks like far more open coverage of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province. Is this a change in China's media strategy, or just a short term change in tactics?

I have met many remarkable people in my life: presidents, kings, diplomats. One of the most memorable of these encounters - and certainly most moving - came a bit more than a year ago, when I met a group of HIV-positive staff members at the UN.

The Republican Party will maintain its call for a constitutional ban on abortion and opposition to same-sex marriage if its platform-writing committee approves a staff-written draft during its formal meetings here on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Doha • Complaints about the ‘Family Day’ concept at shopping centres and other public places have drawn the attention of a large number of women, who the rule is meant to protect.

The proportion of conversation taken up by complaint is not known, but must be considerable. If we had nothing to complain of, what would we talk about?