British Prime Minister Gordon Brown handed President Bush good news on two fronts Monday: a modest increase in Britain’s troops for the tough Afghanistan fight and a fresh European effort to squeeze Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
The deeply unpopular prime minister seemed to calculate he had more to gain politically by being hawkish than he risked losing [...]
Scandal brings downs Ireland’s PM
With little change expected in overall policy direction, the first task facing his likely successor, Finance Minister and fellow Fianna Fail party member Brian Cowen, will be to secure a yes vote in a referendum when Irish voters will determine the fate of the European Unions reform treaty.
The treaty replaces a [...]
NINE days ago, Scottish drawing rooms echoed with the glorious,
phlegm-sodden sounds of Robert Burns poems, recited loudly and at
length.
Burns Night takes place every year on January 25, the presumed
birthday of the adored Scottish poet. A haggis supper is optional,
but recitation of Burns’ most famous poem, the feisty Address to
a Haggis, is not.
In it, he hails [...]
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In Kiwi terms, this is as big as the royal miscalculation over the death of Lady Diana.
The palaces initial belief then was that the outpouring of grief was [...]
Bond is back - and he wants revenge.
Producers have revealed some of the closely guarded secrets
about the latest James Bond film, due for release later this year,
including the inner turmoil that drives its suave superagent hero
and its title: Quantum of Solace.
As titles go, it’s not as mellifluous as From Russia With
Love or Goldfinger. But Daniel [...]
