World Syria's Assad holds historic election; critics decry 'blood poll' In Syria’s presidential election this June 3, the incumbent Bashar al-Assad strolled up to the ballot box looking relaxed. Yet since the civil war 03/06/2014
the global conversation Herman Van Rompuy: 'A huge majority want to stay in the union and the eurozone' The eurosceptic backlash in the recent European elections was a major shock to the EU establishment. Large numbers of people voted for anti-European 03/06/2014
Sci-tech Exploring space will unlock the secrets of our planet Opinion – Jon McBride, former astronaut Jon McBride, former astronaut and ambassador for Kennedy Space Center It’s been thirty years since my 03/06/2014
Uganda Google cameras stumble on 'murder' scene They have captured the nude, the stupid and the downright bizarre. But how many images published by Google on its Street View service have prompted 03/06/2014
Sci-tech Radiosurgery advances in cancer treatments At the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal, doctors are using the latest technologies in radiosurgery to treat cancers. It involves using a 03/06/2014