US supreme court debates life sentences without parole for youngsters
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote earlier opinions ruling out the death penalty for juveniles whose crimes did not involve killingThe US supreme court debated on Tuesday whether young teenagers convicted...
View ArticleFrance begins it's largest ever manhunt
Armed police guard Jewish and Muslim schools across the south of the country amid fears cold-blooded killer will strike againHundreds of armed police have blanketed southern France searching for a...
View ArticleConservative party's robocall scandal has Canadians less than impressed
Allegations that someone connected to the ruling party misled voters is starting to sully the Conservatives' clean imageNearly a month after we first heard his name, Canadians are still wondering: who...
View ArticlePepsi crowns Nicki Minaj princess of Pop with new endorsement deal
Pepsi's latest star collaboration will feature the 29-year-old rap star, who is set to earn millions as the face of new drinkPink Friday rap sensation Nicki Minaj is about to become the new face of Pop...
View ArticleLondon Book Fair criticised for inviting only state-approved Chinese writers
Exiled Chinese poet Bei Ling says he is 'amazed no independent voice, no exiled or dissident writer' is being representedThe London Book Fair is facing claims it has bowed to pressure from Chinese...
View ArticleEurozone crisis live: Geithner urges Europe's weathiest countries to do more
• Tim Geithner: Wealthy EU members must help weakest• IMF: Prices could spike 30% if Iranian situation deteriorates• Italy's PM says broad agreement on labour reforms• Greek seamen call off strike•...
View ArticleRepublican budget proposals 2013 – tell us what you think
Today the GOP presented their budget proposals for 2013. We want you to have a read and then let us know your thoughts• View the full document, The Path to Prosperity, here This morning, congressman...
View ArticleThe Denver Broncos wanted Peyton Manning because they had John Elway
Manning will be taken to heart because he is seen as the true heir to John Elway, who took the Broncos to five Super BowlsYou know why Peyton Manning coming to Denver is such a big deal? I'll give you...
View ArticleIt's my way or the highway: Christians and atheists in religious road row
Unholy spat breaks out in Florida over stretch of Highway 98 that was blessed by Christians and then unblessed by atheistsAn unholy spat has broken out over a nondescript stretch of road in Florida as...
View ArticleCountry diary: Wenlock Edge: The world through a young lamb's eyes
Country diary: Every year the same thing happens: scrappy little woollies become individuals: looking, feeding, springing, playing, running between their mothers and their peers; developing trust,...
View ArticleLetters: Resolution of the Sri Lanka conflict
At the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva a US-led resolution is being debated, which seeks to help resolve the outstanding issues of accountability and reconciliation resulting from...
View ArticleLetters: Let's stand together
The attack on helpless children in France is odious, horrific and heartbreaking (Report, 20 March). But this is not just an anti-Jewish, antisemitic crime. As the other shootings show, it is a hatred...
View ArticleLibya still needs Britain | David Davis and Ibrahim El Mayet
A year on from military intervention, we can help fight corruption with our institutional knowhowOne of the problems of western foreign policy is that it suffers from a short attention span. Just as we...
View ArticleMexico earthquake rattles capital city
Mexico rocked by 7.8-magnitude quake, damaging buildings and closing airport in southern and central parts of countryA strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of about 7.8 has rocked Mexico, with...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin's death: the story so far
In February, an unarmed black teenager was killed by George Zimmerman, who claims he acted in self defence. Three weeks on, Zimmerman is still free, and questions remain unansweredThe basic factsOn a...
View ArticleGOP primaries attack ad highlights: accentuating the negative, part 2
John McCain may have belatedly deplored the tone of the Republican nomination campaign, but the slew of attack ads keeps on coming• Read part oneOver the weekend, Senator John McCain showed a little of...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street joins communities in call for NYPD commissioner to quit
Protesters issue call with black and Muslim neighbourhoods in outrage over alleged police brutality and surveillanceOccupy Wall Street protesters have issued a joint call with members of New York...
View ArticleBudget 2012: George Osborne is stuck in a failed economic model, circa 1979 |...
Economic recovery demands we ditch the myth that private rather than state investment drives industrial innovationShut your eyes and it's as if the last 30 years never happened. David Cameron and...
View ArticleFrance: republican ideals | Editorial
On Saturday, thousands will march together through Paris in the face of an assault on its minorities by the Toulouse gunmanAs he was held in prison on Devil's Island, the only prayers that Alfred...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin and the fatal history of American racism | Kevin Powell
Every incident like the shooting of Trayvon Martin has its random elements. But the pattern of tragedy upon tragedy is inescapableI am Trayvon Martin. So are you. And so is any human being who has ever...
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