Threats by the Fiji military to shut down the media are a disturbing indication a return to democracy is further away than ever, according to the Commonwealth Press Union's New Zealand section.

The Edwards endorsement of Obama made all the news. The Edwards plan to battle soaring levels of poverty in this country, Half in Ten, has made almost no news at all.

BELGRADE -- According to a CeSID opinion poll, the Serb Radical Party (SRS) will gain the most votes—some 1.48 million—at the May 11 elections.

News from the virtual world: _ SWING VOTES: Can a video game be as dramatic and tension-filled as this year's presidential race? Perhaps I'm civically irresponsible, but I'd much rather play "Grand Theft Auto IV" than watch another endless town-hall

Charles Wheeler, who reported the world for the BBC with a fearlessness and integrity that helped to define the corporation's journalistic reputation, has died at the age of 85.