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Rudd’s New Job Bid

By Jack Tilley Kevin Rudd has sent shockwaves through the Australian government by radically altering his bid to become UN Secretary General. At a press...

Conspiracy Theory of the Night: Are Obama and Rudd the same...

Welcome to The XYZ's latest instalment of Conspiracy Theory of the Night. The big question on everybody's lips today has been who would be...

Breaking: Bomb blasts, gunfire, in Jakarta

Breaking news reports indicate that an islamic terrorist attack is currently underway in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia. Seven bomb blasts have gone off, along with...

Record number of migrants to Europe – and rising

Europe is setting new records. Just not the right type. If only they could create this many jobs. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34700104 "A monthly record of 218,394 migrants and...

What if this does have something to do with Islam –...

Just a thought to contemplate. Imagine if the ABC and BBC and the Imam's and Islamic lobby groups and the UN and all the...

Food for thought – Bibi says “No deal” to threats of...

Wednesday’s XYZ Quote of the Day stirred that fire of reverence I have for Israel, and its Likudnik Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu. Earlier...

Do we even need the UN?

Why is an international forum at which world leaders can meet necessary? Is not the primary function of the UN to avoid war?  How is...

Quote of the Day: Korean leader of UN doesn’t get irony

The XYZ Quote of the Day could go to UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, for this pearler he made before a meeting of...

Tragedy strikes Hajj again

In the new spiritual home of the UN's Human Rights Council, an annual, but predictable, tragedy has occured yet again. The pointless deaths now...

Saudi to be head of UN human rights committee

There were smiles and congratulations all round (though no champagne corks popping - the prophet does not approve) as Faisal Trad, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador...