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An American expert in torture techniques has denounced his government for allowing “waterboarding” to be practised against terror suspects, just as a graphic advertisement showing the brutal reality of the technique is unveiled to British...
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HE WAS the youngest summiteer and for the most part silent, but he embodied what was at stake: Australia’s creative future. “[He] will be starting high school in 2020,” said Cate Blanchett of her week-old son, Ignatius.
For a...
Does the West have a new secret weapon in dealing with China in the person of Kevin Rudd, the new prime minister of Australia?
Rudd is the only Western leader who speaks Chinese, and his Chinese is pretty good at that. But deeper still is Rudd’s...
Tuesday, I spoke at a program sponsored by the Hudson Institute’s Latin America center on the growing ties among Iran, Venezuela, and non-state armed actors such as the FARC, and the strategic challenges these alliances pose for the United...
Bulgaria’s Government was accused of high-level involvement with organised crime gangs yesterday, in a hard-hitting report that highlighted the failure of the ruling coalition to stamp out corruption or convict anyone for 150 gangland...
Alistair Darling is standing by his UK growth forecasts for 2008, despite signs that a crippling downturn could be around the corner for the global economy.
Even though the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday that Britain was heading for a...
A man who received the transplanted heart of a suicide victim has killed himself in exactly the same way.
And, astonishingly, the same wife is mourning all over again.
Sonny Graham, who had received Terry Cottle’s heart, also went on to marry...
Robert Mugabe in all his 84 years has not until now been known for comedic flair. But what else other than a keen sense of humour could explain his claim - made via his Zanu-PF allies - that the Opposition had cheated in Zimbabwe’s election, hence...
News Corp.’s MySpace said Thursday it will launch an online music venture designed to turn the social networking site’s trove of musician profile pages into portals for selling everything from concert tickets and band merchandise to the...
George W. Bush is enjoying a week in the half of Europe that welcomes him without clenched teeth. But the President had better be ready to spoil the valedictory tour with tough diplomacy, particularly over NATO, or leave unfinished business for the next...
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