Rolling the Dice
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Barack Obama, it is now clear, is gambling on a grown-up electorate. Read more
A Lone Tibetan Voice, Intent on Speaking Out
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BEIJING — Each morning, it is the same. She rises and heads to her computer to write, to pierce the silence that otherwise shrouds events these days in Tibet, her homeland. Read more
Georgia says “very close” to war with Russia
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia’s deployment of extra troops in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia has brought the prospect of war “very close”, a minister of ex-Soviet Georgia said on Tuesday. Read more
Myanmar cyclone toll climbs to nearly 22,500
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YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military government raised its death toll from Cyclone Nargis on Tuesday to nearly 22,500 with another 41,000 missing, nearly all of them from a massive storm surge that swept into the Irrawaddy delta. Read more
Burma’s cyclone death toll soars
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The death toll from Burma’s devastating cyclone has now risen to more than 22,000, state media have said. Read more
Myanmar cyclone death toll soars past 22,000: state radio (AP)
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President Bush called on Myanmar’s military junta to allow the U.S. to help. The White House said the U.S. will send more than $3 million to help cyclone victims, up from an initial emergency contribution of $250,000. Read more
Clinton closes gap on Obama
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Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama face each other once more tonight over the Democratic presidential roulette wheel where their fortunes have been spinning for more than four months. Read more
Who are the real Lesbians?
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When is a lesbian not a Lesbian? The answer’s in the capital letter – it’s when you are a woman who loves women, rather than an inhabitant of the Aegean paradise of Lesbos (or Lesvos in the modern spelling). For decades, foolish and unsophisticated tourists have giggled about the coincidence of the Greek island [...]
Interpol Searches for Pedophile Suspect
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LYON, France (May 6) – Interpol launched a worldwide appeal to the public Tuesday to help identify a man suspected of sexually abusing young boys from Southeast Asia – hoping the rare move will lead to a quick arrest. Read more
Do you recognise this man? Interpol release picture of paedophile who put photos of himself abusing boys on internet
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“The law enforcement community around the world has done all it can to find this man who clearly presents a danger to young children, and we are now asking the public to help identify this predator and protect other potential victims from abuse,” Secretary General Ronald Noble said. Read more
Samoan govt bans school sports after violence
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Samoa’s government has banned inter-school sports following violence that saw students from a Catholic school throw molotov cocktails and use metal bars to attack rivals. Read more
Overview: Africa's Civil Wars
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This list, though hardly exhaustive, provides an overview of some of Africa’s major contemporary civil conflicts. Read more
President Hamid Karzai
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Source: U.S. Government President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, the interim president, was elected president with over 55% of the vote, three times any of the other 22 candidates. Next: Can Democracy Be Built at the Barrel of a Gun? Previous: Women Vote in Afghan Election Read more
Even friends debate when to end race
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Just about every time I’ve given a speech in the last 10 years, people have come up to tell me how much they enjoy our occasional “point-counterpoint columns” or “mini-debates,” as they call them. Read more
Missing Madeleine: Kate and Gerry Interview
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Over the last year one story has dominated websites across the world: the search for Madeleine McCann. Today Kate and Gerry McCann came into Sky News to be interviewed about the investigation, how they are coping and how they dealt with being made into ‘arguidos’. On Sky.com News tonight we will talk to our crime [...]
Burma Cyclone Death Toll: 10,000 Killed In Town Of Bogalay
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“In Irrawaddy division the death toll amounts to more than 10,000,” he said during the Burma TV morning broadcast. Read more
Ronson discusses ‘brilliant’ new Kaisers songs
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Mark Ronson has described the Kaiser Chiefs’ new songs as “brilliant”, saying they recall the “urgency” of the band’s debut album. Ronson, who is working on the band’s upcoming third album, said fans will be especially impressed by the guitar sounds on the new songs. He told BBC 6 Music: “They’ve got brilliant songs, [harking] [...]
12,000 children in China now have deadly virus
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China reported a jump Monday in the number of children sickened with hand, foot and mouth disease, saying more than 11,900 cases have been reported. Read more
AUSTRIAN MAN PLANNED DAUGHTER’S IMPRISONMENT FOR 6 YEARS
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AUSTRIAN MAN PLANNED DAUGHTER’S IMPRISONMENT FOR 6 YEARS FORCED DAUGHTER TO HELP BUILD PRISON Loading new images… May 5, 2008 — AMSTETTEN, Austria — Police say the Austrian man accused of holding his daughter captive for 24 years planned to build his secret cell as early as 1978, when she was just 12 years old. [...]
Bread and Circuses
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It is a strange twist that the two more ostensibly conservative candidates in this presidential race, Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton, are promoting a populist gas-tax holiday to win the presidency. The ostensibly lefty liberal Barack Obama is the one resisting. Read more