Articles By Jonathan Davis

Iranian woman sits on southern beach on island of Kish in Persian Gulf 1250 km south of Tehran

From Politics & Policy May 04

Google Maps Stays Neutral In Persian/Arabian Gulf-Naming Dispute

Iranians and Arabs fiercely disagree over what to call the Gulf between them, leading Google to leave the body of water nameless.

An aerial view during a media tour by oil company Shell shows locally built barges surrounded by the runoff from crude oil at an illegal oil refining site along the Imo river near Nigeria's oil hub city of Port Harcourt

From Politics & Policy May 04

Shell Shuts Down Nigerian Pipeline Citing Rampant Theft

Royal Dutch Shell has shut down the Nembe Creek Trunkline to repair theft-related damage, deferring some 60,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

News Corporation Chief Executive and Chairman, Rupert Murdoch, leaves after giving evidence for the second day at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in London

From Politics & Policy May 02

News Corp. Board Defends Murdoch After Critical Parliamentary Report

News Corp. board announced 'full confidence' in Murdoch's leadership in response to a Parliamentary rebuke.

Cardinal Sean Brady speaks to members of the media outside Armagh cathedral in northern Ireland

From Faith & Belief May 02

Head Of Irish Catholic Church Will Not Resign Over Sex Abuse Scandal

Cardinal Sean Brady did not act upon his knowledge to stop the sexual abuse of children after a 1975 church investigation.

Eritrean President Afwerki during a 2008 interview in Asmara, the capital

From Politics & Policy Apr 27

Eritrea Denies Rumors Its President Is Dead

Eritrea's government denounces the U.S. C.I.A. and its outlawed opposition groups for spreading 'lies' that claim President Isaias Afwerki is dead.

Former Ukrainian PM Tymoshenko shows what she claims an injury in the Kachanivska prison in Kharkiv

From Politics & Policy Apr 27

Former Ukraine PM Tymoshenko's Health Reportedly Failing In Prison

Jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko continues a hunger strike to protest prison abuse while doctors say she also suffers from a chronic back condition that is unable to be treated in Ukraine.

Former parliament speaker Dioncounda Traore is sworn in

From Politics & Policy Apr 25

Military Gets Three Key Posts in New Mali Government

Three military representatives close to the coup that toppled Mali's democratically-elected government gained key security position in new government.

People attend the 9th Conference of the Muslim Brotherhood in Benghazi last year

From Faith & Belief Apr 25

Libya Bans Religious, Tribal, Ethnic Political Parties

The Libyan National Transitional Council bans religious political parties before elections in June, angering the Muslim Brotherhood

Greek Governor of the National Bank Giorgos Provopoulos in March

From Politics & Policy Apr 25

Greece Stops Paying Benefits To Fraudsters; Central Bank Chief Touts Austerity

Greece will no longer pay benefits to 200,000 fraudsters and dead pensioners; Greek central-bank governor warns of departure from euro zone if budget cuts are not followed

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

From Politics & Policy Apr 20

Pakistan Plane Crash: India Reaches Out

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered his condolences to his Pakistani counterpart, Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani, following Friday's deadly plane crash.