British minister holds emergency meeting on horse meat scandal
Britain’s environment secretary was Saturday to hold an emergency meeting with the food safety authority (FSA) to discuss a deepening scandal over horse meat in processed food. A 320g size box of Findus brand beef lasagne is seen after its purchase from an independent food store in Nunhead, southeast London. Food manufacturer Findus confirmed More...
Protesters converge on Paris to march against gay marriage
Trains, buses and cars poured into Paris on Sunday bringing protesters from around France for a mass demonstration against gay marriage, a divisive reform President Francois Hollande has pledged to enact by More...
The Nobel Peace Prize & the Irony of Peace
By: Abdulai Mansaray (United Kingdom) It is a travesty of semantics and an insult to the intelligence of the man on the street, when a group of self-aggrandising “know alls” decide to dress themselves More...
Europe’s top-rated nations may have to increase support for indebted states such as Spain and Italy, warned Moody’s
The embattled euro languished at multi-year lows versus the yen and greenback on Tuesday, having been dealt another setback after Moody’s changed to negative its outlook for Europe’s biggest economy, More...
Russian President Vladimir Putin, signs law regulating Russian NGOs
By: Jim Heintz MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a new measure that requires non-governmental groups receiving funding from abroad and engaging in political activity More...
London’s Big Ben to be renamed Elizabeth Tower
It’s one of the most famous names in the world, up there with the Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty – but now London’s Big Ben clock tower is to be renamed Elizabeth Tower to mark the queen’s 60th More...
Britain confirms WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange is beyond reach at Ecuador embassy in London where he asked for asylum.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has requested political asylum at Ecuador’s embassy in London, where he remains “beyond the reach of the police,” the British Foreign Office said on Wednesday. Police More...
Power and Progress: Helge Lund & Kandeh K. Yumkella
VIENNA/OSLO – We grew up in entirely different regions of the world: one in Norway, the other in Sierra Leone. Thegap between our two countries in terms of development could hardly be starker: Norway’s More...
The future of Greece and the unity of the euro zone region hanging in the balance as markets wait with bated breath for polls result.
Greeks voted on Sunday in an election that could decide whether their heavily indebted country stays in the euro zone or heads for the exit, potentially unleashing shocks that could break up the single currency. People More...
Euro exit threat hangs over Greek elections on Sunday.
Greeks readied for their second election in six weeks with all the top candidates now calling for renegotiation of a bailout deal despite warnings that Greece must toe the line or leave the euro. Sunday’s More...