The capture of 11 Russian ‘spies’ in suburban America would indicate a continuing of Cold War-era espionage. However, the softness of the claims being made suggests there is little deception involved.

China signs a compassionate and historic trade deal with Taiwan after sixty years of dispute.

The Conservative policy of allowing parents and qualified teachers to establish schools sprang into action this month. Secular campaigners can take heart in the fact that Professor Richard Dawkins has recently expressed an interest in starting a free school.

With England’s dramatic loss at the World Cup and it’s unanimous coverage in the press, why is so much emphasis placed on football?

The Russian Federation is a country of some 142 million peoples with an ethnic diversity of around 160 countable indigenous and minority groups. Is ethnic repression and violence inevitable in post-Soviet Russia?

China’s relentless search for resource is in effect “raping” Africa, a Zambian economist alleges.

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It’s a funny old game. A game of two halves. It can leave you sick as a parrot or feeling over the moon. Even if you don’t have any interest in it at all, …

Before we go branding the new budget as deadly, clear evidence of the link between specific cuts and a reduction in overall health must be provided. Only then can the Chancellor distinguish between acceptable welfare cuts, and those which are dangerous.

The goal is to create a society where work is central to life and the difference in how much you earn working and could earn on welfare is irrelevant.

The cuts v spending argument is one we’ve heard many times before and we would do well to heed Enoch Powell’s words on the matter.

Was General McChrystal relieved of his position for his loud mouth, his ineffective strategies, or for the political convenience of the Obama administration? Is his replacement, General Petraeus, the right choice to take up the reins? Let’s take a closer look…

General Stanley McChrystal’s position as commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan was rendered untenable this week after it emerged that he had repeatedly mocked senior White House officials during a candid interview with the magazine Rolling Stone