Golden Globes 2012 – as it happened
Continuing live coverage of the Golden Globe awards from Los Angles with Hadley Freeman and Joshua Alston• All times ET7:00pm: Hadley – Hello and welcome all to the start of the Golden Globes liveblog....
View ArticleSharia law compatible with human rights, argues leading barrister
Sadakat Kadri said religious courts such as the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal, could serve the community as a wholeA leading barrister has called for the UK to become more sharia-literate, while arguing...
View ArticleThe charity disparity: can corporate benevolence be free of self-interest?
Poverty and profit-making are uneasy bedfellows, but an ethical response to development issues is not beyond big businessFor all the talk of aid dependency, Haiti is more dependent on remittances –...
View ArticleNigeria restores fuel subsidy to quell protests
President Goodluck Jonathan says government will lower oil cost to about $2.75 a gallon after series of strikes paralyses countryNigeria's president has announced the government will subsidise fuel...
View ArticleUK 'already back in recession', warn forecasters
• Eurozone crisis hitting UK exports• Ernst & Young Item club predicts 0.2% growth for 2012• Centre for Economic and Business Research forecasts 0.4% declineThe UK is likely to already be in...
View ArticleWukan protest leader is made village's Communist party secretary
Lin Zuluan was prominent in fight against land seizures during which citizens ran police and officials out of townA protest leader in Wukan, the southern Chinese village that drove out the authorities...
View ArticleCruise ship owner warns of £60m hit to business
Carnival, owner of the Costa Concordia, says that loss of use alone will have a £60m impact on 2012 earnings, and says it anticipates further costs relating to the Italian disasterCarnival Corp, the...
View ArticleEurozone crisis live: Greece battles default as markets digest S&P downgrades
• Europe's debt crisis takes centre-stage again• What do you think about S&P's downgrades?• Today's agenda• Live-blogging now: @GraemeWearden8.43am: The amount of money being stashed overnight with...
View ArticlePinochet judge goes on trial in Spain
Career of Baltasar Garzón, who ordered the arrest of the Chilean dictator, could be over as he faces abuse of power chargesSpain's most famous judge, the charismatic and controversial investigating...
View ArticlePakistan's forests fall victim to the Taliban
The forests of northwestern Pakistan have become the latest victim of the Taliban's increasingly desperate quest for resources to sustain and fund its military programmeThe landscape of Swat, an...
View ArticleAbu Qatada deportation blocked in human rights court
Strasbourg judges stop UK from sending radical cleric back to Jordan because of risk of trial on torture-tainted evidenceThe European court of human rights has blocked the deportation to Jordan of Abu...
View ArticleMurder suspects lose appeal against extradition to US
European court of human rights dismisses appeals by Briton Phillip Harkins and American Joshua EdwardsTwo murder suspects who claim they may face the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole...
View ArticleAuthors and activists condemn decision to deport Cameroonian playwright
Home secretary urged not to deport Lydia Besong and her husband, who fear they will be persecuted in CameroonBestselling authors and leading human rights figures have joined forces to condemn the UK...
View ArticleLife on the ocean waves with Somali pirates - and it's pretty grim
Nato's mission has shone a light on the appalling conditions the crews endure - with some pirates as young as 13Looking at the bare statistics, it does appear that Nato's anti-piracy operation has been...
View ArticleFaith that is known first in the body | Mark Vernon
Activity such as prayer should not be quarantined by interpreting it as of strictly aesthetic or instrumental meritThere is a crucial element missing from Julian Baggini's Heathen's progress, his...
View ArticleMitt Romney's problem with evangelicals | Alex Slater
Or rather, evangelical Christians' problem with Romney as a Mormon may mean he will miss a vital bloc of Republican votersThis past weekend marked the New York Times' unmitigated revelation of its...
View ArticleTalk point: How can we tackle the global jobs crisis?
In this month's Global development podcast we're focusing on jobs and development. We want your questions for our panelAround the world, unemployment is big news. At last count, more than 200 million...
View ArticleCosta Concordia rescue effort in pictures
Rescue efforts are continuing on the luxury cruise liner, the Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, killing at least six people and forcing around 4,200 people on board to...
View ArticleCourt rulings ease tension in UK-Strasbourg power struggle
Alan Travis analyses the significance of the latest European court of human rights rulings and what they mean for Britain's relations with StrasbourgKen Clarke and Theresa May have been awaiting with a...
View ArticleN Korea's leader will not last long, says brother
Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of Kim Jong-il, describes succession as 'a joke' and predicts the regime will collapse in new bookThe eldest son of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-il has predicted the...
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