Now, immigration is a hugely emotive subject . . . and it's a debate too often in the past shaped by assertions rather than substantive arguments.The assertion that mass immigration is an unalloyed good and that controlling it is economic madness . . . the view that Britain is a soft touch and immigrants are out to take whatever they can get. I believe the role of politicians is to cut through the extremes of this debate and approach the subject sensibly and reasonably.

According to the Washington Post’s analysis of the deal on spending cuts agreed to between President Obama and Congress, one of the hardest-hit areas will be the State Department. In particular, the cuts will come down on foreign aid programs, including the Peace Corps, educational exchanges, and economic assistance programs designed to help fragile governments in the developing world.

The Egyptian transitional gov¬ernment has invited President Yoweri Museveni to address Egyptians at Tahrir Square in Cairo. It was in this square that Egyptians pitch-camped to set in motion a revolution that toppled president Hosni Mubarak.

APDS Blogger: Emina Vukic

The Government has called on all Zambian heads of missions abroad to market the country's investment opportunities in their respective operations in view of the prevailing stable economy Zambia is enjoying.

In the minds of many American, when mentioning Vietnam, the first thought is still, undoubtedly, the Vietnam War. The Vietnamese people on the other hand, most of which are below the age of thirty, don’t remember the war, but are reminded of it regularly by propaganda billboards...

In a ceremony held Thursday (April 7th) at the IDF General Headquarters in Tel Aviv, Brig. Gen. Yoav “Poli” Mordechai was appointed the IDF Spokesperson, replacing Brig. Gen. Avi Benayahu, who is completing his four-year term.

At the opening of the UN photo exhibition in New York celebrating Yuri Gagarin’s groundbreaking flight in space, people could feel the pride and jubilation of Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin.