Time to manage water demand (Israel)

Ha'aretz on the water crisis which is slowly enveloping Israel

Time to manage water demand in Israel

Dungeon Master: The life and legacy of Gary Gygax

Wired on the inventor of Dungeons and Dragons, Garry Gygax who died recently aged 68

Dungeon Master:The life and legacy of Garry Gygax

How to buy a gun in Dafur

Mother Jones reports on the flow of small arms from China to Africa

How to buy a gun in Dafur

Landmines hinder Egyptian access to oil/gas

Der Spiegel reports that landmines buried by British and German combatants during World War Two still curtail development in North Aftican nations such as Egypt.

Landmines hinder Egyptian access to oil/gas

They only know how to kill

Times of India's chilling editorial about the violent mindlessness from both the US and the Taliban at work in Pakistan.

They only know how to kill

US Middle East Commander "retires"

New York Times on the "retirement" of Admiral Fallon, commander of US forces in the Middle East and a strong proponent of diplomacy

US Middle East Commander "retires"

Moko the friendly dolphin saves two whales

New Zealand Herald with a heart-warming story about a dolphin which helped save two stranded whales.

Moko the friendly dolphin saves the whales

What's holding back India

The Economist looks at the world's largest democracy an prescribes deregulation.

What's holding back India

Holes in gravitational theory

The Economist reports that spacecraft deviations from predicted flightpaths are suggesting problems with the gravitational theory on which space navigation is carried out.

Holes in gravitational theory

Obama's neophyte handicap

Time argues that Obamas campaign is disadvantaged by neophyte advisors

Obamas neophyte handicap

Scepticism Surrounds China Hijack

Time wonders aloud about the content and timing of the Chinese "terror" plot.

Scepticism surrounds China Hijack

ANC President in the dock

Jacob Zuma's (Party president of the ANC) lawyers are challenging the search warrants used to obtain evidence of graft.

ANC President in the dock

Google gets Doubleclick

Wired looks at the privacy implications of the EU's approval of Google to buy ad-tracking company Double Click for US$3.1 billion.

Google gets Doubleclick

China's military gearing up

The International Herald Tribune reports that China has again increased military spending, citing the "grim situation" with Taiwan.

China gearing up

Religion is a drag - even in Iraq

The International Herald Tribune suggests that young Iraqis have had enough of Jihad and the strictures religious fundamentalism brings with it.

Religion is a drag

Saber-Rattling in South America

Der Spiegel reports on how Columbia lost it with Ecuador in its fight to suppress the Revolutionary Forces of Columbia

Saber Rattling in South America

Dizzy with (sham) success

This Moscow Times article invokes Stalin's "Dizzy with Success" to question whether Russia's leaders are similarly deluding themselves.

Dizzy with (sham) success

Gazprom vs the Ukraine

The oil giant is stepping up the pressure on its client state

Gazprom vs Ukraine

Declaring Dependence

The New York Times looks at the independence declaration of Kosovo

Declaring Dependence