What is going on in the Ivory Coast?..President Laurent Gbagbo has rjected this and regards himself as the winner as declared by the Constituinal Council and insists on remaining in authority. The armed forces have supported him. Is this electoral rivalry tribal in origin or religious? Or is it political rivalry, if so which are the parties involved? And what solution is to be expected in this electoral crisis?

in an attempt to introduce the issue of altering the present international financial system. This accompanied a bit of a confrontation between the US and China over the Yuan...and over the US pumping millions of dollars...So to what extent can Europe and China succeed in reining in American whims in the international financial politics?

Is it permissible for Muslim lawyer to write a will for a non-Muslim client in accordance with the English law since the non-Muslim may have bequeathed some or all of his wealth to such institutions which may either be unknown or even prohibited like the institutions for caring of dogs or sailors?

it is mentioned that the state can use either gold or silver or any other appropriate metal so long as gold remains the main currency. Therefore can the state use other expensive metals side by side gold and silver like platinum or gems like diamond and others?