Jul 30 2008
Having suffered setbacks in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Al Qaeda has turned its attention towards an impoverished Yemen to relaunch the Islamic Jihad against Western targets both in the Arabian peninsula and abroad. Since the september eleventh bombings in...
Jun 30 2008
On Sunday at Vienna’s picturesque Ernst Happel Stadion, Spain finally laid to rest a 44-year old jinx that until yesterday looked like never to be broken. Yet, Luis Aragones’ youthful side displayed a brand of football against three-time...
Jun 23 2008
As the battle for the White House hots up, there is one question in every American mind is whether Barack Obama could be the first African-American President. With just Republican John McCain standing in his way, the senator from Illinois has reasons to...
Jun 21 2008
A vulnerable peace deal is in place in the Swat region of Pakistan’s northwest frontier province. For months Pakistani security forces have been fighting Islamic radical groups resulting in hundreds of deaths in the region. As the peace deal is in...
Jun 21 2008
Russians are facing a massive dilemma regarding the recognition of their country’s leader. President Dmitry Medvedev may be the man entrusted with the powers to take Russia forward towards economic and political superiority, yet his predecessor...
Jun 14 2008
In a chilling message to the people of Pakistan and to the rest of the world, former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif has hinted that President Musharraf could be hanged in the near future. Addressing a mass rally at the stroke of dawn on saturday...
Jun 13 2008
In what is seen as a major blow to George W. Bush’s ‘war on terror’ policy, the US supreme court has ruled that foreign detainees at the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison have the right to challenge their imprisonment at US civilian...
May 29 2008
The race is on between Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the party’s US Presidential nomination. But Mr.Obama is the firm favourite to seal the highly charismatic and sometimes bitter victory over Ms.Clinton. Is there any...
Apr 10 2008
Prior to the match, Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard asked the club’s fans to believe in the team following a series of poor results in the Primera Liga. Now that the Catalunyan club is in the semi-final of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League,...
Apr 10 2008
In a chilling investigation report, the Bulgarian government is accused of having high-level links with the organised crime world and the report further highlighted that the organised crime funds are channelled to various terrorist organisations in...