Friday 30th July 2010
Killing
Wednesday 18th March 2009 16:07
The hunting of baby seals is to be stopped in Russia, the government has announced.
Russia has seen protests in 20 different cities this week in support of the ban. Valdimir Putin, Russia's Prime Minister said the trade was a “bloody industry”.
The EU is trying to prevent the killing and has proposed a ban on the sale of all seal products.
It is looking at the import, transit and export of the materials used. Its response follows European Parliament concerns that these practices have caused unwarranted suffering.
Solution
Tuesday 10th March 2009 11:11
The murder of a policeman and two soldiers in Northern Ireland will not compromise peace efforts, a leading politician has said.
Dolores Kelly, the Social Democratic and Labour Party member for the North Policing Board, said the killers would not be allowed to tear down the province's political institutions nor destroy the police process.
A police officer was shot in the head last night as he responded to an emergency call in Craigavon, County Armagh.
