Ukraine's Environmental Protection Ministry has cancelled a special permit of Vanco Prykerchenska Ltd. to exploit deposits in Ukraine

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has launched an investigation into the recent cases of patient data loss and will inspect the Hospital Authority's personal data system.

Hong Kong and Shenzhen have launched the first major technology co-operation project under the Shenzhen Hong Kong Innovation Circle to form a solar energy research and industrial platform in collaboration with DuPont.

Viewing original papers written by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Atlanta - the city he called home - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the renowned United States civil rights leader, saying the values he lived and died

Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, today announced $1.2 million funding to investigate the effects of climate change on key coastal areas, including the Central and Hunter Coasts region of New South Wales.

The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, today outlined the need for strategies to attract people from diverse cultural groups to serve in the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

Two United Nations Special Rapporteurs have reiterated their previous findings on China's organ harvesting. Once again, they requested the Chinese government to fully explain the allegation of taking vital organs from Falun Gong practitioners and the source of organs for

The stalled political process in Lebanon, combined with the current violence on the streets and the "defiant manoeuvres of militias," is leaving the country struggling to function as a sovereign, democratic State, United Nations Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen told the

Program will improve quality of life by restoring water quality, expanding sanitation services and upgrading the urban environment

Labour force figures released today by the ABS show that employment hit a record high in April.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg have today announced a new partnership between the two leading cities.

A major review to strengthen school governing bodies and make them more effective is launched today by Schools Minister Jim Knight.

A new drive to 'buddy up' young people with positive role models to help prevent youth homelessness is to be announced today by Housing Minister Iain Wright.

Some of the largest businesses in the world have been asked by the Prime Minister to help meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

A new £10 million package of measures to support home owners who may be facing difficulties with their mortgage, is announced today by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling and Housing Minister Caroline Flint.

Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today stepped up the Government's commitment to the global protection of young people, having signed the Council of Europe's Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. The signature coincided with the

until 7 August 2011. Sir John is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: Northern Ireland, Scotland and Embryology Bill

Gordon Brown and Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen are in Belfast today to encourage American businesses to invest in Northern Ireland.

Gordon Brown has begun his tour of the South West by visiting the Eden Project in Cornwall.