http://mg.co.za/rss/world RSS Feed for the Mail & Guardian Online: World en-gb Fri, 25 May 2012 14:49:58 +0200 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:49:58 +0200 http://mg.co.za editor@mg.co.za (Chris Roper) 15 http://cdn.mg.co.za/global/mgonlinelogo.jpg http://mg.co.za/rss/world http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-25-spacex-dragon-flies-by-space-station/ The world's first private supply ship orbited the International Space Station on Thursday, acing a critical test in advance of the actual docking. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:27:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-25-spacex-dragon-flies-by-space-station/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-minorities-change-us-demographics/ More than half the babies under the age of one are now likely to be Hispanic, black or Asian, writes Ed Pilkington. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-minorities-change-us-demographics/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-african-migrants-rile-israel/ Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has stoked a volatile debate about refugees and migrant workers from Africa. Thu, 24 May 2012 22:47:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-african-migrants-rile-israel/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-death-cheats-lockerbie-bomber-of-final-verdict/ Many of the victims' families believe Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was set up and the Scottish authorities have promised that the investigation is not over. Thu, 24 May 2012 22:31:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-death-cheats-lockerbie-bomber-of-final-verdict/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-the-art-of-blackness-joining-the-humour-race/ A new cultural movement is reinvigorating racial discourse in the US, driven by humour. Can comedy work to ease South Africa's race tensions? Thu, 24 May 2012 15:36:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-the-art-of-blackness-joining-the-humour-race/ http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-new-court-challenge-to-australian-refugee-policy/ Australia's mandatory detention of refugees will be brought under fresh scrutiny with a high court challenge on its security checks of detainees. Thu, 24 May 2012 09:16:00 +0200 http://mg.co.za/article/2012-05-24-new-court-challenge-to-australian-refugee-policy/