Ten Baptist workers to appear in Port-au-Prince court after attempting to take youngsters out of countryTen Americans will appear in court today in Port-au-Prince after attempting to take 34 children out of Haiti, saying that they were trying to rescue them.The Baptist aid workers, from the Idaho-based New Life Children’s Refuge, were arrested on Friday [...]
In a unique experiment in democratic transparency, Barack Obama – a BlackBerry owner, and the first American president to use email while in office – has agreed to copy G2 in on his otherwise highly confidential electronic communications. Each week, we present a selection from recent daysTo: George W Bush Subject: Re: Fantastic performance! Well [...]
The sad story of an innocent Canadian magazine colliding with the internet’s collectively filthy mindA sad day in the proud tradition of Canadian publishing: the country’s second-oldest magazine has been forced to change its name because of the internet. As of April, the venerable Beaver magazine will be renamed Canada’s History.The first question that springs [...]
The recent ban of more than 500 candidates from Iraq’s upcoming elections is designed to cement the power of the country’s Shiite Islamists aligned with Iran.
As long as we’re taking the measure of the country this week, let’s look in on the far fringes of the right wing.
Over his long career, the US academic and activist Howard Zinn tirelessly challenged received wisdom and injusticeI remember vividly the first time I met Howard Zinn. It was 2005 and the height of the murder and mayhem overtaking Iraq after the US/UK attack. I was studying history for a year at UCLA and had gone [...]
‘If they stayed 30 years I’d be happy!’ Haitians desperate for food, water and medicine look to Washington for helpOfficially, Haiti’s government is directing earthquake relief efforts but the hand-written sign in Delmas, one of Port-au-Prince’s devastated districts, told a different story: “Hello America! We need help here. Urgent! Thank you America!”The plea cut through [...]
Scott Roeder , the man charged with murder in the shooting of George R. Tiller , one of the few doctors in the country to perform late-term abortions, took the witness stand in his own defense on Thursday, and said that, yes, he did it.
• Japanese firm says recall that has affected millions of vehicles in US will be extended to Europe and China• 750 jobs face axe at Burnaston factory in UK Toyota, the world’s biggest car maker, was fighting for its reputation today after recalling millions of its vehicles in the US and then saying it [...]
Barack Obama must move quickly if he is to repeal the law denying gay Americans the right to serve in the armed forcesPresident Obama announced in his first state of the union address last night that this year he will “work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans [...]