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By Deepak Tripathi In the weeks until his inauguration on January 20, 2009, Barack Obama will be focusing on the most immediate tasks of assembling a new administration and familiarizing himself with the depth of domestic and foreign crises confronting the Unites States. Once in the White House, President Obama will have to grapple with the economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and their mani

By Franklin Lamb - Northwest of Ghajar Village, South Lebanon "We, as Lebanese, are here to confirm that we cling to freeing every grain of our soil. We will not abandon the great national cause, which is the continuation of the liberation of our land. The resistance looks forward to hoisting the flags of victory again over the Kfarshuba hills, Shebaa Farms, Ghajar and Abbasieh where 80 percent o

Jeffrey Sachs has been called “probably the most important economist in the world”. Now he’s tackling extreme poverty, overpopulation and climate change. Only “negativism” stands in the way, he tells Ed Pilkington. When Jeffrey Sachs gave the first of his Reith Lectures at the Royal Society in London a year ago, he was confident that there, in the bosom of the Enligh

The government should not use energy security as an excuse to build unabated coal power plants, according to a study by energy and climate experts. Investment should instead be focused on the country's gas power network to keep energy supplies secure while keeping a check on rapid increases in carbon emissions over the next decade, policy researchers have said. Jim Watson, a climate and energy re

Support splinters Fruitcakes of the forest Air of uncertainty Losing it badly What on earth do they mean? Drunk with power You can't get much more ecologically correct, you would think, than the Forest Stewardship Council, set up in 1993 to promote responsible management of the world's forests, and which now sets standards and independently certifies and labels forest products. But the NGO moveme

Keeping with our theme of gifts from the kitchen for the holidays during these difficult economic times, I've included a special cookie with history called the Anzac cookie. Remember, a gift from the kitchen is personal, thoughtful, and affordable. During World War One, a joint British Empire and French operation was mounted called the Gallipoli Campaign. The purpose was to secure a sea route to

A high-ranking spy known as 'The Spaniard' operating at the heart of Nato is feared to have betrayed British and US secrets to Russian intelligence for more than a decade, it has emerged.

MOSCOW, November 17 (RIA Novosti) - An exhibition of art works by William Turner (1775-1851), a famous 19th century British artist, is due to open in Moscow's Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts on Monday, th...

MOSCOW, November 17 (RIA Novosti) - An exhibition of art works by William Turner (1775-1851), a famous 19th century British artist, is due to open in Moscow's Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts on Monday, th...

A high-ranking spy known as 'The Spaniard' operating at the heart of Nato is feared to have betrayed British and US secrets to Russian intelligence for more than a decade, it has emerged.

Ottoman Russia and Britain are the only civs with a viable Grenadier rush. Otto/Russia grens are like little kids compared to the British Grens on steroids with Improved Grenade card. ...

hussars are good in mass against many civs. When u include tc fire to it, and the minuteman, they can't be stopped. + if ur good at raiding, british advantage in booming can reach to the max. Ckei suomesta ...

Several security companies are rushing to the region despite the presence of British, American, Russian and Indian naval warships, among others, sent to protect ships. For fees ranging from £8000 to £12000 for transits of three and five ...

I believe your view of a possible resurgent Russia is overly simplistic and a poor basis for formulation of future EU policy towards out neighbour to the east. It appears that you have swallowed the standard Economist/hack cliche line ...

He cited a NATO statement that hailed the courage of the crew of a British warship in repelling a pirate attack on a merchant vessel this month but made no mention of the involvement of a Russian warship in dealing with the incident. ...