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Zimbabwe: Brown uses shock tactics to secure tough sanctions against Mugabe

Gordon Brown yesterday used shock tactics to shame the G8 into backing tough sanctions against Zimbabwe as he showed fellow world leaders a picture of the mutilated body of an opponent of Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF regime. The...

Deconstructing the Anti-Iran Resolutions

Deconstructing the Anti-Iran Resolutions by Muhammad Sahimi The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a resolution (HR 362) that calls on the Bush administration to take strong action against Iran, including a naval...

Tough test

bbc.co.uk     11 hrs ago   69 related          

The prime minister will find it hard to keep the coalition on message Back in 2000, no-one could have predicted that those ousted from office in a popular uprising would overcome their Balkan pride to work with the very men...

A short fuse on America's missile defences?

economist.com     10 hrs ago   302 related          

The clock is running down for Bush "THE job of NATO used to be straightforward," The Economist said recently. "Keep the Americans in, keep the Germans down and the Russians out." Things look rather different now: Germany is on...

Letters: Growing efforts to tackle fuel price rises

Growing efforts to tackle fuel price rises The World Bank report blames food price rises on several factors, starting with high energy and fertiliser prices (Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis, July 4). So it is...

More pressure on Mugabe as Russia backs sanctions

By Andrew Grice, Political Editor, in Hokkaido The world's richest nations demanded international action to bring an end to Robert Mugabe's rule in Zimbabwe after Russia dramatically agreed to support sanctions against the...

Transport: Long-haul flights to cost £30 more after carbon deal

Passengers could face a further increase in air fares after the European parliament yesterday approved a carbon emissions trading scheme that will include airlines from 2012. The airline industry is expected to pass on the...

Thai anger as disputed Cambodian temple wins heritage status

Thousands of Cambodians celebrated in the streets after an 11th-century temple was finally granted World Heritage status, even as a political row relating to the Hindu site continued to simmer with neighbouring Thailand.

Michael White: The biggest headache of the G8 summit - a seating plan for dinner

G8 leaders and their partners make a toast at the G8 dinner, Toyako, Hokkaido So, what did Gordon Brown do that meant his Japanese hosts at the G8 summit placed him at the far end of the table? True, Brown (9) was only one...

Human rights: Saudis treat domestic staff like 'virtual slaves'

Asian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia face routine human rights abuses that in some cases amount to slavery, with employers often escaping any punishment, according to a new report. Abuses include months or years of unpaid...

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