Martin Rowson on the coalition - cartoon
Communities minister Eric Pickles defended councils' right to hold prayer sessions after landmark ruling against practiceMartin Rowson
View ArticleAnimal carnival in Rio de Janeiro - in pictures
The animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Brazil rivals its human counterpart for colour
View ArticleHenrique Capriles to face Hugo Chávez in Venezuela presidential election
Governor of Miranda province wins opposition nomination and targets discontent with Chávez's 'socialist revolution'A youthful state governor is set to give Hugo Chávez a tough battle for Venezuela's...
View ArticleGrammy awards 2012 – live coverage
Live coverage of the 2012 Grammy awards as the death of Whitney Houston looms over the 54th ceremony in Los Angeles. Live blogging: Brian Braiker and Joshua Alston11.45pm: Joshua – Looks like that's...
View ArticleAdele triumphs at the Grammys with six awards
Adele won every category in which she was nominated including album of the year for 21 and best record with Rolling In the DeepGrammy awards 2012 - as it happenedSoul singer Adele has triumphed in her...
View ArticlePakistan's prime minister charged wth contempt
Yousaf Raza Gilani is accused of failing to re-open corruption cases against President Asif Ali ZardariPakistan's supreme court charged the country's prime minister with contempt of court this morning...
View ArticleBali bombings: 'Demolition Man' trial begins
Umar Patek accused of making explosives used in 2002 blasts and leaving trail of terror from Indonesia to PakistanThe trial has begun in Jakarta of the top suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings: a militant...
View ArticleGrammy winners list
Award recipients in key categories at the 54th Grammy awards in Los AngelesRecord of the year: Rolling In The Deep, AdeleAlbum of the year: 21, AdeleSong of the year: Rolling In The Deep, Adele Adkins...
View ArticleBinyamin Netanyahu accuses Iran over bombs targeting Israeli diplomat
Tehran's ambassador to India denounces Israeli claim as 'sheer lies' after blast in New Delhi and discovery of device in TbilisiIsraeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of being...
View ArticleUK and France to discuss help for Syrian rebels
Leaders to meet at Anglo-French summit over possible military advice to Free Syrian Army as well as separate defence dealsDavid Cameron and the French president Nicolas Sarkozy are to meet in Paris on...
View ArticleThe rule of law: why Abu Qatada's release matters | Editorial
The case for his deportation from this country is immensely strong but the rule of law must not be tossed asideBarring the jihadist preacher himself, there is probably not a soul in this country who...
View ArticleMonsanto found guilty of chemical poisoning in France
French farmer Paul Francois says he suffered neurological problems after inhaling Monsanto's Lasso weedkillerA French court has declared the US biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a...
View ArticleObama's budget calculus | Ana Marie Cox
Like the GOP's Ryan plan, Obama's budget is about electoral positioning not real economic policy, but he looks better-placedProbably the most important thing to remember about both the budget presented...
View ArticleShaker Aamer, the Briton still locked in Guantánamo, will not be forgotten |...
Ten years since he was incarcerated in Guantánamo Bay, Aamer has been abandoned by successive British governmentsWhen the allied invasion of Afghanistan began in October 2001 with the bombing of Kabul,...
View ArticleLetters: Solidarity campaign to support the people of Greece
The people of Greece face an unprecedented economic and political crisis (Violence grips Athens, 13 February). They are being driven to poverty and mass unemployment by the demands of the so-called...
View ArticleLetters: Arms trade fuels violence in Syria
The daily atrocities unfolding across Syria show the urgent need to control irresponsible and unregulated arms transfers. Away from our TV screens the death toll rises in places such as Democratic...
View ArticleLetter: Release Shaker
For Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in Guantánamo, 14 February, marks 10 years of torture and abuse in detention (More detainees contact Met about torture claims, 14 January). It is a very sad...
View ArticleThe re-energised US left has much to teach its dismal European counterparts |...
Moving from retreat to re-tweet, US progressives have linked the personal and political to create a sense of shared purposeIn Europe the city's aflame, but America's Athens, Philadelphia, city of the...
View ArticleIs a Belgian court correct that Hergé's Tintin in the Congo is not racist? |...
A court in Belgium has ruled that Hergé's adventure book Tintin in the Congo reflects the colonial prejudices of its epoch but does not incite racism. Do you agree with the decision?
View ArticleSantorum gains edge with conservative voters ahead of Michigan primary
While Mitt Romney remains the favourite to win his party's nomination, Santorum is breaking away with conservative votesRick Santorum looks to be the last man standing for many conservative voters in...
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