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Letter from a Civil War slave to his master, 150 years on - Telegraph

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:34:52 -0800

Daily Telegraph - By Telegraph Staff - Feb. 03 - The dignified retort of a free slave to his former owner has been rediscovered 150 years after it was first used to illustrate the tensions between blacks and whites following the American Civil War. Here is the letter in full:

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An entire system of global trade is at risk

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - Oct. 08 (Editorial) - Little more than two years ago, global leaders were happily congratulating themselves on having avoided the mistakes of the 1930s, thereby averting a depression. But now it appears that the difficulties of 2008 were but a foretaste of what was to come. With the European banking system again on the verge of collapse, there is a sense that politicians and economists are out of options, that governments and central banks are powerless before events.

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Sun Causes Climate Change Shock

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By James Delingpole - Aug. 27 (Opinion) - The science is now all-but-settled on global warming, convincing new evidence demonstrates, but Al Gore, the IPCC and other global warming doomsayers won’t be celebrating. The new findings point to cosmic rays and the sun — not human activities — as the dominant controller of climate on Earth.

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Norway police to question Anders Behring Breivik's British 'mentor'

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - Aug. 23 (News) - Norwegian police plan to question the former member of the far-right English Defence League (EDL) described by confessed killer Anders Behring Breivik as his "mentor".

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I'm starting to think that the Left might actually be right

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Charles Moore. - Jul. 24 (Opinion) - What with the phone-hacking scandal, the eurozone crisis and the US economic woes, the corrupt few have left people disillusioned with our debased democracies, says Charles Moore.

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James Murdoch 'could face prosecution' over his role in phone hacking scandal - Telegraph.co.uk

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - Jul. 09 - James Murdoch 'could face prosecution' over his role in phone hacking scandal - Telegraph.co.uk

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Syria accused of 'crimes against humanity'

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Richard Spencer - Jul. 06 (News) - The international community is facing increasing pressure to act. The French foreign minister, Alain Juppe, has already said the "point of no return" for the regime has been crossed.

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Boeing delivers 787 Dreamliner

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Oliver Smith - Jul. 04 (News) - Boeing delivered its first 787 Dreamliner yesterday – more than three years behind schedule. The Dreamliner, billed as one of the world’s most fuel-efficient aircraft, flew from the manufacturer’s headquarters in Renton, near Seattle, to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

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North Korea shuts down universities for 10 months

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Julian Ryall - Jun. 29 (News) - North Korea has shut down its universities for the next 10 months and sent students to work in factories, agriculture and the construction sector as it struggles to rebuild its economy.

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Web domain sale represents a real business opportunity

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Emma Barnett - Jun. 12 (News) - At first glance, the topic of internet domain names may not seem important...

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Sarah Palin E-mail Frenzy Backfires on Her Media Antagonists

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Toby Harnden - Jun. 11 (News Analysis) - The trove of more than 13,000 emails detailing almost every aspect of Sarah Palin’s governorship of Alaska, released late on Friday, paints a picture of her as an idealistic, conscientious, humorous and humane woman slightly bemused by the world of politics.

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Why aren't the masses joining the protests to 'Save our NHS'? Perhaps because the NHS treats them with utter contempt – Telegraph Blogs

Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Brendan O'Neill - May. 30 (Investigative Report) - The most striking thing about the “Save our NHS” protests is how small they are. From the handful of professional activists who stormed a branch of NatWest at the weekend, symbolically draped in bloodied bandages, to the various “die-ins” staged by anti-cuts protesters who claim that “the poor” (a horrible Dickensian phrase) will kick the bucket if the Lib-Cons trim anything related to health, the protests have been noisy and headline-grabbing, yes, but tiny in terms of turnout

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Tepco president resigns over Japan nuclear crisis

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - May. 20 (News) - The president of the Japanese utility that runs a tsunami-devastated nuclear plant resigned in disgrace on Friday after reporting the biggest financial losses in company history, saying he was stepping down to take responsibility for the ongoing crisis.

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Pope calls on Italians to welcome immigrants

Mon, 09 May 2011 01:08:06 -0700

Daily Telegraph - May. 09 - Pope Benedict XVI has urged Italy to welcome immigrants fleeing to its shores, invoking the historic role of Venice and the once influential church in nearby Aquileia as a cultural bridges during his two-day visit to northern Italy.

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Blackout during raid on bin Laden compound

Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Steven Swinford - May. 05 (News) - The head of the CIA admitted yesterday that there was no live video footage of the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound as further doubts emerged about the US version of events.

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Chinese authorites silent on Ai WeiWei's whereabouts

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - Apr. 04 (News) - Chinese authorities are still silent on the whereabouts of Ai WeiWei, who has been missing for more than a day after he was held by authorities as part of a massive crackdown on pro-democracy dissidents.

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A clueless presidency adrift in a sea of confusion: Barack Obama sinks again at the polls

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Nile Gardiner - Apr. 01 (Opinion) - The Quinnipiac poll should be a wake-up call for a president deeply out of touch with an increasingly disillusioned electorate. But unfortunately there is little sign he is listening.

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EU to ban cars from cities by 2050

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Bruno Waterfield - Mar. 29 (News) - Cars will be banned from London and all other cities across Europe under a draconian EU masterplan to cut CO2 emissions by 60 per cent over the next 40 years.

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Fight as Libyan woman dragged from press by Gaddafi forces

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:12:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - Mar. 26 - A distressed Libyan woman made a desperate plea for help on Saturday, slipping into a Tripoli hotel full of foreign journalists to show bruises and scars she said had been inflicted on her by Muammar Gaddafi's militiamen. The woman, Iman al-Obeidi, s

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Two of Fuskushima 50 hospitilised with radiation exposure

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - Mar. 24 (News) - Two workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant reactor three have been hospitalised after being exposed to high levels of radiation.

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Middle East round-up: Yemen president warns country on brink of civil war - Telegraph.co.uk

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:44:57 -0700

Daily Telegraph - Mar. 22 - The GuardianMiddle East round-up: Yemen president warns country on brink of civil warTelegraph.co.ukYemen's increasingly isolated president warned that his country stood on the brink of civil war as he made his biggest concession yet by promising step down at the end of the year. By Adrian Blomfield, Middle East Correspondent 8:33PM GMT 22 Mar 2011 ...GLOBAL MARKETS-Crude jumps on Yemen unrest, volatility downReutersFailing YemenFinancial TimesSaleh offer to go early fails to end Yemen crisisSydney Morning HeraldWall Street Journal -The Guardian -Modesto Beeall 2,646 news articles »

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MoD: no evidence of Libyan civilian casualties

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:29:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - Mar. 21 (News) - Maj Gen Lorimer said strikes on Libya had been effective at disabling Col Gaddafi's air force capability. According to opposition forces, pro-Gaddafi troops are withdrawing from Benghazi and are now attacking other rebel-held areas.

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Global Cooling and the New World Order – Telegraph Blogs

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Daily Telegraph - Feb. 25 (Opinion) - Bilderberg. Whether you believe it's part of a sinister conspiracy which will lead inexorably to one world government or whether you think it's just an innocent high-level talking shop, there's one thing that can't be denied: it knows which way the wind is blowing.

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NHS shamed over callous treatment of elderly

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Daily Telegraph - By Martin Beckford - Feb. 14 (News) - A study of pensioners who suffered appalling treatment at the hands of doctors and nurses says that half were not given enough to eat or drink. One family member said the maltreatment amounted to “euthanasia”. Some were left unwashed or in soiled clothes, while others were forgotten after being sent home or given the wrong medication. In several cases considered by the Health Service Ombudsman, patients died without loved ones by their sides because of the “casual indifference” of staff and their “bewildering disregard” for people’s needs.

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The Incredible Kim Jong-il and his Amazing Achievements

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Daily Telegraph - By Julian Ryall, Tokyo - Jan. 31 (Opinion) - * Even before his birth, the future leader of North Korea was triggering miracles. Official biographers say his birth in a cabin on the slopes of Baekdu Mountain in February 1942 was foretold by a swallow and heralded by a double rainbow. He...learned to walk at just 3 weeks and was talking at 8 weeks.

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