Editorial
Delay rather than resistance
Party political manoeuvring between the Greek social-democratic, conservative and fascist parties has delayed acceptance of the blackmail demands presented by the troika of European Union, International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank.
Features
An imperial adventure set to continue
The growing intervention in Syrian internal affairs demonstrates the West's blatant attempt to rally reactionary Arab forces in support of its continued domination of the region, says George Galloway
All prawn and no brains...
Jacqui Smith's bizarre call to get schmoozing with the City
World
World in Brief
Friday 03 February 2012
News from around the globe
Did Egyptian police sit still as 74 died?
Thursday 02 February 2012
Egyptian citizens accused the police and military today of failing to intervene to stop clashes at an Egyptian football match that killed at least 74 people.
Thousands trapped in their villages in Serbia
Thursday 02 February 2012
At least 11,000 villagers have been trapped by heavy snow and blizzards in Serbia's mountains, authorities announced today, as the death toll from eastern Europe's week-long deep freeze rose to 114.
Cuban one-party system retained
Thursday 02 February 2012
The Cuban Communist Party's first National Conference ratified the governing party as "the only recognised political party" in the country to safeguard "the unity of Cubans and the revolution," according to resolutions made public on Wednesday.
Iran nuclear tour a 'good trip'
Thursday 02 February 2012
A senior International Atomic Energy Agency inspector spoke on Wednesday of a "good trip" to Tehran and said his team will return in late February.
Ban gets stick in Gaza
Thursday 02 February 2012
Palestinians tried to block UN chief Ban Ki Moon from entering the blockaded Gaza Strip and flung slippers at his armoured convoy today on the second day of his visit to Israel and the occupied territories.
Belfast union delight over £230m investment
Thursday 02 February 2012
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) hailed a new £230 million investment programme for Belfast today as "an essential first step along the right road of recovery."
Hundreds rescued after ferry sinks off coast of Papua New Guinea
Thursday 02 February 2012
Rescuers plucked more than 230 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea's east coast after a ferry sank today with around 350 people on board.
Colmbina ex-Congress chief jailed for his AUC links
Thursday 02 February 2012
Colombia's Supreme Court convicted a former president of Congress on Wednesday of close ties to a death-squad chief and sentenced him to nine years in prison.