Romney touts conservative bona fides at CPAC
Reeling from three bruising defeats this week, the former governor sought to reassure conservatives he is one of themMitt Romney attempted to get his presidential campaign back on track Friday with a...
View ArticleArgentina accuses UK of deploying nuclear weapons near Falkland Islands
Row escalates as Argentinian foreign minister lodges formal protest with UN, but Britain insists militarising claim is 'absurd'Argentina has accused Britain of deploying nuclear weapons near the...
View ArticleBosnia approves new central government, ending 16-month deadlock
New prime minister Vjekoslav Bevanda expresses hope that country can make progress towards EU accessionBosnia's parliament approved a new central government on Friday, ending 16 months of deadlock...
View ArticleEC antitrust chief warns over abuse of 'essential' patents in smartphone wars
Motorola and Samsung may face challenges from Joaquin Almunia, with investigation into Samsung already underway over use of 'FRAND' patents in court casesThe European Commission's antitrust chief has...
View ArticleMy dad, the silent film star
When Jonathan Croall researched the life of his matinee idol father, he was shocked by what he found – and at last the reason for his emotional reserveMy father never talked about the war. Only now,...
View ArticleThe Saturday interview: Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall – godfather of multiculturalism and one of the UK's leading cultural theorists – is more pessimistic about politics than he's been for 30 years. The left, he says, is in deep troubleStuart...
View ArticleRunning the numbers on same-sex marriage amendment ballots | Harry J Enten
Referendums in Minnesota and North Carolina both look likely to ban gay marriage. But if New Jersey votes, the story changesThe ninth US circuit court of appeals' overturning of California's...
View ArticleMadonna stalker taken back to mental hospital
Robert Hoskins was jailed after scaling a wall around Madonna's home in Hollywood Hills and threatening to slit her throatA man convicted in 1996 of stalking Madonna was arrested and returned to a...
View ArticleSyria 'relaunches' assault on Homs
Activists claim seven killed in renewed shelling and tank barrage as gunmen shoot dead Syrian general in DamascusSyrian forces have unleashed new tank and rocket attacks on the besieged city of Homs...
View ArticleRon Paul seeks new upset against Romney
Romney seeks convincing win to get back on track for GOP nomination but the vote could be tightRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is desperately seeking a convincing win against Ron Paul in...
View ArticleSenior Sun journalists arrested in police payments probe
Rupert Murdoch is flying to London after five of tabloid's most senior staff are arrested in ongoing inquiry into alleged briberyThe Sun has been plunged into its worst ever crisis following the arrest...
View ArticleThe bishops love the idea of equality – but not for women | Catherine Bennett
Why the outrage over Hooters and Page 3 when our established church is still practising discrimination?Maybe it's a bit greedy, in the week that Bristol saw off Hooters 'breastaurant' and Mark Thompson...
View ArticleConsent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom by...
This thoroughly researched study finds fundamental freedom of information under constant threat in our online ageIn 2005 a young woman was riding on the underground in Seoul with her dog when it...
View ArticleWhy George Osborne is the most anti-business of them all
The chancellor has urged people not to be 'anti-business', but his policies are hardly good for itThe chancellor of the exchequer has called on his fellow citizens not to be "anti-business". In doing...
View ArticleSri Mulyani Indrawati: 'You must make growth inclusive – you have to protect...
Indonesia's hardline former finance minister helped put her heavily indebted country back on the road to recovery. Now at the World Bank, her new target is inequalityFor Greece's embattled politicians,...
View ArticleAlex Salmond can't lose in the face of such buffoonery | Kevin McKenna
From Donald Trump to the BBC, the first minister couldn't have a better array of enemiesSo which other of the seven forbidden arts does Alex Salmond possess? He already seems to have mastered...
View ArticleEquality: coalition is missing the point about women | Observer editorial
Progress in the boardroom may prove to be the consolation prize for the loss of many gains women have won in the past 40 yearsMr Cameron was in Stockholm last week to discuss with the Nordic countries,...
View ArticleFootball racism row flares up as Luis Suárez snubs Patrice Evra handshake
Sir Alex Ferguson says Uruguyan player is a disgrace and should not play for Liverpool againSir Alex Ferguson has branded Luis Suárez a "disgrace" who should never play for Liverpool again, as the...
View ArticleAssad's bloodbath
David Simonds on the brutal repression of the Syrian uprisingdavid simonds
View ArticleNew to nature No 65: Diania cactiformis
This fossil 'walking cactus' found in China could point to the start of the arthropod lineThe fossil-rich Chengjiang deposits of Yunnan province, China, date from about 525 million years ago and are...
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