In the right place at the right time
In China, the communists had just massacred the students in Tiananmen Square and won themselves another quarter-century in power.
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EU refugee plan stunningly callous
The European Union's decision-making processes lend new depth to the word ''incoherent'' and the current British Government's default mode is nastiness, but they have both outdone themselves this t
Fusion power: the Age of Wonders is not past
''We would like to get to a prototype [of a nuclear fusion reactor] in five generations,'' said Dr Thomas McGuire, the director of the ''revolutionary technology'' division at Lockheed Martin's fa
Blindsided by technology
Less than perfect but not lost
'We have to recognise that Afghanistan will not be a perfect place, and it's not America's responsibility to make it one,'' said President Barack Obama last May.
'UnIslamic State' clones multiply
A coalition of imams and organisations representing British Muslims has written to Prime Minister David Cameron asking him to stop using the phrase ''Islamic State'' when talking about the new co
Playing for time in Rwanda's high-stakes game
Whoever betrays the country will pay the price, I assure you,'' Rwanda's President Paul Kagame told a rally soon after the country's former intelligence chief, Patrick Karegeya, was found strangl
Refugee burden not shared
Pharma won't give Ebola a shot
Ebola is a truly frightening disease, with a fatality rate as high as 95% (although the death rate in the current outbreak in West Africa is only 55%-60%).
The war that changed attitudes