Tag: guardian
Ministers defend PM as Prescott reveals feuds ins...
As Gordon Brown enters the fight of his political life to keep his job as British prime minister, competing autobiographies are being released this week that paint a picture of absolute dischord behind the scenes...
UK CCTV use called 'an utter fiasco'
Fortunately, it is not nearly as bad here in Ireland (yet) ... how is it where you live? I am often asked to cease taking photographs but no one asks for my permission to be videoed (I am referring to street facing...
Press Release: Sanjay Jha joins NowPublic as Sout...
"Sanjay Jha has been appointed South Asia Bureau Chief at NowPublic. He will be based in Delhi, where he would be reporting on Indian and South Asian affairs. NowPublic is a participatory news network that showcases...
War-torn Sri Lanka is the last sick man of the re...
"Last weekend's carnage underlines the idiocy of pledges to destroy the Tamil Tigers. Peace talks now seem a distant hope. Jonathan Steele The Guardian, Friday May 2 2008 Time is running out for the great...
1,000 pound bomb goes missing
The British Royal navy recently found an undenotated German bomb on a beach in Felixstowe, Suffolk. But then they lost it."Picture the scene: a large second world war bomb washes up on an English beach, causes panic...
Britain to airlift 2,000 Iraqis to new life : report
"London (ANTARA News) - Britain will from next month begin airlifting a total of 2,000 Iraqis out of their native country as part of a plan to help Iraqis who worked for the British military to settle here, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.
Citing documents it had seen, the...
40 Years After 1968: 'Where Has All the Rage Gone?'
As the U.S. death toll strikes its solemn bell of 4,000 soldiers killed in Iraq, with countless more Iraqis killed in the process, I have been asking myself this same question of late: where has all the rage gone?...
Tibet protesters disprupt Olympic flame ceremony
"Pro-Tibetan protesters today disturbed a high security ceremony to light the Olympic flame in Greece.International dignitaries were gathered at Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympics, when three members of the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders ran onto the field to...
Everest: Closed for Business, Part II
"Everest: Closed for Business, Part II
"If our democracy is to
flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have
dissent. - Henry Commager "
Nepal: Everest...
Heathrow Terminal 5: Retail to the Rescue?
Heathrow's Terminal 5, opening next month, is finally revealing itself. The newest addition to the the world's busiest airport is going for a higher-end vibe in order to get back into the black, eschewing McDonalds...
Canadian Army Offers Aid After PEI Goes Three Day...
Wow, while my friends and family said it was storming there, I had no idea how bad it was. Typical maritime response when asked how the weather is: "It's storming." Well by storming, you mean at one point 95 per cent...
Humorous art exhibit not funny
Some funny artists are showing in a new exhibition called "Laughing in a Foreign Language" at The Hayward Gallery in London, but a reviewer for the Guardian says it's not all that drole."Laughing in a Foreign...
Obama's new avenues
The impossible is possible! We all need a vision, a fresh start to build a new world , new values for future generations. Obama will make " the change."
World stability depends on new...
Catholic church hypocritical accepting Blair, say...
"A British priest Monday accused the Catholic church of being hypocritical for accepting the conversion of former prime minister Tony Blair because of his support for the Iraq war.
"If the Roman Catholic church truly reflected the values of Jesus Christ, then Tony Blair...
