
Archive for the ‘One World’ Category
Pacific tsunami fears following Chile quake
There were fears tonight a tsunami could wreak devastation across the Pacific after a massive earthquake in Chile.
More than 120 people were killed when the 8.8 magnitude ...
Strikes deep into al-Qa’ida territory
After a sweep of a militant stronghold in the lawless tribal region of South Waziristan, the Pakistani army has recovered passports purportedly belonging to two leading al-Qa’ida figures, including a ...
China’s stolen children
They gaze out at the camera with every variety of human expression – fear, hope, doubt, bafflement, dread. Some are asleep. One gapes with huge eyes. Some of the tiniest ...
Obama breaks a presidential taboo
Saluting stiffly, his coat jacket whipped by a blustery wind, the commander-in-chief watched as the coffin was borne past him by six army soldiers in combat fatigues. Or, to put ...
Tropical storm hits Ashcroft
Michael Ashcroft, the Conservative peer who is funding a key part of David Cameron’s election campaign, is caught in the middle of a legal and political storm in the Central ...
Berlusconi’s scarlet fever
Most people who contract a serious illness take to their beds and try to sleep it off – but not Silvio Berlusconi.
The Italian Prime Minister, suffering from a case of ...