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The Gallery 2011: Readers' review of the year
Look back at the year in football through the unmistakable prism of the GalleryTom LutzPaolo BandiniGregg RoughleyKaty MurrellsJohn AshdownJames DartPenny WoodsAlan GardnerEvan Fanning
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Iraq's Sunni leader goes on run to evade arrest
Government issues arrest warrant for vice-president, accusing him of having conspired to assassinate government officialsIraq's Shia-led government has issued an arrest warrant for its Sunni...
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Apple wins smartphone patents victory over HTC
US agency imposes import ban on phones that infringe the patent, but HTC tipped to work around rulingApple scored a narrow victory against Taiwan's HTC Corp in their smartphone patents battle after the...
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Patients at risk despite changes to EU rules on doctors, say regulators
Fury at European commission's plans that would allow EU doctors to register in UK without tests on English or skillsThe UK's medical regulators have warned that patient safety is at risk because,...
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Gay couple sue Hawaiian bed and breakfast for discrimination
Diane Cervelli and Taeko Bufford claim Aloha Bed & Breakfast denied them a room because they are lesbiansTwo southern California women have filed a lawsuit against a Hawaiin bed and breakfast,...
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Former Miss Venezuela dies of breast cancer aged 28
Eva Ekvall, who was crowned Miss Venezuela at the age of 17, died on Saturday at a hospital in HoustonFormer Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall, whose struggle with breast cancer was closely followed by...
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Philippines declares state of calamity as storm toll nears 1,000
Floods have affected more than 338,000 people in 13 provinces, with nearly 43,000 still in evacuation centresThe president of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino, has declared a state of national calamity...
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The speculative scrum driving up food prices | Frederick Kaufman
Bankers, hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds are gambling on hunger by speculating on food supply. Global regulators should step in to stop themLast year, the price of global food floated high as...
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Arthur Scargill's old union HQ is to become a casino
Dogged by problems, it was never a happy building. But at least 130 jobs will be created by conversion for 24-hour gambling with a rooftop barSome sort of allegory here: the former headquarters of the...
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I'm hooked on George RR Martin's flights of fantasy | Michael Hann
OK, so it's not Proust or Trollope. But when times are tough, there is no better distraction than these magical talesWe wrote off our summer holiday this year. On the first day I skidded across a...
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US urges North Korea to 'follow the path of peace'
Hillary Clinton issues carefully crafted message over death of Kim Jong-il but fears of political instability remainThe US wants to see a "peaceful and stable transition" in North Korea, Hillary...
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How reporters should do their job by the Great Teacher of Journalists
I have been defamed! Blogger Fleet Street Blues has compared me to North Korea's departed leader, Kim Jong-il. "One less-explored aspect of Kim's legacy," he writes, "is his role as a journalism...
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Hillary Clinton hopes for improved relations with North Korea - video
Hillary Clinton issues carefully crafted message over death of Kim Jong-il but fears of political instability remain.Speaking to reporters following a meeting with Japan's foreign minister Koichiro...
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Lori Berenson returns to the US
Paroled American activist convicted of helping Peruvian guerillas allowed home after initially being prevented from boarding flightThe American activist Lori Berenson, who stirred international...
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Ratings agencies must not derail the Co-operative Bank | Peter Guillam
The Co-op is a positive model of thrift, yet unrepresentative credit agencies are sticking a thumb in the eye of its Lloyds bidAmong the few beneficiaries of the financial crisis have been both the...
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Kim Jong-il lies in state – in pictures
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lies in state at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang
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Twitter sells stake to Murdoch-linked Saudi prince
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Arab world's richest man, sinks £300m into site, acquiring 3.75% of Twitter sharesThe Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the Arab world's richest man and News...
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North Korea mourners line up to see Kim Jong-il as leader lies in state
Stream of weeping mourners viewing body in glass coffin include son and successor Kim Jong-unAfter the hysterical scenes which greeted news of Kim Jong-il's death, North Korean media struck a more...
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Business Christmas Quiz 2011
Another eventful year in the business world - but how much of the finer details can you remember?
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The sticky challenge facing Africa
Ready-to-use therapeutic foods have revolutionised famine relief in Africa; the issue now is whether they can be produced thereAs the food crisis in the Horn of Africa continues, so do the campaigns...
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