Alan - Instablogs
Jul 15 2009
Late last month, a group of Azeri bloggers posted their latest tongue-in-cheek opus, a video in which a donkey holds a news conference before a circle of gravely nodding journalists. Dressed in a voluminous gray costume, Adnan Hajizada rhapsodizes over...
Jul 13 2009
He came to the United States in 1996 to paint houses and work in construction. Like many of his fellow Irishmen, he returned home soon after to ride the Celtic Tiger, the economic boom that turned his once-struggling country into one of Europe’s great...
Jun 18 2009
More than 100 Romanians evacuated from their homes in Belfast following a sustained campaign of racist intimidation and violence were last night in emergency accommodation in the city. Some of the men and women of the 20 families affected were injured...
Jun 10 2009
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi flies into Rome today on his first visit to Italy, celebrating the end of decades of animosity between his country and its former colonial power. Since the countries signed a treaty in August last year, in which Italy agreed to...
Jun 9 2009
Far-right and anti-immigration parties also made gains, as turnout figures plunged to 43% - the lowest since direct elections began 30 years ago. The UK Labour Party, Germany’s Social Democrats and France’s Socialist Party were heading for...
Jun 3 2009
Mr Mandela, who is revered for leading the fight against apartheid in South Africa, is by far the country’s most respected politician and his funeral will be inevitably be a major political event Now aged 90, the former president is in failing...
Dec 11 2008
The main socialist opposition leader George Papandreou appealed for an end to the violence that has gripped more than 10 Greek cities.
Oct 29 2008
“There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all.” It’s true too—next time you are lost in a foreign country, just flash a smile and the locals will be happy to help you find your way.
Oct 20 2008
Researchers have discovered a mechanism for the rapid growth seen in infantile hemangioma, the most common childhood tumor.
Oct 16 2008
Perhaps the most striking fact revealed by the global financial crash — or rather, by the reaction to it — is the staggering, astonishing, gargantuan amount of money that the governments of the world have at their command.