In Brief

SIGHT SEEING – Tourists in China have another potential point of interest to add to their sightseeing itineraries now that the country’s biggest nuclear power station has opened its doors to the public.

For a 30-yuan ($3.80) admission fee, visitors to the Dayawan nuclear power plant located by the South China Sea in southern Guangdong province will be able to learn about its construction and safety measures through models, photographs and videos. * OUT, OUT – Lebanon’s political crisis showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with the pro-Syrian opposition pressing on with its protest campaign to topple the Western-backed government.Thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its allies spent a second night in a tent city in central Beirut, within earshot of the office-turned-residence of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.* NEW CHIEF – Former US president Bill Clinton was made an honorary chief in Papua New Guinea on Sunday after signing an agreement to help combat HIV-AIDS in the South Pacific island nation.Clinton praised PNG leaders for facing up to the challenge of HIV-AIDS and not denying its threat, in a country where the disease is often regarded by villagers as sorcery and its sufferers persecuted.* PROBE – British Home Secretary John Reid said yesterday the probe into the radiation poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko would extend across Europe as police step up the hunt for the truth behind his death.* PRESSURE – Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik suffered a mild stroke shortly after beginning his prison term at the Qalakabusha Prison in Empangeni, the Sunday Independent reported.* SET FREE -Zimbambwean police have released dozens of rights activists arrested earlier this week for holding a protest march to mark International Women Human Rights Defenders Day.The 34 members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza), arrested by riot police after a demonstration in Bulawayo on December 29, were released late on Friday, said the group.* RETAKEN – Government troops in the Central African Republic recaptured the north eastern town of Sam Ouandja in a counter-offensive against rebels on Saturday, but a rebel leader accused the government army of massacring civilians.Nampa-AFP-AP-Reuters* OUT, OUT – Lebanon’s political crisis showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with the pro-Syrian opposition pressing on with its protest campaign to topple the Western-backed government.Thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its allies spent a second night in a tent city in central Beirut, within earshot of the office-turned-residence of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.* NEW CHIEF – Former US president Bill Clinton was made an honorary chief in Papua New Guinea on Sunday after signing an agreement to help combat HIV-AIDS in the South Pacific island nation.Clinton praised PNG leaders for facing up to the challenge of HIV-AIDS and not denying its threat, in a country where the disease is often regarded by villagers as sorcery and its sufferers persecuted.* PROBE – British Home Secretary John Reid said yesterday the probe into the radiation poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko would extend across Europe as police step up the hunt for the truth behind his death.* PRESSURE – Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik suffered a mild stroke shortly after beginning his prison term at the Qalakabusha Prison in Empangeni, the Sunday Independent reported.* SET FREE -Zimbambwean police have released dozens of rights activists arrested earlier this week for holding a protest march to mark International Women Human Rights Defenders Day.The 34 members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza), arrested by riot police after a demonstration in Bulawayo on December 29, were released late on Friday, said the group.* RETAKEN – Government troops in the Central African Republic recaptured the north eastern town of Sam Ouandja in a counter-offensive against rebels on Saturday, but a rebel leader accused the government army of massacring civilians.Nampa-AFP-AP-Reuters