The making of international monetary reform
By Jean Pisani-Ferry BRUSSELS: If French President Nicolas Sarkozy had written the prologue to his presidency of the G-20, which has just commenced, he could not have done better. The run-up…
Egypt building security towers along Gaza border
CAIRO: Egyptian security officials say the government is building several 100-foot (30-meter) observation towers to improve security along the border with the Gaza Strip, stopping infiltration and sniper attacks. The…
Four myths that hold back progress in fighting climate change
By Kenneth Chomitz and Vinod Thomas The UN Secretary-General has presented options for raising $100 billion a year to promote development while fighting climate change. This is timely, but for such…
YEAREND SPECIAL: What lies ahead in 2011?
By Joseph Stiglitz NEW YORK: The global economy ends 2010 more divided than it was at the beginning of the year. On one side, emerging-market countries like India, China, and the…
YEAREND SPECIAL: A good year for God
By Chris Patten LONDON: It’s been a better year for God. After withering literary assaults on the Almighty from the Oxford academic Richard Dawkins, the essayist Christopher Hitchens, and others, believers…
West Africans threaten force in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN: Laurent Gbagbo who refuses to leave Ivory Coast's presidency faced new threats to his grasp on power after regional leaders threatened to remove him by force if necessary. Meanwhile,…
Kuwait in turmoil as opposition bids to oust PM
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has plunged into fresh political turmoil after opposition MPs unleashed a serious bid to unseat the oil-rich Gulf state's premier, a senior member of the ruling family.…
Rights campaigners appeal for life of Kurd student in Iran
PARIS: Rights campaigners have appealed to Iran to spare a Kurdish law student due to be executed on Sunday. Both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called on the…
Something fishy holds hope for Angola tourism
KISSAMA PARK: Post-war Angola may not stand out as a top African tourist destination but adventure anglers fishing for the giant tarpon look set to put the country back on…
‘Dark future’ awaits the economy, says Iran opposition
TEHRAN: Iran's opposition leaders said that a "dark future" awaits the economy because the government didn't listen to economists when it slashed energy and food subsidies in a country already…
