Awakening of a nation against all the odds
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He revelled in the task, working the crowd with easy good humour. It might be freezing cold, he started, as he wiped the snowflakes from his beaming face, but I can see that it is politically hot! After several ...
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Members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) have been challenged to work towards fulfilling the dreams and hopes of the people they represent.
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The rise of a powerful cleric exposes economic and political failures in a government-administered area. Part 1 of three.
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With the election of its first president with Islamist roots, the country enters a new era. Just what it will bring is the question
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âSpring Awakeningâ shocked its audience when it debuted 100 years ago in Germany. Now revived on Broadway as a musical, it gains a new edge with Duncan Sheikâs hard-hitting rock ânâ roll score.
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It's good to be the king, but not always.
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More and more we re revering our ancestors as fresh information pours out about the amazing men and women who migrated here and started our nation.
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The problem with nationalism is that it will align itself with and act in the common good of humanity only when its own interests are also served. And of course, if its interests are served by stability, which might sometimes be served by propping up corrupt regimes, such as in Burma and its supply of natural gas to India and China, no action will come at all. Agitation then to get countries to do something is pointless. National governments exist to serve that country's citizens, not humanity. That fundamental structural defect means that nations are unreliable agents of the common good. They will never act for the common good of humanity on principle alone.  However, with the rise of the Internet, we have a wonderful new tool at our disposal for the advancement of justice. A means for all of humanity to coordinate and act on the name of the human good on its own, bypassing the morally compromised and ineffectual national governments.
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The humble LED goes from strength to strength
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The leaders of a new 'axis of resistance' mix populism and Shiite theology to win broad support in a fight against America and its allies. Part 2 of two.
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Some laud moves with the two nations. Others are suspicious.
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The power of liberty has been demonstrated again, in the arid valleys of Afghanistan, where millions have defied terrorist threats and turned out in droves for the nation&#39;s first free and fair election.
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This tiny nation declared independence six years ago after centuries of harsh foreign rule and conflict, its people dreaming of a life of peaceful self-determination.
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In India, the European Union has an image problem. Seen as an impregnable economic fortress and yet a shaky political sandcastle, the 25-nation bloc faces an uphill battle to be taken seriously in the world's biggest democracy.
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There is no doubt that we are in a time of chaos in the world. Wars and genocide are as prevalent as ever.     Misery and suffering are on every continent of the globe we call earth. The world is currently focused on the 'War In Iraq' and the problem of nuclear proliferation in Iran and North Korea but the sad fact is threats to world peace are as prevalent as ever in spite of the efforts of the UN.    Where do we turn? Our respective governments? Grassroots support? Does genocide on the African continent for example even matter?    It is not unreasonable to look to the United Nations for understanding and problem resolution. Presumably, we expect it to be an unbiased and peace loving organization. Yet at closer examination one begins to realize the fact that the United Nations has been a total failure in terms of world peace. Rarely has the UN brought enough countries together to form an alliance to intervene meaningfully in the affairs of an oppressive and brutal country.    With the exception of the World Health Organization little good has come from the peace making mission of the U.N. I suggest the UN go to what it does best. With its world standing already established, the UN should focus on research, education and health, the missions it does best.
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The island nation's government is receiving new support from an unusual political group.
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I am reminded of an event 93 years ago, in which Franz Ferdinand was shot, plummetting Europe into war. World War III is coming, and the flashpoint is the Islamic world. Much like Serbia in 1913, it is fragile and fragmented and there is a determination by a large focused interest group to see violence done in the name of their agenda. And, in the use of violence, they have successfully advanced their agenda.