Russia ‘ready for’ new Cold War
Russian President Dimitry Medvedev appeared to set Russia on course for a new Cold War with the West yesterday, when he signed a decree recognising independence of Georgia's breakaway provinces South
Ossetia and Abkhazia. "We are not afraid of anything, including the prospect of a Cold War," he said, signalling... [continued]
A symphony for Tskhinvali 
In pictures: the Russian-Georgian war
Peregrine Worsthorne: real guts are needed to deal with Putin's Russia
Clinton: ‘Obama must be President’
Hillary Clinton has urged her supporters to rally behind Barack Obama, after a rousing speech at the Democratic national convention in Denver. During her 25-minute speech Clinton, who was given a
three-minute standing ovation as she took the stage, called for unity among the Democrats. "Barack Obama is my candidate.... [continued]
Alexander Cockburn: Obama loses momentum in awful August
In pictures: scenes from the Democratic convention
US Election: Hillary does her best - but is it enough?
60 Afghan children die in air strike
Sixty children were among those killed in air strikes led by US-led coalition warplanes in western Afghanistan last week, a UN investigation has concluded. Around 90 civilians lost their lives in
what is likely to be the worst incident involving civilians since 2001. Investigators from the UN Assistance Mission in... [continued]
Afghan air war loses sight of real enemy
Fourth arrest in ‘plot to kill PM’
A fourth man has been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown. A police spokeswoman said a 25-year-old Blackburn man, who is believed to be white, was taken into custody by Lancashire Constabulary and Greater Manchester Counter Terrorism Unit as part of a probe... [continued]
Mugabe jeered as parliament opens
Robert Mugabe was jeered and booed by opposition MPs as he opened Zimbabwe's parliament yesterday, an unprecendented humiliation for the president during his 30-minute speech. As the 84-year-old
leader rode to the opening of parliament in a vintage Rolls-Royce accompanied by troops and a 21-gun salute, he was greeted with... [continued]
Zimbabwe Today: exclusive reports from Moses Moyo in Harare
Doubts over Zardari’s mental health
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto and the man tipped to become President of Pakistan, has been diagnosed with crippling depression, leading to accusations by rivals that he is not fit for office. Zadari's lawyers presented the diagnoses, made by two New York psychiatrists last year, to the... [continued]
