The Foreign Office today revised its travel advice for Nigeria. We are now advising against all travel to the Niger Delta due to the high risk of kidnapping, armed robbery and other armed attacks in the area.

"One year ago I condemned the Burmese government's decision to extend the house arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. It saddens me deeply to learn that the Burmese regime has extended her detention by yet another year...

VLADIMIR SOLOVYEV v. RUSSIA - 2708/02 [2007] ECHR 411 (24 May 2007)

BUTKOVIC v. CROATIA - 32264/03 [2007] ECHR 403 (24 May 2007)

IGNATOV v. RUSSIA - 27193/02 [2007] ECHR 412 (24 May 2007)

VIKTOR KONOVALOV v. RUSSIA - 43626/02 [2007] ECHR 406 (24 May 2007)

PSHEVECHERSKIY v. RUSSIA - 28957/02 [2007] ECHR 413 (24 May 2007)

TULESHOV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA - 32718/02 [2007] ECHR 405 (24 May 2007)

ZELILOF v. GREECE - 17060/03 [2007] ECHR 407 (24 May 2007)

NAVUSHTANOV v. BULGARIA - 57847/00 [2007] ECHR 408 (24 May 2007)

MILASINOVIC v. CROATIA - 41751/02 [2007] ECHR 415 (24 May 2007)

DUNAYEV v. RUSSIA - 70142/01 [2007] ECHR 404 (24 May 2007)

RADCHIKOV v. RUSSIA - 65582/01 [2007] ECHR 409 (24 May 2007)

MISHKETKUL AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA - 36911/02 [2007] ECHR 414 (24 May 2007)

FL, R. v [2007] NICC 14 (17 May 2007)

McKenna & Anor, R. v [2007] NICC 15 (24 May 2007)

Gallagher, Re Application for Judicial Review [2007] NIQB 37 (17 May 2007)

Levy McCallum Ltd v Allen (as Liquidator of Fulford Hyman Ltd) [2007] NICh 3 (01 May 2007)

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This is the judgment of the court.