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NIAMEY, Niger – They are simple words humanitarian workers in Africa use often but dared not speak in this impoverished nation: hunger, starvation. Read more
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A seven-year-old girl starved to death by her mother might still be alive if she had not been failed by social services, a British High Court judge ruled yesterday. Read more
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President Barack Obama was accused of being ‘feeble’ by failing to back London in the stand-off with Argentina over the disputed islands, despite the ‘special relationship’. Read more
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Israel has plans to build another 600 homes in occupied land it considers part of East Jerusalem, the Haaretz daily newspaper reported yesterday. The plan approved by a district planning commission could further stymie United States-brokered efforts to renew stalled peace talks as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has insisted on a total settlement freeze [...]
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The news stories that shaped the first decade of the new millennium, from terrorism to natural and humanitarian disasters. (Note: These are not ranked in order of importance.) Read more
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Answer: In Persian, the suffix “stan” means “place of.” In Russian — remembering that Kazakhstan borders Russia, and five ‘stans used to be part of the Soviet Union — the word “stan” means “settlement.” So we have seven countries in Central Asia that share the “stan” suffix: Afghanistan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Pakistan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan The [...]
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“Exile Nation,” author Charles Shaw’s gripping account of his year behind bars — in Cook County Jail and as a guest of the Illinois Department of Corrections – is being serialized online here. Chapter Three is out now and it will continue to disabuse you of the idea that prison might be a nice [...]
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1:23pm UK, Friday February 26, 2010 Emma Rowley, Sky News Online A killer whale that drowned its trainer in front of an audience at a show will not be put down or [...]
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Freeview managing director Ilse Howling has said that the digital terrestrial television platform will bring high definition to the “mass market”. After Freeview HD went into technical launch last December, set top boxes, IDTVs and PVRs are now becoming available at retail for consumers to actually receive the service. The DTT platform, which is jointly [...]
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Afghan soldiers carry a victim from the site of a blast in Kabul Friday after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance to Kabul’s biggest shopping centre. Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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 Dawn Brancheau, one of SeaWorld’s most experienced trainers, died yesterday after being dragged into the water by Tillikum, an Orca. Her sister says Dawn loved the creatures and would never want Tilly harmed. So, what should they do with the killer killer whale? Online Surveys & Market Research Read more
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KABUL — Afghanistan’s biggest private bank — founded by the Islamic nation’s only world-class poker player — celebrated its fifth year in business last summer with a lottery for depositors at Paris Palace, a Kabul wedding hall. Read more
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HERAT, AFGHANISTAN — As the Taliban commander in the Pusht-e-Zargon district of western Afghanistan, Abdul Wahab considered himself the law. A stolen sheep? He would choose the thief’s punishment: often a gunshot to the forearm or calf muscle. He was careful to avoid the bone. Read more
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Rep. Charles B. Rangel broke congressional gift rules by accepting trips to Caribbean conferences that were financed by corporate interests, the House ethics committee said Thursday. Read more
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The human rights branch of the Organization of American States issued a blistering 300-page report Wednesday against Venezuela, saying that the oil-rich country run by President Hugo Chávez constrains free expression, the rights of its citizens to protest and the ability of opposition politicians to function. Read more
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KIGALI, RWANDA — France made serious errors in judgment over the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and wants to ensure that all those responsible for the slaughter are caught and punished, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday. Read more
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Facing high unemployment and a difficult economy, most Americans think the United States will have a smaller role in the world economy in the coming years, and many believe that while the 20th century may have been the “American Century,” the 21st century will belong to China. Read more