The new invasion of Iraq
Up to 10,000 Turkish troops launch an incursion which threatens to destabilise the country's only peaceful region
Global Cooling: Amazing pictures of countries joining Britain in the big freeze
Kenya election unrest toll above 1500
Economy.com: One in 10 Home Loans Under Water
Zimbabwe: IMF Estimates Inflation At 150 000 Percent
The three trillion dollar war
The cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts have grown to staggering proportions
High food prices may force aid rationing
The WFP crisis talks come as the body sees the emergence of a “new area of hunger” in developing countries where even middle-class, urban people are being “priced out of the food market” because of rising food prices.
Depression drugs don’t work, finds data review
Millions of people taking commonly prescribed antidepressants such as Prozac and Seroxat might as well be taking a placebo, according to the first study to include unpublished evidence.[Link to study cited in article above]
Former Fed chief Alan Greenspan says dollar peg 'needs to go'
Biggest brain drain from UK in 50 years
No other nation is losing so many qualified people, it points out. Britain has now lost more than one in 10 of its most skilled citizens, while overall only Mexico has had more people emigrate.
The Oil factor in Kosovo independence
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