Condoleeza Rice: peace in Middle East could be reached this year 2008-05-05 05:45 - Condoleeza Rice, the US Secretary of State, insisted today that a peace deal
between Israel and the Palestinians is still attainable this year, despite
mounting Palestinian frustration and a police probe threatening the future
of the Israeli Prime Minister.
Cyclone Nargis kills 350 as homes collapse 2008-05-05 05:45 - The Burmese city of Rangoon was a disaster zone yesterday after a devastating
cyclone blew away houses, tore down trees and power lines, and killed
hundreds of people.
Loans to poor nations aim to stem rising food cost 2008-05-05 05:10 - The Asian Development Bank rushes to offer cheap loans to poor countries in the region to help them cope with the world food crisis.
Olympic flame begins its home run to Beijing 2008-05-05 05:10 - Thunderous cheers greet the Olympic torch as it begins the first leg of its marathon relay through mainland China after a protest-harried overseas journey.
Relentless onslaught on London led to Tory victory 2008-05-05 05:10 - The relentless, circular onslaught on London that delivered victory to Tory pin-up boy Boris Johnson was masterminded by Australian tactician Lynton Crosby.
Democracy for dummies 2008-05-04 06:01 - With Hillary Clinton’s Bosnia bullet-ducking antics and Barack Obama’s ’Hamas candidacy’ to think about, who cares about a $US3trillion debacle on the doorstep or the rising death toll in Iraq? Campaigning and the big issues just don’t go together.
Thai cartel idea outrages rice consumers 2008-05-04 06:01 - Protests erupted yesterday from rice-importing nations as Samak Sundaravej,
Thailand’s Prime Minister, proposed a cartel of South-East Asian rice
exporters that would seek to gain more control over the price of grain.
Jobs data fails to lift US economic gloom 2008-05-04 06:01 - President Bush expressed confidence yesterday that his $168 billion ($£85
billion) tax rebate programme would kick-start an economic recovery as the
US Labour Department reported better than expected unemployment data.
Too scared for school: the plight of Zimbabwe’s teachers 2008-05-04 06:01 - It was May Day and the schools were out for the holiday but Tatenda Makura had
come to St Peter’s Secondary School anyway, looking for the headmaster. He
joined the queue of other boys in the corridor, hoping to win a place at the
sought-after church school. “This is the only one that has enough teachers,”
Tatenda explained.
Bollywood director Prabhakar Shukla plans Scarlett Keeling film 2008-05-04 06:01 - A Bollywood director is planning to make a film about the rape and murder of
Scarlett Keeling, the 15-year-old British girl whose bruised, half-naked
body was found on a beach in Goa in February.
