Evidently the Sri Lankan government is looking to reform its image in the international media. How? By chiding journalists for the poor job they have done! Prime Minister D M
BANGLADESH
Lights on – sorry, off
With a turnover of close to USD 2.3 billion per annum and an output of nearly a thousand movies each year, the Indian film
The political stability promised by the People's Movement of April 2006, which led to the downfall of the Nepali monarchy and brought the Maoists into aboveground politics, has
Around the world, the narrative of the past two hundred years can arguably be framed in terms of how peoples of different 'nations' have come together and defined
While India’s new Right to Education Act seeks to bring free and compulsory education for all children, it seems to short-change them through an unrealistic vision of the private sector’s involvement.
In April, the conferences of two international groupings – BRIC (Brazil-Russia-India-China) and IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) – brought some of the world's highest-profile heads of
Trotted out on every outing like a favourite suit, the 'mantra' of regional cooperation in and on Afghanistan was seen once again at the end of April, at
The birds were one of those issues – and there were many – that were endlessly confusing as I was growing up, but which eventually became accepted wisdom and, finally, simply the
AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN
Militant wood
President Hamid Karzai's odd outburst in March, in which he threatened to quit the government and join the Taliban, was no doubt a momentary
Region
Bizarre Newspaper Headline Contest
Hello and welcome to the latest round-up of the Bizarre Newspaper Headline Contest. Here are today's awards…
1. Worst Pun in Headline
