WOMEN, we have been failed by history. The wonders of Victorian engineering clearly included big bras, but we were never told.

STRUAN STEVENSON MEP, Vice-president of the EPP-ED group in the European Parliament

I LIKE cars. Quite a lot, in fact. Miss my weekly dose of Top Gear and I'm like a grizzly with a mouthful of rotting molars.

ALL governments make policy announcements to suit their own agenda. So it is pointless to be surprised at Alistair Darling for announcing - a week before the strategic Glasgow

IMAGINE we are back in 1984, but in a parallel universe. Mrs Thatcher is still Prime Minister and facing the miners' strike led by Arthur Scargill. She decides to take ac

A study of the PM's politics since the 1970s suggest he is far from the radical his image might suggest, says GERRY HASSAN

Was scrapping fuel duty rise a cynical ploy ahead of Glasgow East election?

The manager of the Fife Safety Camera Partnership, which runs the region's speed cameras, considers what the future holds for the machines.

SCRUTINEER

REACTION to the government's white paper Framework for a Fair Future has been swift and divided.

While it is good to see Esperanto getting publicity, your report and leader (15 July) contained some errors. The language was invented (by Ludovic, not "Lodovi

Tehran’s missile capability still poses a grave threat to the region.

Bridesmaids could theoretically sue "bridezillas" under a theory of emotional pain and suffering that they were forced to endure while planning and attending the wedding.

Barack Obama flexes his muscles

By Ghassan Karam Special to Ya Libnan The current structure of the just agreed upon Lebanese cabinet is reminiscent of the Biblical story about the Tower of Babel.

Who's offended by Obama New Yorker cover?

After watching Obama's speech, it is clear what he will do during his first term as president.

The Supreme Court may have confirmed that Americans have the right to own guns for protection, but the gun debate is hardly over.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Kislyakov) - Soviet military policies never called for building full-fledged aircraft carriers operating multi-role warplanes. Nor did Russia draft any clear carrier construction program at the turn of the century. On July 4, Admiral

State education officials need to get prepared. With little notice, they could be handed the keys to the St. Louis Public Schools €" along with this advice: "Good luck."