The Olympic torch's shadowy past

" The Olympic torch's shadowy past By Chris Bowlby ...

Turkey: Another Rally Against Sharia Law

Ahead of a general election, everyday Turks are demonstrating against the creeping of religion into their secular state. The government denies any shift towards Sharia law, however. This is the latest in a series of protests breaking out across Turkey."Tens of thousands of...

For what it is worth

This article in Sunday's Telegraph suggests that the bombing earlier in the week in the parliament building complex has had a presumably unintended consequence. 

Airlines call on BAA to bear costs

"Three of Britain's biggest airlines are uniting to call on the British Airports Authority to pay some of the £250m of costs airlines are estimated to have incurred since the current security crisis began."