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The new U.S. Administration is here - Comments on the latest executive orders (483 replies)
Russia and Nigeria form new $2.5 billion oil firm - But little thought is put into choosing the name (22 replies)
Twelve years of Chinese rule in Hong Kong - Island of dissent, but for how long? (1 replies)
Obama to close Guantánamo - Order to be announced in his first week in office (162 replies)
Iranian presidential election 2009 - Update: You too can help the cause via Twitter (135 replies)
Obama drastically revises rescue plan for America - "I overestimated the American people", he says (4 replies)
This house proposes that Israel be moved to Nevada - To increase the peace in the Middle East (78 replies)
BNP's Nick Griffin wins seat in EU parliament - Fascists also gain seats in Northwest England (150 replies)
Bloggers have no right to privacy - Says a British court (3 replies)
Barack Obama's first actions as president - Multiple concessions made to the Muslim world (20 replies)
Obama under fire for stopping abuse photos release - More pics of abused prisoners in Iraq/Afghanistan (12 replies)
Comparative value of human life - How many Rwandans is one American worth? (80 replies)
New Zealand named world's most peaceful nation - Results of The Global Peace Index 2008 (10 replies)
Concern at what's happening in Pakistan - Sharia law in the Swat valley (182 replies)
El Salvador votes in leftist as new president - Hillary sings his praises (0 replies)
Archbishop says abusive priests are courageous - But only for admitting their guilt (99 replies)
Hubby reports adulterous estranged wife in Dubai - Be glad you're an expat in Germany and not the UAE (12 replies)
There are gay people, get over it Mr. Pope - Benedict XVI's comments on gays and rainforests (289 replies)
Californian Supreme Court rules out gay marriage - Except for those marriages already done (15 replies)
Clinton's BS about Iraq, just tell the truth! - Politics as usual (19 replies)
UK police replace Union Flag with Rainbow Flag - To mark action day against homophobia (36 replies)
New and improved Gaza thread - Now American friendly (598 replies)
Outcry over North Korean nuclear missile test - Scary biscuits (35 replies)
A right to choose, or a right to die a slow death? - US lobbyists attack the British NHS (148 replies)
Mississippi town votes in first black mayor - Scene of a notorious triple murder (2 replies)
The British MPs' expenses scandal - Dishonest, or just a faulty system? (46 replies)
$22 billion bail out of U.S. insurance companies - Why didn't they insure themselves? (1 replies)
U.S. right wing propagandist wants to sue the UK - Michael Savage calls UK Home Secretary a lunatic (165 replies)
Dalai Lama denied a visa for South Africa - Update: SA have now changed their minds (66 replies)
Idiot causes Aung San Suu Kyi to be imprisoned - Man swam to her house, she takes the blame (9 replies)
Troy Davis, a possibly innocent man on death row - Was to die, stay of execution in question (172 replies)
Thirty years since Thatcher came to power - Imagine what the UK would be like without her (11 replies)
World oil is now at its highest price ever - Update: No it's not (85 replies)
Should GW Bush be charged with war crimes? - What do you Americans here think? (568 replies)
Should Barack Obama be charged with war crimes? - He's ordering the deaths of innocents (92 replies)
Mother convicted of kidnapping own daughter - The Shannon Matthews case in the UK (25 replies)
Costs to society of allowing immigration - The media finally catches up (10 replies)
The authorities should apply restrictions - ...to guard the honour of Israel's daughters (0 replies)
Saudi judge upholds man's marriage to 8-year-old - Update: Annulled in out-of-court settlement (102 replies)
News story: UN can take away US sovereignty - FoxNews spreading nonsense about children's rights (47 replies)
Barack Obama quits while ahead - Resigns after 100 days: 'All downhill from here' (5 replies)
Should Sarah Palin be charged with war crimes? - Assuming she is elected president in 2012 or 2016 (29 replies)
There are Catholic people, get over it Mr. Dawkins - Dawkins comments on child molestation and faith (615 replies)
The European elections - June 7, 2009 - Where to get info, who to vote for (7 replies)
Protesters at the G20 meeting in London - Live updates via the BBC website (56 replies)
New Counter-Terrorism Act in the UK - Photographing a police officer could be illegal (13 replies)
Interfering in another country's affairs - Moral, legal, and practical justifications (67 replies)
Japan pays foreign workers to go home forever - Do you think it's fair? (39 replies)
Californian woman faces death penalty - Accused of raping and murdering girl (119 replies)
The truth about global warming - It's the Sun that's to blame (43 replies)