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
Luxury cruise liner's crew foil attack bid by pirates off east Africa
Monday 07 November 2005
PIRATES armed with grenade launchers and machine-guns tried to hijack a cruise liner off the east African coast at the weekend, but the ship shifted into high gear and outran them, officials said.
UN Hariri assassination probe seeks to quiz six Syrian officers
Monday 07 November 2005
THE chief UN investigator into the assassination of Lebanese former premier Rafik Hariri has summoned six senior Syrian intelligence officers, including President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law, for questioning, a Lebanese official said at the weekend.
Thousands of Russians pay respects to Lenin
Monday 07 November 2005
HUNDREDS of Russians laid red carnations at Lenin's tomb yesterday, the eve of a former holiday marking the Bolshevik Revolution, which will be an official working day this year for the first time in decades.
Ethiopian faith leaders call for peace
Monday 07 November 2005
ETHIOPIA'S religious leaders called for peace yesterday, after a week of bloody clashes between demonstrators and police left at least 46 people dead and about 4,000 in police custody.
Fury erupts over South Africa Aids quack
Saturday 05 November 2005
AIDS activists threatened legal action yesterday against South Africa's Department of Health to force it to close down the activities of a doctor who is accused of undermining the country's treatment programme.
Summit protests greet Bush
Saturday 05 November 2005
MORE than 10,000 protesters chanting: "Get out, Bush!" swarmed the streets of Argentinia's Mar del Plata resort yesterday, hours before western hemisphere leaders met at the fourth Summit of the Americas.
Protests erupt in more Ethiopian towns
Saturday 05 November 2005
PROTESTS spread to other parts of Ethiopia yesterday, after a week of bloody clashes between demonstrators and police in Addis Ababa over allegations that May elections were rigged.
Asia battles new bird flu outbreaks
Saturday 05 November 2005
CHINA and Vietnam confirmed new bird flu outbreaks yesterday and Japan said that 180,000 chickens would be killed after signs of the virus were found at a farm.
Paris official welcomes relative calm as arson spreads
Saturday 05 November 2005
A WAVE of arson attacks in Paris' restive suburbs yesterday punctured what authorities claim was otherwise the first night of relative calm.
New Day of People's Unity leaves Russians perplexed
Saturday 05 November 2005
RUSSIA observed a new holiday dedicated to national unity yesterday with a mix of celebration, confusion and anger, including a march in Moscow calling for foreigners to be expelled.