Top Stories
Syria: French foreign minister slams journalist deaths
As the attack on Homs continues for a 19th day running, Syrian activists claim at least 27 people have been killed including…
no comment of the day
Scotland debates its national destiny
Scotland is heading towards a referendum on independence. Five million Scots will have to decide if they want to say ‘goodbye’ to the United Kingdom or not. The debate about the…
New treatment for prostate enlargement
Doctors from all over the world are heading for Lisbon to learn how to perform a new medical procedure that may improve the quality of life for millions of men suffering from prostate enlargement…
Arab Spring at Berlin’s Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival has focused on Arab film-makers who documented last year’s uprisings in the Middle East and north Africa. The Berlinale programme showed the Arab…
Ulaanbaatar: Mongolia’s capital under pressure
Mongolia is the most sparsely populated independent country on the planet, vast unspoiled steppes stretch as far as the eye can see. But, the country is undergoing major changes: the traditional…
Syria: Stopping the Bloodshed
Syria’s people-power uprising has turned into open warfare. After months of trying to crush a largely peaceful Arab Spring movement, and after more than 5,000 deaths, the Syrian regime is now…
Lisa Batiashvili – Queen of the Violin
The violin has fascinated her all her life. At the age of two Lisa Batiashvili played the instrument for the first time in her native Georgia and never let go of it again. Today the 32-year-old is…











