Iran's satellite photos 'indicate cleanup from nuclear test'
Claims by International Atomic Energy Agency experts could add to international pressure on Tehran over its nuclear programmeSatellite images of Iran appear to indicate attempts to clean up radioactive...
View ArticleAustralian man pleads guilty to collar bomb extortion bid
Paul Peters admits he detained 18-year-old Madeleine Pulver, locking her in a fake collar bomb at her home in Sydney last yearAn Australian investment banker has pleaded guilty to chaining a fake bomb...
View ArticleFlood-hit homeowners should invest in own defences, says minister
Remark comes as agreement ensuring flood-hit householders can buy cover for their homes is due to expire in June 2013Householders at risk of flooding should take responsibility for preventing future...
View ArticleWhy are children missing from WHO targets on non-infectious diseases?
Children die from cancer, heart disease and other non-infectious illnesses but they are in danger of being forgotten as global targets for action are drawn up, say health groupsChildren should be seen...
View ArticleMarmite shortage leaves New Zealanders spreading themselves thin
Nation told it goes further on toast after factory for local version, different from British kind, is shut by Christchurch quakeNew Zealanders are being urged to spread their Marmite more thinly as...
View ArticleFrom the archive, 19 March 1919: The Policewoman: A London experiment
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 19 March 1919Very little has so far been heard about the Metropolitan Police women patrols, on whose appointment Sir Nevil Macready decided soon after...
View ArticleTimor-Leste president concedes defeat
José Ramos-Horta failed to win enough votes to progress to the 21 April runoffJosé Ramos-Horta, the president of Timor-Leste who helped steer the country into independence after campaigning tirelessly...
View ArticleNato must investigate civilian deaths in Libya, says Amnesty
Campaigners say scores of Libyans were killed or injured in air strikes but Nato has not provided compensationNato has failed to properly investigate or provide compensation for civilian deaths caused...
View ArticleGreek finance minister takes charge of socialist party
With general elections due to take place as early as 29 April, Venizelos's selection as leader of what has traditionally been the country's biggest leftist force is seen as key to political...
View ArticleUPS buys TNT to expand European parcel business
UPS, the world's largest package delivery company, has long looked at TNT as a way to help it expand in EuropeUnited Parcel Service will pay an increased €5.2bn for its Dutch peer TNT in a deal that...
View ArticleFour killed at Jewish school in France
Sarkozy calls killings at Ozar Hatorah secondary college a 'frightening tragedy' as police hunt suspect on a motorbikeA gunman has opened fire in front of a Jewish school in the south-west French city...
View ArticleMohammad Yunus on social businesses and a better capitalism
Comment is free interviews: Economist Muhammad Yunus explains how social businesses can put the creativity and innovation of capitalism to uses other than making moneyPhil MaynardOliver Laughland
View ArticleGreece on the Breadline: the end of the journey
I'm flying back from Greece and want to thank everyone who helped to make the voices in this series heardI'm afraid that's the end of this journey – I'm heading off to the airport on Monday, but I'll...
View ArticleIMF calls on China to improve domestic consumption
Christine Lagarde praises Beijing's economic stewardship but say it needs to be less reliant on exports and investment and warns the global outlook remains uncertainThe head of the International...
View ArticleFeatured photojournalist: Anja Niedringhaus
Anja Niedringhaus is an award-winning photojournalist who, for the past 20 years, has been covering conflict across the world. Since 2002 she has worked for the Associated Press as a traveling...
View ArticleCuba arrests 70 Ladies in White dissidents before pope's visit
Members of the campaign group – formed of mothers and wives of activists arrested in 2003 – are detained in HavanaCuban authorities have detained about 70 members of the dissident group Ladies in...
View ArticleGiles Fraser's Thinking Aloud podcast: the challenge for the next archbishop...
The Latin word "pontifex" literally means bridge-builder. It was first used as a description for pre-Christian Roman religious leaders whose job was to maintain and impose unity. But it was a role that...
View ArticleMitt Romney wins Puerto Rico primary – video
Mitt Romney speaks in Illinois after an overwhelming victory in the Puerto Rican primary
View ArticleTony Blair: Africa can end dependence on aid within a generation
Former prime minister hails new sense of confidence and improvements in democracy and leadership in AfricaTony Blair has hailed a "new sense of hope and confidence" about Africa as he claims the...
View ArticleEditor courts controversy with book on Islamic immigration
Danny Lockwood, an editor and publisher, has courted controversy by writing a book with a provocative title, The Islamic Republic of Dewsbury.It is a blunt assault on multi-culturalism seen through the...
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