Reactions to the conflict-of-interest allegations against Paul Wolfowitz, president of the World Bank, have been muted: Europe won’t criticize Wolfowitz much for fear of losing its monopoly over the IMF; countries that depend on World Bank funding may regard the scandal as leverage against strict...
PHILADELPHIA: As the controversy around Paul Wolfowitz’s stewardship of the World Bank continues, many voices have weighed in on his conduct and whether he should resign.
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Documents suggest that Great Britain operates a secret station in the Middle East to intercept emails, phone calls and web traffic, shared with the US National Security Agency. “All of the messages and data passed back and forth on the cables is copied into giant computer storage ‘buffers’ and then...
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Many young throughout Africa set out on dangerous journeys north, searching for jobs in Europe. Some send back what seem like vast sums to their villages while others eventually return, building homes and sending their children to school. But some men never return or make contact, and their...
Night and day, Haj Ashmawi and his neighbours in the impoverished village of Telbana in the governorate of Daqahliya look sadly at the lapping brown edge of the river in the hope their sons will return. At least 20...
The Arab Spring uprisings, the low price of oil and the disregard for human rights as displayed by the murder of a journalist in a Saudi diplomatic consulate – ordered by the Saudi crown prince, according to the US Central Intelligence Agency – is prompting nations and businesses around the globe...
Researchers concede Covid-19 as a new virus presents many unknowns. Hence, community leaders and individuals should practice caution. Hilary Guite reports on studies that monitored subjects day by day. About 80 percent of patients report mild or no symptoms, yet the disease is infectious during the...
The six-party talks on North Korea that will start on August 27 in Beijing is taking place against the backdrop of growing divergence over North Korea. A recent public opinion poll taken by Pew Global Attitudes Project shows that the country closest to North Korea - its southern counterpart is...
The six-party talks on North Korea - involving the United States, South Korea, North Korea, China, Japan and Russia - slated to begin Aug. 27 in Beijing reflect global public concern that the regime in...
British Prime Minister Theresa May hesitantly agreed to a nuclear power plant, Britain’s first in decades, financed in part by China with a controlling stake by EDF, a French firm. May, who came to power after the Brexit referendum in June, and others in her staff have expressed concern that a...
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