Feb
25
Madagascar cyclone is another blow to an island in need
February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
By Penny (2)
To the bottom left of Africa, sitting in the Indian Ocean is Madagascar, usually far off the world’s heavily beaten news track.
But it’s an island in the news this month due to Cyclone Ivan which struck its east coast on Sunday 17 February. It was a category three with winds gusting more than [...]
Feb
25
Huckabee on China: Unclear policy
February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Tia Tian Chi
It seems to me that Mike Huckabee, the second-place Republican candidate, is not much of an advocate on the subject of China, whether it is as a rising power or a threat. Or in Huckabee’s own words, he is “not as worried about China” as he is about other more “radical and [...]
