Kenyans face International Criminal Court for 2007 massacre
Leading Kenyans have appeared before the International Criminal Court to answer for 2007 bloodshed
- 7 April 2011
Am I hired or fired?
Donald Trump is in second place for Republican presidential nomination
- 7 April 2011
Planet Media
The Arab world was standing on the brink of enlightenment, declared the media with one voice - but a recent poll in Egypt suggests something frighteningly different
- 7 April 2011
Euro set to rise against dollar, default for peripheral countries comes closer as ECB hikes rates
ECB rate rise signals a stronger euro versus the dollar, while the Portugal crisis may bring default closer
- 7 April 2011
Freedom House slams China as repression grows on fears of MidEast democratic contagion
China has intensified repression amid fears that the democratic revolutions sweeping the Middle East could inspire its own people.
- 7 April 2011
Sorry seems to be the easiest word
Britain was the first country in history to abolish the slave trade. But western self-hatred runs deep and David Cameron wants to say sorry for causing all the world's ills. The British Prime Minister should apologise for having apologised.
- 6 April 2011
UK students hold the key to defeating campus extremism
Exremism on the British campus has invaded the mainstream. But ordinary students can stamp it out if they make the effort. A student tells of his experiences.
- 6 April 2011
Liberty? Shami on you!
Campaign groups are furious with what they call "fairweather" human rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti for her role in the London School of Economics taking money from the Gaddafi regime.
- 6 April 2011
Goldstone baulked at prospect of pro-terror legacy
Richard Goldstone's extraordinary retraction of the key elements of his report against Israel came after his report was attacked for supporting terrorism
- 6 April 2011
Sarkozy snubbed by his own prime minister as Islam debate convulses France ahead of burqa ban
With France's Muslims representing 10 percent of the population and growing, the country's political leadership is split on what to do
- 6 April 2011
Planned hanging of Christian mother in Pakistan highlights need for us to place rights at heart of foreign policy
Turning a blind eye to Islamist oppression in Pakistan and elsewhere is dangerous. Our foreign policy should be based on human rights.
- 6 April 2011
UK Uncut to Pieces
Britian has a Tea Party movement of its own, except it's left-wing, it favours (very) big government, and it's rapidly losing support
- 5 April 2011
Iran looks on as the West wrestles with contradictions over Libya intervention
The West may have thought it had no choice but to intervene in Libya, and may have been right. But the wider consequences, especially for Iran, need to be understood
- 5 April 2011
Attention Deficit Disorder
The financial crisis has diverted the West's gaze from a host of security threats around the world. We need to re-engage before it's too late.
- 4 April 2011
Syria's Assad is no reformer
The Syrian dictatorship is brutal and uncompromising. There is no room for naivety from Western leaders
- 4 April 2011
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