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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...

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Argentina 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...

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Bosnia 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...

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EC 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...

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My 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,...

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The 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...

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Running 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...

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Madonna 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...

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Syria '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...

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Ron 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...

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Senior 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...

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The 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...

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Consent 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...

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Why 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...

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Sri 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,...

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Alex 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...

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Equality: 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,...

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Football 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...

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Assad's bloodbath

David Simonds on the brutal repression of the Syrian uprisingdavid simonds

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New 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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