Recessions have shaken the world economy in more than once and each time the world has come out of it at different pace. The world can still breathe easy as the gravity of the current recession, in terms of its recovery period, has not yet surpassed the Great Depression of 1930.
An independent research report published by the Cabinet office has revealed the independent motivation behind the riots.
The past seven months have seen bloodshed and uprising in both Libya and Syria, but while former Libyan dictator has been ousted and killed by rebel fighters, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad obstinately clings to power. Could his continued refusal to engage with protesters lead to a similar violent end?
Nearly a century after previous British royalty's visit to Ireland, history was made with Queen Elizabeth II making the first ever visit (May 17-29, 2011) of a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland.
With the popularity of Islamic-based political parties in Tunisia and Egypt, and the announce of the continuation of a sharia law-based Libya, political Islam in some of the Arab Spring countries is it seems regaining momentum, re-launching the debate between democracy and Islam.
In 2007, Indian-born Booker Prize-winning author, Salman Rushdie, established a new high for Asian Muslims living in the UK, when he was honored with a knighthood. More recently, Abdul Arain, a Non Resident Indian and Cambridge-based grocery-store owner, shot to fame when he was nominated in the Cambridge University Chancellor elections. Though he lost, there continues to a lot of hype about the commoner with an MBA from Cambridge.
This week has seen Italy's Silvio Berlusconi and Britain's Liam Fox facing increasing pressure from a disheartened public as new allegations surface about their murky pasts. But who should really have resigned?
On Wednesday 21 September Troy Davis was executed by the state of Georgia for the murder of policeman Mark MacPahil in 1991.
The fight for Sirte, Muammar Gaddafi's birthplace and one of his last strongholds, has started and the forces of Libya's interim Council have now entered the outskirts of the coastal city, according to Libyan officials.
UK has tightened rules effectively curbing immigration.
The UK economy has flat lined and with the threat of massive trade union strikes on November 30 of this year’s year both the public and economists are seriously considering whether David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne have got their plan right. Has the UK moved down a road they can’t come back from or is it in fact that Ed Balls’ and the Labour Party plans simply are not credible?
The World Health Organisation has revealed that there has been a significant rise in Europe of the rate of infections of TB. The WHO reports that there is a worldwide pandemic, killing 1.7 million people each year with 440,000 new patients being diagnosed with the disease around the world.
A decade after the attacks on New York and Washington, has the American and British "war on terror" made either the Western or the Islamic world signficantly safer place, or has it simply bred resentment on all sides?
Climate Change: UN and Rick Perry Opposed on the Science, Can a Deal Ever be Struck?
David Cameron’s appearance in front of MP’s yesterday at the House of Commons Liaison Committee has done little to quieten the calls for a vote on continuing European Union membership within the ranks of his party.
As rebel forces continue the manhunt for fugitive leader Muammar Gaddafi in Libya's desert triangle, reports emerging said that more than 200 armoured vehicles possibly sheltering Gaddafi and his sons had crossed into Niger, with sources saying the colonel could be heading for Burkina Faso.
Despite Gaddafi being in hiding since the rebels assault on Tripoli, the National Transitional Council (NTC) forces are still struggling to take control of the country as latest report say that talks between the new regime and Gaddafi loyalists have broken down, leading many to fear a bloody battle for the town of Bani Walid.
Scottish Conservative’s Must Deal with the Legacy of Margaret Thatcher Before the Party Can Move Forward
The issue of Scottish independence is one that will dominate the parliamentary landscape of the next British parliamentary term but is it a fight that either the coalition government or the Scottish National Party need to be fighting?
Throughout the last six months, Algeria has been a constant feature of the conflict: imaginary or real ally of Gaddafi, the country has been accused throughout the months of sending troops, arming Gaddafi forces or sheltering the former dictator.
After months of conflict, the rebels control most of Tripoli, but there is still no news of Moammar Gaddafi and his followers are still setting up resistance.
As the 41-year-old regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi is falling apart, leaving space for the National Transitional Council to take over the country, analysts are already attempting to look at the consequences of the fall of the man that managed to cling to power for so many years.
Assad’s “Attack” on Palestinian Refugees : A History of Oppression ?
London is ablaze and after three days of violence rioters and looters have taken over what started off as a peaceful demonstration outside of Tottenham police station, following the death of Mark Duggan.
After weeks of debate, struggles and hesitation, a divided US House of Representatives has approved a massive austerity plan to prevent the U.S. from entering into default.
Rick Perry closing in on Mitt Romney: Time for Perry to Announce Candidacy?
Just a week before the Aug. 2 deadline for Congress to act, hope for a compromise between Republican and Democratic proposals, and with Washington looking stuck in an impasse, Washington the mood in the U.S. is becoming more and more tensed as the risks of a downgrade to the top-notch US credit rating are looming everyday a little bit closer.
Gaddafi is once again causing havoc it seems as coalition forces supporting the Nato-led operation in Libya appears to be at loggerheads with the International Criminal Court.Recent weeks have been marked by declaration from France, the U.K and the Rebels saying they could allow for Gaddafi to remain in Libya.
With popular uprising in Syria refusing to back down, cracks in the establishment are starting to show.However unlike Tunisia or Egypt, it seems that despite months of popular protests the Assad family, in power in Syria for more than 40 years, is not yet ready to be ousted by the dissidents.
Breivik boasted about having friends in the EDL, and meeting "entrepreneurs and political leaders" in London.
