‘Hudson miracle’ in the North Sea
Britain experienced its own 'Miracle of the Hudson' according to coastguards after 18 people were plucked to safety from the north sea after a helicopter ditched while trying to land on an oil rig. The Super Puma helicopter, carrying civilian workers to the oil platform, crashed as it approached... [continued]
In pictures: miracle on the Hudson River 
How the North Sea could have made us as rich as Norway
Stanford goes on the run in the US
Texan oil billionaire and cricket impresario Allen Stanford has gone to ground as the fallout of his alleged fraud continues. Investigators say he made an aborted attempt to leave the country on a private jet. He tried to hire a plane from Houston to Antigua, but the private jet... [continued]
People: Sir Allen's knighthood challenged
Lawless Mexico in the grip of folk hero drug runners
Qatada could stay and fight order
Radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada could remain in Britain for months despite a House of Lords ruling that he should be deported if he takes his case to the European Court of Human Rights. The Law Lords decided that Qatada should be deported to Jordan where he faces terror... [continued]
Al-Qaeda is losing, but the west isn't winning
Black Death and al-Qaeda, anatomy of a scare story
Brown in tax loophole crackdown
The world's richest nations are cracking down on tax havens in a bid to maximise their revenues during the credit crunch. Gordon Brown is at the forefront of the move to close the loopholes that cost governments billions in lost revenues every year. The British PM will tour the... [continued]
Swiss bankers fear FBI sting at Miami art fair
We are all proletarians now
Tropical paradises for corrupt practices
Obama mortgage rescue plan
US President Barack Obama has unveiled the latest plank in his attempts to save the US economy, a plan to help millions of US homeowners. The scheme, that will benefit 9m people, it is expected to cost an initial $275bn. The new initiative comes just days after the announcement... [continued]
James Grant: the man who saw the crash coming
Alexander Cockburn: is Obama really the man to steer the US off the rocks?
Price of cocaine plummets
The price of a line of cocaine has dropped to under £1 in the UK as the drug floods into the country, and the UN has warned that a major new supply line has been established through the Balkans. Cocaine's street price has dropped to almost half what it... [continued]
Briefing: Mexico's drug gangs
Legalising opium is the only way to save Afghanistan
US calls for Nato troop support
The US has called on its Nato allies to increase their troop levels in Afghanistan after Barack Obama announced that 17,000 extra US troops would be sent to the region. The plea for support came from new American defence secretary Robert Gates in the run up to Thursday's Nato... [continued]
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