Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson revealed sweeping plans on Monday for streamlining a hodgepodge of financial regulations that are blamed for allowing the U.S....
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's crackdown on militias in the southern oil port of Basra appears to have backfired, exposing the weakness of his army and...
If the United States isn't prepared to take even this kind of baby step toward fulfilling its NPT obligations, it's difficult to see how Washington could ever...
Had Peace Now not published reports from time to time, it is doubtful anyone would have been aware of the continuing construction in the settlements. One might...
More than two million children worldwide were living with the HIV virus in 2007, most of whom were infected before they were born, a joint study by United...
Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke acknowledged Wednesday a US recession may have begun and defended the rescue of investment firm Bear Stears as a move to...
Two weeks ago, many Western commentators scrambling to interpret the protests in Lhasa found that they did not need to work especially hard. Surely the...
As a commentary in the journal Nature said this week, our expectations of genetic research need to be managed in the manner of Winston Churchill. The wonderful...
“Climate change is both a threat and an opportunity to bring about the long postponed social and economic reforms that had been derailed or sabotaged in...
Dock workers around Australia have observed a minute's silence to mark the 10th anniversary of Australia's massive waterfront dispute. Around 200 national and...
"In general, interrogation is not fun, even if you follow the rules. And I didn't see any good intelligence being gained. The other problem is that, in...
...with recent data showing an unexpected rise in global emissions and a decline in energy efficiency, a growing chorus of economists, scientists and students...
Document outlines powers but sets no time limit on troop presence Secret US plan for military future in Iraq This article appeared in the Guardian on Tuesday...
The total losses from the worldwide financial crisis affecting credit markets could reach nearly $1 trillion over the next two years, the International...
Warning that soaring food prices could lead to increased poverty and unrest, several senior United Nations officials have called for urgent measures to tackle...
A new risk-analysis of the negative consequences of climate change warns of potential "devastation and violence (worldwide) jeopardising national and...
...Bremer’s 100 orders destroyed Iraq’s economy not just for years but for decades to come. It undid some historical things dating back ten thousand years....
President Rafael Correa's allegations that intelligence services in Ecuador had been infiltrated by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have led to a...
China has been aggravated by a resolution from the floor of the a U.S. House of Representatives, which has urged Beijing to end a crackdown in Tibet and open...
Israeli tanks and bulldozers crossed into the Gaza Strip on Friday after the Jewish state warned it would retaliate against Hamas for a deadly explosion of...
Can there be any doubt that the U.S. government is behind the attacks on China targeting the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing? The events that unfolded at the...
The Iraqi Government has secretly negotiated an $US833 million ($894 million) arms deal with Serbia in an apparent bid to circumvent anti-corruption provisions...
Around the world, Beijing’s hosting of the 2008 Olympic Games has become the target of unprecedented, well-orchestrated and extremely hostile mass protests. ...
Demo shows support for China in face of Olympics protests 11 April 2008 Edinburgh Evening News By MARK McLAUGHLIN A PRO-CHINA march is due to take place in the...
More than 1,000 Chinese-Australians have protested in Sydney against the international media's coverage of recent events in Tibet. Protesters march against...
A recent report by British-based women's rights group Womankind has concluded that Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a...
Current and former military personnel accounted for about 20 percent of U.S. suicides in 2005, according to a government study. About 1,821 current or former...
Nepal's Maoists were heading for victory in the Himalayan nation's first election in nine years, latest tallies showed on Sunday. The Maoists, who ended an...
The president of the World Bank yesterday urged immediate action to deal with sharply rising food prices, which have caused hunger and violence in several...
Asian shares fell at the start of the week amid growing concerns over the state of the US economy and the possibility of a wider recession. The Australian...
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