Archive for October, 2009

Obama breaks a presidential taboo

October 30th, 2009 | Posted by reza | 1 Comment
Saluting stiffly, his coat jacket whipped by a blustery wind, the commander-in-chief watched as the coffin was borne past him by six army soldiers in combat fatigues. Or, to put ...

Tropical storm hits Ashcroft

October 30th, 2009 | Posted by reza | No Comments
Michael Ashcroft, the Conservative peer who is funding a key part of David Cameron’s election campaign, is caught in the middle of a legal and political storm in the Central ...

Berlusconi’s scarlet fever

October 30th, 2009 | Posted by reza | No Comments
Most people who contract a serious illness take to their beds and try to sleep it off – but not Silvio Berlusconi. The Italian Prime Minister, suffering from a case of ...

Jacques Chirac to stand trial

October 30th, 2009 | Posted by reza | No Comments
Former French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial in an alleged corruption scandal dating back to his tenure as Paris mayor, a ...

Support for Blair

October 30th, 2009 | Posted by reza | 11 Comments
Tony Blair’s prospects of becoming the first EU President were fading last night despite a last-minute plea from Gordon Brown to Europe’s leaders to “get real” and back his predecessor ...