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The Tale of the Chinese Zodiac (part I)??????????
John Phillips, staff writer
A long, long time ago, the Jade Emperor was celebrating his birthday. Unfortunately, at that time there was no way of counting the years so he couldn't be sure how old he was. It was then that he decided to come up with a methodFULL STORY
Germany growing more isolated on several key issues2008-12-15
By Ian Traynor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Brussels on Thursday night a lonely figure. For years, German chancellors have been consensual participants at EU summits, drawing on Germany’s formidable status as the paymaster of Europe and the powerhouse of its economy. Not any more. The pastor’s daughterFULL STORY
'A living head glued to a dead body'2003-11-01
By Jon Henley
A month ago, Marie Humbert sat at her son Vincent's bedside in a clinic by the sea in northern France. It was three years to the day since the car crash in which he lost the use of his four limbs, his sight, speech andFULL STORY
The EU constitution can create a strong and democratic union2003-11-01
By Anders Fogh Rasmussen
After the historic decision on enlargement, the EU now faces the task of making a union with 25 or more members a success. That is the task of the Intergovernmental Conference, which started its work on Oct. 4. Governments of the 15 current members andFULL STORY
A playground of Western ambition2003-03-03
By Samia Nakhoul
Reuters, BAGHDAD As US-British invasion forces gather, Muayad al-Wandawi, a modern history professor at Baghdad University, says Iraq has always been prey to Western ambitions. Wandawi sees US and British policies through a historical prism that refracts long-standing colonial impulses to control Iraq's land, people and vastFULL STORY
Great Game turned on its head2001-10-03
Tom Heneghan
The Great Game, the fabled race for power and influence in Central Asia, has been turned on its head by the US-led "war on terror" that is rallying the whole world against Afghanistan. For centuries, the wild country astride the towering Hindu Kush mountains has stoodFULL STORY
Attack shatters the relaxed aura of the US2001-09-14
By Matthew Engel
Only history will relate, and even then haphazardly, what really happened at the heart of the US government on Tuesday as it faced its greatest crisis of all time. We may never know how President George W. Bush actually responded away from the TV camerasFULL STORY
US missile project tests relationship with UK2000-12-27
By Hugo Young
The Guardian, London There's a man close to the British prime minister Tony Blair, who is rather keen on NMD, the national missile defense system which the US President-elect George W Bush has said he will deploy. He believes there will soon be so many loose missilesFULL STORY
Yugoslav's ogre refusing to go away peacefully2000-12-27
By Philippa Fletcher
Asked at the height of Yugoslavia's "October revolution" what would happen to Slobodan Milosevic, an opponent predicted a Shakespearean-style ending. Two months on, there are shades of tragedy about Milosevic's efforts to claw back some power, but no sign of a dramatic exit. Still living in anFULL STORY
The tragedy of Japanese politics2000-04-11
By Jens Wilkinson
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