Lubna – cheating death.

I’m sure you all know Lubna in Baghdad. She is one of our most loyal contributors on World Have Your Say. Today she sent me a message to say that she narrowly missed two roadside bombs and that she had cheated death twice. Here is her message.

How far should you go to make a point?

Japan says environmental protesters have thrown containers of a mild acid onto one of its whaling ships in waters off Antarctica. Japanese officials say the attack by activists from the Sea Shepherd group slightly injured several crew members.

The acid — made from rancid butter — stings the eyes. The Japanese government has condemned the attack, calling it illegal.

Stories for Monday 3 March

Good morning, how’s your week so far? It’s a little early to tell I guess, so how was your weekend? Dmitry Medvedev’s was as good as expected. It’s our top story, but is that news?

Slightly less predictable than the Russian presidential election are tomorrow’s Democratic Party primaries in Ohio and Texas (although some of what I read over the weekend sounded a lot like an obituary for Hillary Clinton’s campaign).