A New Year but the same old story
There goes another year and, as I age, each day becomes more precious – that I should be so blessed when such a multitude in the region of the Indian
BANGKOK – Subway crash injures 100
More than 100 people have been injured in a crash on Bangkok’s five-month-old underground railway. An empty train collided with a train carrying 700 passengers at the Thai Cultural Centre
The January 2005 Night Sky
The month of the giant ringed planet The New Year starts off with a comet called Macholz, named after its discoverer Don Macholz, who saw it in August 2004. This
Saddam’s hunger protest
The US military has denied claims that Saddam Hussein and 11 top leaders of his former regime are on hunger strike. A lawyer for ex-deputy Prime Minister, Tariq Aziz had
That time of the year
Judy Sharp reflects on life and her world – as she sees it It’s that time of year, isn’t it? Christmas – an orgy of consumption. Originally, the celebration marked
A love-hate history
Relations between France and Britain may be cosy today but they were pretty frosty in centuries gone by. The Resident’s Chris Graeme takes an amusing look! In all started to
IRAQ – 19 killed in Baghdad car bombs
At least 19 people were killed and 15 injured in two suicide bomb attacks on a military check-point in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad earlier this week, on the first
UNITED KINGDOM – Bid to cut court witness stress
New targets to reduce the stress that victims and witnesses go through while giving evidence in court has been announced by the Lord Chancellor. Lord Falconer wants all crown courts
Foreign affairs
The European Union has been in the forefront of foreign affairs in recent weeks. On issues as varied as democracy in Ukraine, human rights in Darfur, and the possible accession
FRANCE – Chirac shooting suspect trial
A man accused of shooting at French President, Jacques Chirac, during a Bastille Day parade in 2002 is due to go on trial in Paris. Maxime Brunerie, described as a