2016-05-29
Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot aimed to devise a plan that would enable Great Britain and France to avoid a ruinous rivalry in the Middle East
2016-05-28
New research suggests Mars is emerging from an ice age that once covered it in frost
Why the world must find an antidote to the deadly menace of lead acid batteries
For right-wing populists, democracy is the rule of the majority over the minority
Increases in the unemployment rate were associated with additional cancer deaths except in countries with universal health care
Tairmoor Karimi faces expulsion from Bahrain, amid reports that increasing numbers of activists are being rendered stateless
Robert Fico: 'I’m sorry, Islam has no place in Slovakia. It is the duty of politicians to talk about these things very clearly and openly. I do not wish there were tens of thousands of Muslims'
Securing the Iraqi capital won’t be easy, but keeping Baghdad safe from the Islamic State is the only way to ensure it doesn’t fall to Shiite militias
2016-05-25
The Vancouver-bound flight had to divert to Hamburg at short notice so the man could be forcibly removed
Wars and terrorism are stressful. The traumatised have nowhere to turn
ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa are depriving more than 13 million children of an education
2016-05-24
Studies show that the number of friends we have declines consistently as we get older
The Iraqi government is desperate to retake the city, but Isis is giving orders to kill anyone who tries to flee or surrender
"We are beginning the operation to liberate Fallujah,"
On May 16, 1916, in the middle of World War I, Great Britain and France signed a secret pact in London. Officially known as the Asia Minor Agreement, the deal, negotiated by the diplomats Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot
2016-05-22
American commanders are growing concerned that a recent spate of deadly bombings in Baghdad will cause the Iraqi government to lose focus on an upcoming assault on Mosul
2016-05-21
Generals are sometimes slow to get around to developing plans and ordnance for those new weapon systems and battlefields
Dozens of demonstrators were injured by tear gas and live fire, witnesses said. Some security personnel were stabbed, according to a military statement
2016-05-18
President Barack Obama was unlikely to sign the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act if it passes the House
2016-05-17
Monetary policy is an effective means of managing inflation and can boost employment and output in a recession
The enduring strength of Germany’s political center probably reflects the country’s remarkable economic success, which it has sustained for more than a decade, even as most of the rest of Europe has faced serious challenges
2016-05-15
The Arab Spring uprisings brought to the fore the inadequacy of the region’s outdated social contracts in the face of current political and economic challenges
In today’s economy, many sectors – telecoms, cable TV, digital branches from social media to Internet search, health insurance, pharmaceuticals, agro-business, and many more – cannot be understood through the lens of competition
The United States and the European Union must decide whether they will begin to treat China as a “market economy” in their trade policies
2016-05-11
Fortunately, there is a way to avoid the cycle of poverty, deprivation, and conflict
2016-05-10
Securing an agreement in Paris was just the first step on a long road towards protecting the global climate and the world’s most vulnerable countries
