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Eurozone crisis live: Lagarde urges Europe to boost its rescue fund
• IMF chief: world risks 'downward spiral'• Shares rise ahead of eurozone finance ministers' meeting• Investors prepared to hold German debt at virtually 0%• EU ambassadors agree ban on Iranian oil...
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Tokyo 'has 70% chance of powerful earthquake within four years'
The Japanese capital's chances of a magnitude-7 quake within 30 years are 98%, according to Tokyo UniversityExperts in Japan have warned that the chances of a powerful earthquake striking Tokyo in the...
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EU ministers back Iran oil sanctions over nuclear fears - video
European Union foreign minsters meeting in Brussels on Monday have given preliminary approval to ban Iranian crude oil imports
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China's environmental year in review – in pictures
As China welcomes the year of the dragon, we look back at the environmental stories that made the news over the past 12 monthsJonathan Watts
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War Horse tramples on western militarism
Steven Spielberg's equine epic may help dispel the acquiescence in warfare to which his own films contributedSteven Spielberg has done his bit to shape western attitudes to warfare. Saving Private Ryan...
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Which do you trust less: government or business?
Public trust in both government and business has broken down around the world, according to the Edelman Trust Barometer, with trust in government falling to 43% and in business to 53%. Which do you...
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Birmingham students seek to overturn protest ban
Lawyers hope to overturn injunction obtained by Birmingham University banning occupation-style protestsLawyers are seeking to overturn a high court injunction that prevents students at one of the...
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UN experts begin review of Japan's nuclear stress tests
The IAEA has begun a review of tests conducted by Japan to prove the safety of its nuclear reactors after FukushimaA team of UN nuclear experts on Monday began a review of tests conducted by Japan to...
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IMF slashes global growth forecasts
• Eurozone GDP expected to fall 0.5% during 2012• UK set to grow 0.6% – sharp fall from earlier 1.6% estimate• World growth downgraded from 4.1% to 3.3%The International Monetary Fund has slashed its...
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Road rage in Bath goes viral - video
Bath knitwear business owner Sarah Duncan was caught on camera verbally abusing a man who filmed her car blocking a busy road
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Romney facing questions as tax returns reveal he paid 15% on $45m income
Tax returns show Romney paid $6.2m on earnings of $45m over the past two years, putting him in the top 1% of US earnersMitt Romney is facing a series of questions about his tax affairs after...
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The war on the truth about drugs | Leo Benedictus
So sentencing for some offences will be reduced – but we're still left with an unscientific drug policy obsessed with 'the message'What's the smallest unit of celebration? A whooplet? I need one to...
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Greece's tax-dodging crackdown is a soap opera for the people | Hara Kouki...
Corruption must be tackled, but when the Greek people turn the TV off they will realise injustice goes beyond a few rotten applesThe images beamed through Greek TV sets have now become a familiar: they...
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Liverpool's world heritage waterfront faces 'irreversible damage', report says
Unesco delegation says skyscraper proposal will result in 'serious loss of historic authenticity'Liverpool's world heritage site waterfront will be "irreversibly damaged" unless urgent modifications...
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What does it take to change a lightbulb?
New US standards help spur the global move towards low-energy lighting technologies such as LEDs, and away from incandescent bulbsDespite an outcry from U.S. conservatives that new lighting efficiency...
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British soldier dies at Afghan base
It is understood the soldier died from a gunshot wound and investigators do not believe anyone else was involvedA British soldier has died at a base in southern Afghanistan.The Ministry of Defence said...
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The Parade is the pride of Serbia
A film about war veterans providing security for a Pride march challenges Balkan homophobia – and is a major hitIt's probably the law of paradox that says that the country to provide the next...
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Tech Weekly podcast: What You Really Need To Know About The Internet
On this week's Tech Weekly, Aleks Krotoski is joined by Observer columnist and professor of public engagement with technology at Cambridge University John Naughton and Guardian technology editor...
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Mitt Romney's tax returns refocus US on fairness | David Blanchflower
Romney's tax rate – well below what most middle-class Americans pay – is a timely reminder of growing inequalitySo, now we know that the Republican race for the presidential nomination has boiled down...
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Eurozone crisis live: Greek creditors defiant after EU ministers reject deal
• IIF: our offer is in line with October deal• Finance ministers insist Greece's creditors must accept lower interest rates on new bonds• Juncker: Greek programme is off track• Today's agenda5.20pm:...
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