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Why Men Are Killing Themselves
“Today’s the day I’m going to kill myself,” said David Durston. “You wake up and think, yeah, I’ll kill myself today. It’s today.” He sat in front of cheerful primary-coloured walls describing the...
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Dying Dutch: Euthanasia Spreads Across Europe
In one of the last photographs my family took of my grandmother, she looks as if she’s been in a fistfight. Jean Bass Tinsley is lying in a hospital bed in Athens, Georgia, wearing a turquoise...
View ArticleFormer Nigerian President Warns of ‘Coup’ in Upcoming Presidential Election
The former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned that incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan may be “going for broke” to hold on to the presidency in what would amount to a “coup”, after...
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Alan Johnson Interview: Labour's Lost Leader
Labour is endangering its chance of election victory by disowning the party’s 13 years in power under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, warns the man seen by many supporters as the main opposition party’s...
View ArticleLabour Not to Blame for Financial Crisis, Says Former UK Home Secretary
Britain’s Labour party must refuse to take the blame for the 2008 financial crisis and defend the party’s record in government under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown to avoid having the Conservatives steal...
View ArticleDavid Cameron ‘Lying or Stupid’ Over Stephen Green HSBC Allegations
British prime minister David Cameron is either “lying or stupid” to say that he didn’t know about allegations that Stephen Green’s HSBC subsidiary was involved in advising its wealthy clientele on how...
View ArticleMartin Luther Playmobil Toy is Fastest-Selling of All Time
Astronomical sales of a tiny figurine of the Protestant reformation figure Martin Luther, have confounded its maker, Playmobil, by becoming the fastest-selling Playmobil figure of all time.The German...
View ArticleRussia ‘Sent Tanks and Artillery to Rebels During Peace Talks’, Says Kiev
The Russian armed forces sent 50 tanks, along with a succession of artillery and military supplies to territories held by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, while the leaders of the two countries were...
View ArticlePolitical Shoo-ins Are Bad for Journalism as Well as Democracy
When Mitt Romney announced last week that he would not embark on a third run for the White House, it was virtually impossible to miss. Above-the-fold headlines, breaking news alerts and countless...
View ArticleItalian Mafia Intimidating Journalists With Worst Levels of Violence Since 90s
The Italian mafia are “back in business” and silencing the country’s journalists with a vigor last seen in the 1990s, according to Antoine Héry, the head of the World Press Freedom Index, part of the...
View ArticleFalling Social Gaming Company Share Prices Down to ‘Fickle’ Marketplace
Short shelf lives, fickle consumers and increasingly savvy investors have contributed to falling share prices in online social gaming companies like Zynga and King, making them unattractive ventures,...
View ArticlePredicting the Next Wall Street Disaster
Wouldn’t it be great if the U.S. had a heat map of the entire financial system that could alert it to vulnerabilities and approaching calamities before a global crisis struck?While members of Congress...
View ArticleFacing Deadline on Releasing Abuse Photos, Government Stalls, ACLU Says
Last week, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein of New York gave the Obama administration until Wednesday at noon to decide whether it would comply with his ruling or appeal in the decade-long battle...
View ArticleParis Greenlights Lawsuit Against Fox News over “No-Go Zones”
The Paris City Council agreed to move ahead with a lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday, French newspaper Le Figaroreports.The defamation lawsuit follows a complaint by Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo over...
View ArticleECB Raises Pressure on Greece as Tsipras Meets EU Peers
The European Central Bank raised the pressure on Greece to extend an international bailout deal on Thursday, as new leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told EU leaders austerity was killing his...
View ArticleIslamic Republic of Iran or Islamic State: What's the Difference?
The Islamic world is rife with political diversity, from ultra-conservative monarchies to new democracies. But two places reflect the escalating rivalry over an ideal Islamic state in the 21st century:...
View ArticleReclusive Owner Blocks Austrian Bid to Buy Hitler's Birthplace
An elderly woman is stopping the Austrian government from buying the building in which the dictator Adolf Hitler was born, as they try to prevent it from falling into disuse or into the wrong hands.The...
View Article‘Heavy Political Cost’ Attached to $17.5bn IMF Loan to Kiev
The IMF today agreed a $17.5 (€15.5) billion loan to Ukraine as part of an economic reform deal, designed to cut state spending, bureaucracy and corruption, and boost the Ukrainian economy in the...
View ArticleReports of ISIS Hostage Kayla Mueller Marrying a Militant May Be Unfounded
According to a diary of another militant bride, ISIS wives were never allowed to travel alone.
View ArticleParis’s Luxury Hotels Suffer 60% Cancellation Rate Following Charlie Hebdo...
The City of Light’s tourist, leisure and catering industries have taken a hit in the month since deadly attacks.
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