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YouTube steers viewers to climate denial videos: nonprofit
YouTube has driven millions of viewers to climate denial videos, a US activist group said on Thursday as it called for stopping “free promotion of misinformation” at the…
Sure beats a stock home invasion
Kidnappers hold a ?family to ransom ?in a tense and ?complex drama.
Obama prepares for McCain debates
Barack Obama, setting his sights well beyond Tuesday’s primary against Hillary Clinton, on Sunday began preparations for a summer series of debates against the Republican John…
His final bow: Bush’s last supper with the press
United States President George Bush described his mood as ”a little wistful” on Saturday night as he attended his last White House correspondents’ dinner. The president, who is…
Brown: I can bring Europe and US closer together
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday embraced one of Tony Blair’s most controversial legacies when he cast himself as the leader best placed to bring Europe and the…
Gore to recruit 10-million-strong green army
Al Gore on Monday launched a drive to mobilise 10-million volunteers to force politicians to act on climate change — twice as many as the number who marched against the Vietnam…
Clinton faces tough odds as Obama’s lead widens
United States Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton faced increasing odds on Monday as a new opinion poll showed rival Barack Obama consolidating his nationwide…
Senior al-Jazeera staff quit English service
Al-Jazeera English, the global news channel launched as a sibling to the Arab-language service, has suffered its most high-profile defections yet amid growing unease among staff…
Shock jock named king of politically incorrect
”Nappy-headed hos,” the phrase that cost radio shock jock Don Imus his job and triggered a debate on how far free speech can go, was named on Thursday as the most egregious…
Divided Democrats face long, dirty campaign
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are preparing for a long and potentially brutal struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination, with both campaign teams hinting darkly…
Obama ups attack as Democratic D-Day looms
Barack Obama intensified his bid to end Hillary Clinton’s White House quest in Tuesday’s momentous nominating contests in Texas and Ohio, as both rivals geared up massive…
US braces for decisive Super Tuesday vote
Exhausted White House hopefuls launched one last frenzied day of campaigning before the 24-state Super Tuesday — the biggest one-day White House nominating contest in history.…
Now Obama has the momentum
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton jockeyed for position on Sunday in a bruising United States presidential race after Obama scored a landslide win in a South Carolina…
White voters desert Obama as race divide starts to bite
The Clinton strategy of marginalising Barack Obama as an African-American candidate showed signs of success on the eve of Saturday’s Democratic primary in South Carolina. Polls…
LA faces meltdown as Hollywood strike bites
No red carpet, no Keira or Angelina, no best-dressed/worst-dressed lists, no goody bags, no limo rides, no parties and no champagne. Sunday’s lacklustre Golden Globe awards will…