Conflict
-
Syria’s children suffer shocking war trauma
A charity has captured the world’s attention by revealing first hand stories of children caught in Syria’s bloody civil war. Its report, Untold Atrocities, details appalling suffering.
-
Congo’s gorilla haven threatened by war and oil
A gorilla sanctuary has been forced to close by war in the Congo, and is under threat from oil exploration. How does nature conservation co-exist with more disruptive human activities?
-
Murders halt joint patrolling by Afghans and NATO
A rise in attacks on NATO soldiers by rogue members of the Afghan forces has fuelled mutual mistrust. Now joint operations are being scaled down. What price comradeship?
-
American ambassador killed by Libyan protesters
On Tuesday, violent protests erupted in Libya and Egypt over an American film that portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a perverted buffoon. Yesterday, four US diplomatic staff were killed.
-
Taliban ‘ready to share power’ in Afghanistan
After more than a decade at war with invading NATO forces, Afghanistan’s hardline Islamists are willing to see some foreign forces remain, and to sever links with al Qaeda’s terrorists.
-
China and Japan clash over disputed islands
Japan calls them the Senkaku Islands; China, Diaoyu. Today, both nations claim them as their own – and simmering tensions are threatening to turn nasty.
-
Syria’s story at crossroads as civil war declared
In Syria’s ancient capital Damascus, battle is raging more furiously than ever. With the uprising now officially a civil war, this is a new chapter in Syria’s uprising. What happens next?
-
Thousands of soldiers face sack as army slashed
The British Army is to be cut to its smallest level in hundreds of years. More than ten thousand soldiers will lose their jobs. But does the UK need an army at all?
-
Fireworks for America on Independence Day
Today is the Fourth of July – the anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence. Americans everywhere are celebrating, but is the nation as ‘exceptional’ as some would like to think?
-
French spy and World War II hero dies aged 88
Count Robert de La Rochefoucauld was an aristocratic daredevil who led daring SOE sabotage missions behind Nazi lines in Occupied France. Now, his obituary has gone viral.
-
British bombers finally given London memorial
In World War II, Allied bombs wreaked death and destruction on innocent civilians. Yet the pilots who dropped them were deeply brave. Now they have finally been honoured with a memorial.
-
Assad talks of ‘war’ as rebels hit vital TV centre
The Syrian dictator says his country is now ‘in a state of war.’ Rebels are closing in on the capital. Army morale is collapsing. Allies are falling away. Is it all over for Bashar al Assad?
-
Russian and Saudi arms fuel Syria’s suffering
As grim news drips in daily from Syria, it has emerged that both rebels and the government are being armed from abroad. Some fear that the conflict is developing into a ‘proxy war.’
-
Nukes, dictators and mad Vikings in virtual future
A gamer has become an online celebrity after playing the same game of Civilization II (a history simulation) for ten full years. His virtual world has now reached 3991 AD – and is an Orwellian...
-
Dozens of children butchered in Syria massacre
UN observers have confirmed horrifying reports from the town of Houla, which came under attack from Syrian government forces on Friday. This is the conflict’s worst confirmed atrocity so far.