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Egyptian cabinet offers to resign
The Egyptian cabinet has tendered its resignation to the country's ruling military council. There is confusion as to whether the Supreme Council of Armed Forces has accepted. Follow live coverage...
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Michelle Obama's Nascar boos | Kay Dilday
The first lady got a mixed reception at a Nascar rally in Miami, but something other than 'redneck racism' was likely behind itSo, according to ABC News, First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden were...
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Obama threatens veto on Republicans trying to water down deficit cuts
Democrats and Republicans push blame each other as supercommittee fails to reach agreement after months of talksBarack Obama stepped up pressure on Republicans to sign up to a deficit reduction deal on...
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Hewlett Packard's turbulent year ends in earnings slump
Failed attempt in tablet market and ousting of chief executive contribute to computer company's woesHewlett Packard's fourth-quarter earnings dropped 91% as the troubled information technology company...
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Unique night-flowering orchid found
The only orchid among 25,000 species, which flowers for only one night, is found near Papua New GuineaAn orchid that unfurls its petals at night and loses its flowers by day has been found on an island...
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Retail and food industry improving palm oil sourcing, says WWF
WWF praises companies such as Cadbury and Unilever for using sustainable palm oil, but says situation is still badSupermarkets and food companies are improving how they source palm oil, a key...
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Egypt's government offers to resign as protests grow
Generals have opened crisis talks with civilian political leaders after widespread violence continued to plunge Egypt into turmoilEgypt's ruling generals have opened crisis talks with civilian...
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Debt supercommittee live: deficit talks close to failure
• Supercommittee fails to reach deficit reduction deal• Obama threatens to veto attempts to reverse automatic cuts• Committee members look to Congress to solve debt issue• Read the committee's full...
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Syria gunmen wound Turkish pilgrims on bus - video
The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has warned Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, that he cannot stay in power forever through military force
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Occupy movement: police brutality – in pictures
Throughout the US, the Occupy movement has had repeated clashes with police, sparking accusations of heavy-handedness
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Syrian security forces clash with military defectors
More Syrians have been killed a day after the UN human rights chief called on the international community to protect civiliansAt least 25 people have been killed in Syria in further clashes between...
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Hermain Cain suspends presidential campaign
Former pizza magnate tells supporters he made the decision because of the hurt caused by false allegations against himBeleaguered Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, whose effort to win the...
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Kurt Vonnegut's dark, sad, cruel side is laid bare
A biography of the author of Slaughterhouse Five undermines his warm, grandfatherly imageA new biography of acclaimed American author Kurt Vonnegut, beloved by fans worldwide for his work's warm humour...
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Pandas can help on human rights issues, say Lib Dems
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader says arrival of Chinese pandas at Edinburgh zoo should spur rights debateThe arrival of two pandas at Edinburgh zoo should be used as a chance to engage China over...
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One in five ballerinas at La Scala is anorexic, leading dancer claims
Star tells how pressure to achieve physical perfection has left 'many' of her former colleagues unable to become mothersOn the eve of the new season at Milan's La Scala, one of the ballet company's...
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Economic crisis: The pain in Spain
A million Britons emigrated to Spain in search of the good life. But the economic meltdown has left many with mounting debts. Duncan Campbell meets the expats caught in the "Costa crisis"There is...
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Baloji: 'I want to make music that is very African and very modern'
Congolese-born Belgian rapper Baloji creates a spellbinding mix of old and new sounds with bitingly modern lyrics. They call him 'the sorcerer'…Cowering under a statue called Belgium Bringing...
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In Klosters, three weeks before Christmas, only one thing is missing – snow
One of the favoured haunts of Britain's rich and famous is suffering, like the rest of the Alps, from mild weather. And with a strong Swiss franc, the cost of winter sports is soaringIt's beginning to...
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The fresh ideas that can help save our world
Climate change, ageing, joblessness, a healthcare crisis: tomorrow is a tangle of problems. The solution may lie not in politics, but in a 'social innovation' movement that is generating groundbreaking...
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Homophobic bullying: this hate-filled playground taunting must be eradicated...
There's a casual tolerance that is leading to even harsher brutalityThe tragedy of 15-year-old Dominic Crouch, driven to suicide last year after playground taunting that he was gay, was revisited last...
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