The elephant in the Tripoli hotel room
Our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller is summoned from his hotel room in the early hours for a bizarre news conference, with a Gaddafi Government Minister…and assorted
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Congo rape: what should we do now?
The mass rape of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be systematic, rather than opportunistic, writes International Editor Lindsey Hilsum. How can we stop it?
Will Iran sanctions impact an economy already in bad shape?
“These sanctions are not aimed at the Iranian people,” said the US Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, in the Security Council session where the new resolution was passed. “These
Is UN security in the wrong place?
It’s not surprising security is tight at the UN during the general assembly. We all expect to have to stand in long queues to pass through metal detectors at any gathering where Barack Obama
Gaddafi pitching up in Trump's garden?
Quick update on Gaddafi’s accommodation whilst he is enjoying his first visit to New York: Having been denied permission to erect his huge Bedouin tent anywhere in the city he’s had to
How polluting are we journalists?
It’s a bit of a cheap shot – to ask any of the world leaders at the climate change summit whether they think the 15 car motorcades they drive around in, blocking the streets of
Inside Somalia's Afgoye Corridor
Somalia is off-limits to most western reporters and five Somali journalists have been killed there so far this year. Aid workers are frequently kidnapped – a million dollars is the going rate
A tale of two Gaza schools
The Israeli government has now picked up on the story of what they’re calling “the school” in Gaza (which I wrote about yesterday). It concerns the UN’s apparent
UN 'reversal' over Gaza school should be treated with caution
A row has broken out between the United Nations and the Israel Defence Force over an incident in Gaza during the 22-day-long war. In the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, a piece announced yesterday
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