Comparing the quakes in Chile and Haiti
When I heard about the massive earthquake to hit Chile this morning, I felt like the wind had been punched out of me. Happening so soon after one devastated Haiti, the comparisons came thick and
An everyday tale of Nato being bonkers
OK, let’s be clear, all we wanted to do was to go and collect our ISAF (NATO) accreditation.
After the Kabul bomb attack
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN Again the Taliban or insurgency have left their mark on the Afghan capital. Its city centre shopping centre and Safi Hotel left a shattered wreck. In the gooey mud of
How tough talk at the UN may have eased Falkland tensions
Sarah Smith blogs from New York on how Jorge Taiana’s meeting at the United Nations may offer a pause from Argentina’s strong language over the Falkland Islands.
Falklands oil row now moves to New York
Sarah Smith blogs on attempts by the Argentinian Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana to persuade the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to encourage talks over the Falkland Islands.
Nato target the Taliban and strengthen their hand
It is set to be a momentous fortnight for Nato, who at last appear to have wrestled the “narrative” of the insurgency from the Taliban’s hands. In a nutshell, here is their good
Oxfam blog: The foreign aid worker's conundrum
Oxfam’s Alexandros Yiannopoulos on the dilemmas facing aid workers in communities shattered by natural disasters
North Korea: nothing to envy
You may have missed the Dear Leader’s birthday earlier this week. They celebrated with synchronised swimmers performing to martial music and a festival of the kimjongilia, the flower named after
Clouseau on the case of the 'all or nothing' Dubai killing
Alex Thomson blogs from Dubai on the international row over the assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.
Former Iranian basij militiaman: We became like machines
Lindsey Hilsum describes meeting a former basij militiaman, who says he was tortured after refusing to take part in the beating and rape of protestors.
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