Car bomb kills 20 in Lebanon

A powerful car bomb struck the southern Beirut stronghold of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Thursday, killing 20 people, wounding 120 and trapping many others

Europe-wide speed clampdown as of Monday

  POLICE across Europe commence a week-long speed enforcement operation starting Monday 19 August. During the operation, co-ordinated by the European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL),

Has austerity failed in Europe?

By Daniel Gros Although many European governments have announced expenditure cuts and tax hikes, their debt/GDP ratios continue to deteriorate. So, if the purpose of

Religion is Darwinism

By Richard Dickenson I’ve been re-reading some Thomas Paine. He used to live in the same village as my UK home, so I have a