African Union: "Unite or Starve"

I can't really argue with this: if it means bargaining with a collective continental market in order to get a better deal on necessities, then so be it. SInce the various AU nations have such different agendas, both with the West and with each other, it's hard to predict how...

Italy fingerprint plan criticised

Profiling of a community in Italy has triggered off  big controversy. Italian government plans to fingerprint immigrants living in Camps. "Italy's interior minister has sparked criticism with a proposal that would see police fingerprinting all members of the Roma...

Nepal crown goes missing

"The fabled crown of the Shah kings, studded with priceless gems and easily identifiable by the long bird of paradise feather rising from the apex, is missing, as well as the royal sceptre.The crown was last worn in public by Gyanendra, the last king of Nepal, on June 4, 2001...

British consumer confidence hits record low, BRC finds

UK retailers are in a panic as study after study shows that consumers are going to be hoarding their cash for some time. A drop in consumer spending power, a bad job market and general economic malaise have contributed to a general belt-tightening in the public mood....

Oxfordshire boy dies in storm drain

A teenager who was playing with a group of youths has fallen into a storm drain in Oxfordshire, UK and died. Oxfordshite was the hardest hit country during heavy rain on Sunday, which caused flash flooding across South England. Media reports have said the teenagers were...

Chinese Kids Lighting 'Em if They Have 'Em - Teen Smoking Rising in China

Nothing says welcome to economicprosperity like the acquisition of bad and self-destructiveenjoyments. For Americans flush with cash during the Reagan years itwas cocaine. And for the Chinese just before the Olympics itsapparently the Marlboro Man."BEIJING, June 2 (UPI) -- A...