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Charles Murray, Susan Cain and the casualties of modernity | Michael Wolff
Periods of change have always provoked jeremiads about social disintegration. The bitterness is real, the decline fictiveThe underlying theme of, well, just about everything since the financial crisis...
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Christian Wulff's demise makes Angela Merkel stronger | Philip Grassmann
The chancellor's sparing support for her president has helped maintain her position as Germany's most popular politicianChristian Wulff is no longer president of Germany. To which only one thing needs...
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Guardian Books podcast: Historical fiction
In this week's podcast we look at the many motives for historical fiction. Orange prize-winning novelist Kate Grenville tells us how her new novel, Sarah Thornhill, is in part an apology for the...
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Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, dies in Syria
American foreign correspondent suffers fatal asthma attack while covering civil war for New York TimesThe award-winning American journalist Anthony Shadid, regarded by his peers as one of the great...
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Nuclear power is an expensive gamble that may (or may not) pay off
Energy deals could suck in vast resources for generations or prove one of the most-far-sighted government decisions everBritain's energy future starts in Paris with David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy...
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IRS releases list of 'dirty dozen' tax scams and warns: 'Don't be fooled'
Identity theft and phishing top most popular scams as IRS says it blocked more than $1.4bn going to wrong person last yearIdentity theft and phishing top the Internal Revenue Service's list of "dirty...
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Shelling of Homs continues
• Libya marks first anniversary of uprising against Gaddafi• Protests grow in Damascus• Britain promises £2m aid to Syrian civilians• Latest summary4.41pm: Here's a brief summary of key developments...
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Week of Carnival celebrations kicks off in Brazil - in pictures
The annual Brazilian Carnival, an intense week of celebrations that culminate in a Fat Tuesday parade, have begun throughout Brazil
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British Airways steward charged with making bomb threat
Mathew Davis was on Tokyo to London flight when he allegedly scrawled a message on a toilet door that caused the scareA British Airways flight steward has been charged with making a mid-air bomb...
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Britain and France urge Syrian opposition to unite
Cameron admits he is not satisfied with international support for revolt against AssadBritain and France urged the Syrian opposition to uniteon Friday as David Cameron admitted he was not satisfied the...
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Eurozone crisis live: World markets rise on Greek bailout hopes
• European stock markets open higher• Japan's Nikkei up 2%; Dow Jones at 4-year high• Today's agenda• Live blogging now: Nick Fletcher4.23pm: Here comes another mini-grenade lobbed into the Greek...
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Woman pleads not guilty over alleged racially aggravated abuse on tram
Emma West, from New Addington, Croydon, denies two charges in connection with incident videod and shown on internetA Croydon woman whose tirade on a local tram was videoed and broadcast over the...
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David Cameron: French-British co-operation closer than ever – video
The British prime minister met with the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris on Friday to sign deal on civilian nuclear technology
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Politics live blog - David Cameron and Nicolas Sarkozy sign nuclear deal in...
British prime minister heads to Paris for talks with French president on nuclear energy, Syria and Iran• Read a summary of today's key events4.22pm: Here's Patrick Wintour's final piece on the summit....
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Vladimir Putin bobsleighs at Russian training track - video
Russia's prime minister tries bobsleighing while visiting a training track outside Moscow. The stop was the last in his presidential election campaign trail before polls on 4 March
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City migration as a development problem? It's the ultimate urban myth
Rather than portraying rapid urbanisation in terms of overconsumption, we should be celebrating itIn January, China marked a historic milestone in its development: for the first time ever, city...
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The beauty of highwire walking | Chris Patfield
News that Nik Wallenda has finally won the right to traverse the Niagara Falls is a breath of fresh air for us thrill-seekersThe simplicity of the highwire is its beauty. Carefully following a straight...
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US military chief cautions against Israeli attack on Iran
General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, says a strike 'at this time would be destabilising'The United States is stepping up efforts to dissuade Israel from attacking Iran's...
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Spanish protest against spending cuts and changes to labour rights
Hundreds of thousands take to the streets in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia to demonstrate against Mariano Rajoy's reformsSpain's conservative government faced its first mass protests on Sunday as...
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