What a difference a month makes . . . 2008-04-26 06:01 - When Nouri al-Maliki launched his surprise attack against the main Shia
militia in Basra, the operation appeared to be a disastrous miscalculation
pitting inexperienced Iraqi soldiers against well-armed and battle-hardened
street-fighters of the Mahdi Army.
Internet schoolgirl is latest victim of bathroom poison suicide cult 2008-04-26 06:01 - More than 120 people fled their homes yesterday when a 14-year-old Japanese
schoolgirl took her own life by mixing a deadly cocktail of household
products and creating clouds of highly toxic gas.
Hubble images of intergalactic collisions revealed 2008-04-26 06:01 - A series of spectacular images of galaxies crashing into each other has been
made public to celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope’s coming of age.
China overtakes US as world’s biggest user of internet 2008-04-26 06:01 - China has overtaken the US as the world’s biggest user of the Internet, thanks
to an increasingly web savvy population that has soared by more than 61 per
cent in the last year.
Archbishops declare day of prayer for Zimbabwe 2008-04-26 06:01 - The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have joined international church
leaders in declaring this Sunday a special "day of prayer" for Zimbabwe.
Safety fears sidelined in Japan’s new energy dawn 2008-04-26 06:01 - Between the Pacific Ocean coastline and the rich farmland of Rokkasho, in northern Japan, stands a vast and controversial monument to man’s triumph over nature.
It’s a world of upstairs-downstairs really driven home 2008-04-26 06:01 - To enter one of London’s shiny black cabs is to return, briefly, to a time when security, cleanliness and courtesy were comforting, everyday examples of the Anglo-Saxon talent for order and attention to detail.
Zimbabwe police detain 100 in opposition raid 2008-04-26 06:01 - Armed riot police have raided the headquarters of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party and detained scores of people in the biggest crackdown since elections last month.
