Of all the transformations to have taken place during her sixty-year reign, none can be more apparent to Queen Elizabeth II than the transformation of Britain’s role in the world. But is the story of decline, and fall, of the...
We’re all familiar with Halloween. It’s a joyous day for kids – a day of fancy-dress costumes and all the candy you can eat. It’s the one day a year when kids are encouraged to take candy from strangers...
Asia China prepares for Communist Party congress to choose new leaders Final preparations are underway in Beijing ahead of a Communist Party congress at which a new generation of leaders will be unveiled. All delegates hav...
It is clear that the world now faces multiple environmental challenges that if not addressed wholly and timely, will explode to a state of irreversibility. Some people may even argue that it has already reached a point of no re...
I seldom agree with David Cameron however several slip-ups by broadcasters with TV debates recently have changed my stance. Lord Michael Grade, ex-chairman of the BBC and ITV, was right in describing their proposals as “s...
When the son of the president Equatorial Guinea, a desperately poor country, starts buying mansions in Florida and top of the range sports cars on an official monthly salary of $7,000, corruption, suggests Charmian Gooch, foun...