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Ori Gersht, David Shrigley and JMW Turner – the week in art
Gersht's powerful new show uses film and photography to bear witness to the second world war, while a great British wit hits the Hayward – all in your weekly missive from the art frontlineExhibition of...
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120 people convicted for not filling in census form
Among those who did no participate in 2011 census were 'conscientious objectors' to Lockheed Martin UK's involvementAt least 120 people have been convicted for failing to complete their 2011 census...
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Israel calls for tougher sanctions on Iran - video
Speaking in Davos, Ehud Barak, Israel's deputy prime minister and defence minister, warns of the dangers of Tehran's nuclear programme
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Ford reports high profits but falls short of estimates
Ford's high fourth quarter profits resulted from a one-time tax gain but missed estimates as commodity costs increasedFord reported a lower-than-expected fourth quarter profit on Friday as commodity...
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Italian memorial to recall second world war 'friendly fire' tragedy
In 1944 US planes bombed a train carrying 1,000 allied PoWs at a bridge in central ItalyAs Sue Finley stood among the ruins five years ago, she thought: "I might be the only person in the entire world...
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Maori heads returned to New Zealand after 200 years - video
Twenty tattooed Maori heads have been repatriated from France to New Zealand after more than 200 years. A team from Wellington's Te Papa museum plans to trace the origin of the heads and return them to...
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Indiana joins GOP union-bashing with right-to-work law | Michael Paarlberg
Republicans' promotion of 'right-to-work' laws, designed to undermine basic union functions, is pure ideological vendettaThis week, the Indiana House voted to make the state "right to work". The bill...
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Efraín Ríos Montt: Guatemala human rights groups welcome genocide trial
Judge rules that Guatemala's former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt must face charges of genocide and crimes against humanityHuman rights groups celebrated on Friday after a court in Guatemala ruled that...
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Occupy London activists take over disused former bank
Protesters move from Sun Street base of past 10 weeks to former Rafidain Bank building in Leadenhall StreetThe Occupy movement in London has had yet another change of location after activists moved out...
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The Greece of Theo Angelopoulos | Costas Douzinas
Forget deficits, debt and corruption. Theo Angelopoulos, the film-maker who died this week, captured the true Greek soulThe sudden death of Theo Angelopoulos, the greatest Greek film-maker, while...
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Indonesian protests force government to revoke gold mining permits
Joint Indonesian-Australian mining venture halted after string of violent protests at which two were killedIndonesia has revoked permits for a joint Indonesian-Australian mining venture on Sumbawa...
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Costa Concordia passengers offered compensation settlement
Costa Cruises has offered compensation to passengers from the Italian disaster as its US parent company faces legal actionCosta Cruises has offered to pay 11,000 euros ($14,500) in compensation to each...
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Roma living in fear in Hungarian village
Families desperate to leave divided community after months of terror and years of segregationThe first snow of 2012 had fallen on the day Natasha Váradi invited us into the house she shares with her 10...
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Hedging on roads: councils bet on icy weather
The soaring cost of gritting roads is forcing local authorities to gamble on weather derivativesAs Britain prepares this weekend for a Siberian blast, councils across the country will be anxiously...
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Twitter censorship backlash: users react
Users of the social network have shared their views on news that Twitter has implemented a system to withhold tweets on a country-by-country basis. Many tweeters have accused the service of censorship...
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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma out to charm ahead of AU leadership contest
South Africa's interior minister has emphasised her credentials in the prelude to Sunday's ballot-box showdown with Jean PingAmong the press releases and documents on a table in the small, stuffy media...
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The assumptions behind the 'black marriage crisis' | Tamara Winfrey Harris
It's cast as a crisis for the African American community, but the subtext is that women should settle down – and settle for lessTwenty years ago, just after college, I attended a birthday party for a...
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Paavo Berglund obituary
Finnish conductor who enhanced the structure and spiritual strength of Sibelius's musicPaavo Berglund, who has died aged 82, was regarded as a father figure in modern Sibelius conducting. But from an...
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Bailed-out RBS spends millions on Washington lobbyists
Bailed-out bank has spent over £2.5m of British taxpayers' money to influence politicians reforming US financial lawThe Royal Bank of Scotland has spent more than $4m (£2.5m) of British taxpayers'...
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Ecuador police recruits abused – video
Controversial images showing mistreatment of police recruits have been leaked to the press in Ecuador
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