The “yes” campaign for independence wants one million Scots to sign a declaration of support by the time of the referendum in the autumn of 2014.

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Yes campaign seeks million Scots

On a gorgeous spring Thursday, kids on class trips were all over the Capitol grounds, many in matching T-shirts, posing for pictures on the granite steps. They were having a great time learning history and about how government works. If they had crossed Independence Avenue and squeezed into a Cannon House Office Building hearing room, they also would have witnessed how government is not supposed to work. Read full article > >

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Federal Diary: House subcommittee looks into Homeland Security corruption

Years of fighting were supposed to end when South Sudan won its independence from Sudan last July, but instead both countries are once again mobilizing for war.

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Two Sudans Brace for a War Both Thought Was Over

The Scottish government’s consultation into a referendum on independence is coming to an end, with more than 19,000 responses so far.

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D-Day for referendum consultation

UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage warns that some EU countries face “mass civil unrest, possibly even revolution”.

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Farage warns of EU ‘revolution’

The Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster criticises the Scottish government’s proposed question in the independence referendum.

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MPs criticise referendum question

The UK government says its independence referendum consultation shows “overwhelming” support for a single question, but the first minister says it has been “discredited”.

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‘Most back single Scots question’

Clashes break out between Sudan and South Sudan in what is described as the biggest confrontation since the South’s independence last July.

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Fierce clashes on Sudan borders

Greece marks its independence day amid heavy security over fears that anti-austerity protesters would target politicians.

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Tight security for Greek parades

Leanne Wood uses her first big speech as Plaid Cymru’s leader to set her party on a path towards “real independence” for Wales.

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Wood call for ‘real independence’

The “yes” campaign for Scottish independence will begin soon after the May local elections, First Minister Alex Salmond says.

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Scots ‘Yes’ campaign set for May

For the 64 years since independence, democracy has perhaps been India’s greatest asset, the magic that has kept the country’s dizzying array of linguistic, ethnic and religious groups together as a nation. Read full article > >

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In India, the world’s largest democracy, some see system as a handicap

The first edition of the Scottish Sun on Sunday claims to name the date of the independence referendum.

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New paper claims referendum date

David Cameron offers to consider more Scottish powers in the event of a vote against independence, as his talks with Alex Salmond are described as “frustrating”.

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PM makes referendum powers offer

A wave of what former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan might have called “irrational exuberance” is washing over a great deal of energy analysis these days. One recent headline trumpeted that “Americans Gaining Energy Independence With U.S. as Top Producer.” Another declared “U.S. Nears Milestone: Net Fuel Exporter.” The American Petroleum Institute president Jack Gerard says that with policies more friendly to the oil and gas industry “there would be no need to import from any other parts of the world.” Read full article > >

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Iran’s saber rattling over oil shows that the energy crisis is still with us