A compilation of all the important topics and events of the week is given here. Update your Current Affairs Weekly with our World This Week.
30 April, 2012
• The British government announced that non-European Union citizens accused of serious human rights abuses would not be allowed to enter Britain as it vowed to put “protection and promotion” of democracy and rule of law at the “heart” of its foreign policy.
• Al-Qaeda named computer literate Farman Ali Shinwari, a resident of the restive Khyber tribal region and whose brothers have been associated with terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, as its new chief in Pakistan
• The Syrian regime blamed the opposition of breaching the ceasefire agreement laid out by Kofi Annan, the United Nations and Arab League envoy to Syria
1 May, 2012
• The US administration described drone strikes in Pakistan as legal, ethical and wise
• Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata slated to be awarded ‘The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun' title by Japan for his contribution in strengthening economic relations between Japan and India
• A high-power committee of MPs which investigated the News of the World phone-hacking scandal declared Rupert Murdoch as “not a fit person to exercise the ownership of a major international company” and accused his British media group News International of instigating a “cover-up” and “misleading” Parliament
2 May, 2012
• The Taliban struck back less than two hours after President Barack Obama left Afghanistan
• At least 9 people killed in violence in Central Cairo in Egypt
• Chinese activist and lawyer Chen Guangcheng left the American embassy in Beijing following a six-day stand-off with Chinese authorities
3 May, 2012
• Russia's military brass warned of pre-emptive strikes at U.S. missile defences in Europe as talks with America over the controversial shield were near a “dead end”
• Afghanistan, which drew global attention when the Taliban blew up the ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, opened an exhibition highlighting the rich Buddhist heritage
• Mohammad Asif released from prison after serving half of his one-year sentence for involvement in a spot-fixing scandal
4 May, 2012
• The Chinese government allowed the rights campaigner Chen Guangcheng to apply to go overseas for study
• Nearly 20 people were killed in a suicide blast at a security check post in the Bajaur tribal agency
• The Tories and their coalition partners, the Liberal Democrats, suffered a humiliating defeat in local elections across Britain
5 May, 2012
• Brushing aside Pakistan's objections, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said that the U.S. would continue its drone strikes
• The No. 3 unit of the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant (below), Japan's last operating commercial nuclear reactor, stopped working
6 May, 2012
• A mass protest against the presidency of Vladimir Putin took place in Russia
• Socialist challenger Francois Hollande became President of France, ousting Conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy
• Former media mogul Conrad Black arrived Canada just hours after being released from U.S prison
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