Smoking banned in Indian films
From the ABC:
- Smoking banned in Indian films:
sex and even any enthusiastic intimacy has always been banned from Bollywood films, but in a country of one billion and counting, somebody must be still doing it.
- Internet could lead to terrorism acts -- Russia:
Russia's already been widely criticised for winding back on democracy. The Kremlin controls most broadcast media, the Judiciary and the Parliament. Controlling the internet would be another sign that those in power won't brook any challenges.
- Calls grow for Church paedophile ring investigation:
There's more evidence tonight of a church paedophile ring that once stretched from Australia's mainland to Tasmania. It comes with revelations from the mother of a young Tasmanian man who killed himself after being abused as a boy by a Tasmanian Anglican priest. The revelations have led to further calls for an investigation into the church's role in paedophilia during the 1980s.
- Controversy over UK plan to introduce identity cards
- NSW Premier revives nuclear energy debate/Carr calls for nuclear rethink:
Bob Carr says he's prepared to consider the merits of nuclear power because he's concerned about the environmental damage done by coal-fired electricity plants.
[Listening to: Radio New Zealand International]