Yemen: Aden's Big Ben 'dwarfed' by chaotic building boom
Residents in the Yemeni port city of Aden are alarmed at what they say is a threat to one of the city's much-loved landmarks - a British, colonial-era clock tower dubbed Big Ben apparently modelled on its London counterpart. Locals in the neighbourhood of ...
The Beheading of James Foley: Are We Not Savages Too?
Originally posted on Garry Leech: Without question, the beheading of US journalist James Foley was an inexcusable and savage act of violence by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The killing of non-combatants should always be condemned. But there is a clear discrepancy in the response of bo ...
