. Turkey's re-elected Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan faces hefty challenges as he starts his third term: Syria, Israel, Kurds, stalled EU membership talks, an overheating economy at home and writing a new
. Abolishing Women’s Ministry Harms Women’s Rights Efforts The Turkish government’s changes to the current Ministry for Women and Family is a step backward in its struggle to combat gender inequality and
. By Shavasb Bohdjalian The International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the European Central Bank — known as the troika – are currently in Greece assessing how sustainable the country's debts
. Superfast machines helped Chinese and German scientists decode the genes of Europe's deadly E.coli strain with astonishing speed — but on the front line in the war with bacteria, old-fashioned detective
. Shavasb Bohdjalian For the past two months, Fed officials have been insisting that there is no threat of inflation and that the spike in oil, metals and agricultural prices would not
. By Shavasb Bohdjalian The dollar sank to a three-year low against a basket of major currencies last week after the Federal Reserve said it would end its bond-buying programme in June
. By Shavasb Bohdjalian All eyes will be on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's first post-meeting news conference after a two-day meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy-setting committee, which will be concluded
. DR. JIM LEONTIADES CIIM, The Cyprus Business School The ability to compete internationally defines a nations competence – what it is good at compared to other nations. For a good number
. The Risk Watch Column By Dr Alan Waring Seemingly from nowhere, a medical epidemic with horrendous ramifications for individuals, families, societies, economies and governments has descended with lightning stealth upon the
. Disabled people are those who, for the unfortunate loss of a limb or limited mechanical use, cannot complete simple chores as quickly or efficiently as other “able bodied” members of society.
