Brown’s Reform Plan [A Cartoon From Germany]

Rainer Hachfeld, Neues Deutschland, Germany Jun 12, 2009 Dig deeper

Brown in the Dumps

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2009 UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has lost three members of his Cabinet in three days, adding to a heap of political casualties that originally grew out of an expense claims scandal The latest dropout, James Purnell, has called on his former boss to "stand aside to give our party a fighting chance  ". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brazil’s President Says Whites Caused Global Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2009 During a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Brasilia on Thursday, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made the startling assertion that the current worldwide economic catastrophe was caused by "white people with blue eyes." Perhaps that last detail was thrown in to graciously let brown-eyed Brown off the hook. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Is How We Did It

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2009 Growing evidence of British complicity in "unacceptable activities," including participation in U.S. torture practices, has prompted Prime Minister Gordon Brown to publish the rules that determine how U.K. intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 can interrogate suspects. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British PM: We Need ‘Global New Deal’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2009 It's time for teamwork, according to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who made a call for unity -- and a "global New Deal" -- during a meeting about the worldwide economic crisis with other European heads of state over the weekend. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Troops to Begin Iraq Withdrawal in May

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2008 The UK's Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a surprise trip to Iraq on Wednesday, followed by the announcement that British troops will begin pulling out of Iraq at the end of this coming May. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

European Leaders Prepare for Economic Meetings

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2008 Leaders from France, Italy, Great Britain and Germany are planning to meet on Saturday in preparation for a European finance summit to be held in Washington next week. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who shot down reports on Thursday that France was proposing a hefty European bailout package, invited the other three heads of state to the pre-summit huddle in Paris. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Petraeus: Pakistan Facing ‘Existential Threat’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2008 According to Gen. David Petraeus, Pakistan could be heading for a crisis that would shake the already volatile nation to its foundations if its leaders, including newly installed President Asif Ali Zardari, do not find a way to deal with the growing issue of militant violence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mugabe Henchmen Mutilate and Murder Opposition Activists

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2008 In a gruesome killing spree that morbidly illustrates the ongoing election crisis in Zimbabwe, militia members apparently supporting President Robert Mugabe mutilated and killed four young men, three of whom were identified as activists for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), the rival party to Mugabe's Zanu (PF) group. The fourth happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and didn't know Zanu (PF)'s secret handshake, so to speak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Regret

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2008 President Bush says he is now reconsidering the swaggering cowboy image that he adopted early on in his presidency. "I think that in retrospect I could have used a different tone, a different rhetoric," he tells the U.K.'s Times Online as his time in office ticks out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Envoy Heads to Burma With Urgent Relief Message

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2008 More than two weeks have passed since Cyclone Nargis hit Burma, killing 78,000 people and leaving tens of thousands more unaccounted for. Now the U.N. is pushing Burma's ruling junta to cooperate with international aid efforts, sending an envoy with a message from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in hopes that a more personal approach will produce lifesaving results. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Changing of the Guard for British Gov’t

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2008 To say it was a politically interesting week would be a case of British understatement: London gained a new mayor -- Boris Johnson, who beat incumbent Ken Livingstone to become the first Conservative to win the office -- and Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party took a drubbing in local elections across the U.K. on May Day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )