The pro-gun lobby in the United States likes to say “guns don’t kill people; people kill people”. This is true, but irrelevant: the point is that people who want to kill other people find it much easier to do so when th...
Africa Nato forces needed in Mali, says African Union The African Union’s chairman Thomas Boni Yayi has called for Nato to send forces to Mali to help fight militant Islamists who have captured the north. The Malian conf...
One would hardly perceive politics as a source of income outside the realm of governmental agencies or consultancy firms, yet a great deal of wealth is being generated by an unorthodox type of politician: politicians who haven&...
Educational reform is a topic of much debate in American society. Whether you are watching a political debate, surfing the headlines of CNN, or at a dinner party with friends, everyone has an opinion on what is wrong with educ...
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet faced international pressure to call a referendum on his presidency. Below is a trailer for the film “NO”, the true story of a marketing campaign which sparked a...
Africa Kenya hunts ivory poachers after family of 11 elephants killed Kenya’s Wildfire Service says it is pursuing a gang of poachers suspected of killing an entire family of 11 elephants. The family was gunned down on S...