Iran seems an unlikely culprit for the attacks on Israeli diplomats | Arshin...
Tehran has good relations with Thailand, India and Georgia. Why would it endanger that by planting bombs there?Let's assume that sections of the military and security apparatus in Iran are responsible...
View ArticlePass notes No 3,126: Sean Penn
The actor has said the Falklands belong to ArgentinaAge: 51Appearance: car salesman after a lost weekend in Vegas.Occupation: actor, screenwriter, director...Oh, yeah. I know who you mean … journalist,...
View ArticleHow credit ratings agencies rule the world
Britain's credit rating took a knock this week, when Moody's expressed a 'negative outlook' for the national economy. But who are the mysterious agencies who take it upon themselves to grade everything...
View ArticleSyria: is it possible to rename streets on Google Maps?
Syrian protestors are trying to remove the president's name from Google Maps. Just how is it done?In their struggle to free Syria from the clutches of President Bashar al-Assad, anti-government...
View ArticleWomen's right to fight – whatever Rick Santorum says | Victoria Bekiempis
As the Pentagon's gradual reforms recognise, women's march toward equality in the US military means more combat rolesRick Santorum has lady problems. Big ones.Of course, you'll remember that the...
View ArticleVladimir Putin 'on trial for terrorism' in internet viral – video
A video, which has had more than 2m views on YouTube, shows the Russian prime minister in the courtroom cage in what seems to be a real trial
View ArticleMaya Angelou: 'Barack Obama has done a remarkable job'
Poet and veteran civil rights activist, Maya Angelou is the sage of black America. And for her, Barack Obama has delivered. She talks about her hopes for his-re-election – and receiving an award from...
View ArticleGreek-German relations at new low as eurozone crisis rumbles on
Hostility levels have reached maximum as savage austerity measures threaten to bring Greece to its kneesThere may never have been much love lost between Germany and Greece but on Wednesday it was clear...
View ArticleGreece is being forced out of eurozone, Venizelos claims
Greek finance minister says troika is shifting terms of €130bn bailout deal as part of move to force country out of eurozoneGreece rounded bitterly on its EU paymasters today when the finance minister...
View ArticleWomen, policy and the prime minister: what you suggested
When we asked readers what the prime minister's new adviser on women's issues should prioritise, we were overwhelmed by the response. Here are some of your responsesRead the Guardian's roundtable...
View ArticleCan David Cameron be made to understand what women want?
A roundtable panel of prominent women discuss what the PM's adviser for female voters should say to her bossListen to the full discussion hereSee Guardian readers' responses hereIt is the first post of...
View ArticleLetter: 'Furious charges, stunning irrationality and utter nonsense' – Noam...
John Gray (Delusions of grandeur, Review, 11 February) writes that "it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that, for Chomsky, America is virtually the sole obstacle to peace in the world". This and...
View ArticleLetters: Reaffirming our faith in secularism
Lady Warsi's polemic goes too far (Warsi delights Vatican with speech on politics and faith, 15 February). By all means fight "intolerant secularism", but to suggest that faith should influence...
View ArticleLetters: Fashion models have a stake in Equity
We were pleased to read an article applauding the unionisation of models and the birth of the Model Alliance in America (Fashion's real victims, 14 February). However, Ms Gold failed to mention in her...
View ArticleNato approves purchase of five unmanned drones made in US
Allied Ground Surveillance drones will be capable of countering Afghan insurgents, hunting pirates or monitoring arms embargosNato is to buy five US-made unmanned drone aircraft capable of countering...
View ArticleEurozone crisis live: Greek president attacks Germany as bailout deadline...
• Karolos Papoulias blasts Schäuble, surrounded by soldiers• Antonis Samaras sents letter, but wants changes• Reuters: EU may delay bailout • Analyst predicts euro recession after GDP shrinks•...
View ArticleA sneak peak of Jolie's directorial debut – video
This exclusive preview of Angelina Jolie's new film In the Land of Blood and Honey shows one of the main characters, Danijel – a Serb – discussing the potential future of living in a Muslim state.
View ArticlePlight of young brides in Kashmir, sold to older strangers for a pittance
Poor men have been buying teenage brides from afar to dodge dowries, while Kashmir's destitute war widows are ignoredKnees pressed against her chest, Sakina huddles near the window of a sparsely...
View ArticleThe silicone breast implant scandal | Naomi Wolf
The US and UK authorities must think women are either stupid or worthless to permit this shameful profiting from their sufferingI have heard, in my life, many implausible statements from government...
View ArticleFaith and the state: turn the other cheek | Editorial
The Queen, who is also supreme governor of the Church of England, has found herself echoing Baroness WarsiThe Queen, who is also supreme governor of the Church of England, found herself echoing...
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