Income tax secrets go up online — and promptly come down amid fu... 2008-05-03 06:01 - Rich and poor, young and old — for a few hours this week there were no secrets
among Italians when millions of tax returns were published online, and
promptly taken down again after howls of protest.
Analysis: murderous Islamic leader will not be missed 2008-05-03 06:01 - Few apart from his small band of fanatical followers will mourn the passing of
Aden Hashi Ayro, the leader of Somali’s Islamist insurrection.
Elephants are slaughtered for chopsticks 2008-05-03 06:01 - Rangers in the Democratic Republic of Congo believe that rising demand for
ivory in China is to blame for an unprecedented wave of elephant poaching in
one of the country’s war-torn national parks.
Tibetan rebel in gunbattle with China police: two dead 2008-05-03 06:01 - Two Tibetans — a policeman and a suspected protest leader — have been killed
in a rare gunfight in northwestern China after a raid to arrest the wanted
man.
Mugabe declares runoff in defiance of Electoral Commission 2008-05-03 06:01 - President Robert Mugabe’s party declared today that there would be a runoff
between the veteran leader and Morgan Tsvangirai, the head of the opposition
- in defiance of the official verification process.
New mayor of Rome threatens to scrap "disfiguring" Richard Mei... 2008-05-03 06:01 - The famous American architect Richard Meier has denounced as incredible plans
by Rome’s new right-wing mayor to dismantle a state-of-the-art museum
designed by Mr Meier that opened just two years ago.
Ochone! Japanese whisky is voted the best in world 2008-05-03 06:01 - Like English wine, it has suffered from the taint of inauthenticity and has
been the butt of condescending jokes. Now Japanese whisky has finally
scotched all criticism by being voted the best in the world, ahead of its
Highland rivals.
Brown silent as Labour hits 40-year low 2008-05-03 06:01 - British Labour Party’s vote collapses to just 24% in crucial council elections across England and Wales.
Nixon’s crooked confession 2008-05-03 06:01 - A new play and book on the downfall of Richard Nixon lay out the journalistic chess game that trapped the disgraced former president into finally admitting his wrongdoing.
