Editorial
Ghouls get their way
British politicians who demanded that Abdelbaset al-Megrahi die more quickly to fall in line with Scottish doctors' assessment of his life expectancy can finally relax.
Features
Attack of the drones
The immoral and irresponsible use of unmanned aerial assault vehicles
Riches for some, pain for the rest of us
The dire statistics underpinning EU attempts to rein in the recession
World
Greece publishes HIV-positive data
Thursday 03 May 2012
A coalition of human rights groups blasted Greek authorities on Wednesday for publishing personal details of 12 HIV-positive women who allegedly worked as prostitutes.
Britain tells Germany to fight more
Thursday 03 May 2012
British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has called on the German government to play a more active role in Western military adventures abroad.
Nepal PM to dump cabinet
Thursday 03 May 2012
Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai will dissolve his cabinet and form a new coalition government, including members of the main opposition parties, an aide announced today.
Sarkozy fails to topple Hollande during debate
Thursday 03 May 2012
Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande stood his ground in a keenly awaited televised debate with the right-wing incumbent on Wednesday night.
US drone controllers kill 15 people in Yemen
Thursday 03 May 2012
US drone controllers killed 15 people in the Yemeni province of Abyan on Wednesday.
'Glorification of Gadaffi' becomes illegal
Thursday 03 May 2012
Libya's unelected leaders have passed new laws that make "glorification of Muammar Gadaffi's ideas" punishable by a prison sentence.
Hu Jintao wants better friendship with US
Thursday 03 May 2012
Chinese President Hu Jintao kicked off high-level talks between the Chinese and US governments in Beijing today by calling on participants to "nourish friendship between the two."
World in brief
Thursday 03 May 2012
News from across the globe.
German workers launch mass strike
Wednesday 02 May 2012
Industrial workers in Germany launched two days of strikes for a 6.5 per cent pay increase today.
Bolivian president puts electricity back in public's hands
Wednesday 02 May 2012
Bolivian President Evo Morales announced yesterday that his government is completing the nationalisation of Bolivia's electricity sector by seizing a Spanish firm's stake in the grid.