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White House backs Eric Holder over leaks investigation
Statement backs attorney general accused of lying to Congress about his involvement in the seizure of journalistic recordsThe Obama administration has hit back against Republican accusations that...
View ArticleThe night the refugee boat sank: victims' stories
On 24 June 2012 a boat carrying refugees on the 6,000 mile journey from Pakistan to Australia sank with the loss of 94 lives. The Guardian spoke to the survivorsJason BurkeJon BooneKate Hodal
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Manning accused of leaking secrets
US soldier charged with leaking trove of sensitive information to WikiLeaks begins court martial in Fort Meade in MarylandThe US government has accused Bradley Manning of dumping a massive and...
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Turkey's unrest grows as US wades in
Following fifth day of demonstrations, Turkish PM lashes out at critics and John Kerry calls for restraintThe US has called for an investigation into the political violence in Turkey and urged...
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How Colin Myler has changed the New York Daily News
The New York Daily News now looks like the Daily Mail's younger American cousin, writes Joe Pompeo in a profile-cum-interview with its editor, Colin Myler.According to Pompeo, the paper "appears to be...
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Will Smith to move away from blockbusters in search of more 'artistic danger'
After Earth's box office bellyflop appears to have spurred star towards less bankable filmsWill Smith is planning to shift his career away from high-profile blockbusters in future.The actor and...
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Jack White has legendary Detroit theatre named after him
Rocker rewarded with dedication after paying $142,000 tax bill of Masonic Temple concert hallOne of Detroit's most beloved music venues is to be renamed after Jack White. The Jack White theatre is the...
View ArticleSounds Jewish podcast: the Jewish revival in Poland
Denise Grollmus grew up in the US, and was especially close to her grandmother, a Polish Catholic from Warsaw. Or at least, that's who she said she was. On her 28th birthday, Denise discovered that...
View ArticleSyrian government has used chemical weapons, says France - video
French foreign minister Laurent Fabius says tests show President Bashar al-Assad's regime has used the nerve agent sarin in Syria
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Running in Sierra Leone: 'The hardest thing I've done'
Even experienced runners struggled with the heat and humidity during a race in Sierra Leone. For a novice, it was almost unendurable. But it was all in a good cause …The marathon race doctor was the...
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UK and France claim Syrian attack victims have tested positive for sarin
British and French governments say they have shown evidence of chemical weapon use to UN investigationThe British and French governments have said that medical samples smuggled out of Syria have tested...
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China's mega water diversion project begins testing | Jennifer Duggan
South-north diversion project aimed at preventing water shortages has had no shortage of problems and criticismWhen it is completed, it will be one of the world's biggest feats of engineering. China's...
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Guardian Firestorm film about Tasmanian bushfire in competition
Interactive project about the plight of the Holmes family is in official selection at Sheffield's Doc/FestFirestorm, the Guardian's groundbreaking multimedia project about a catastrophic bushfire that...
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Journalism's future in focus as Chicago Sun-Times shutters photographers |...
We all understand the media industry has to adapt and change, but invaluable skills are being trashed in the drive to cut costsEmployed journalists everywhere winced on Thursday.That's when we all...
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São Paulo mayor's 2020 vision focuses on end to city's housing problems
Fernando Haddad tells New Cities summit that economic growth, funding and shifting demographics will bring major changeLong notorious for slums and drug dens, São Paulo has the opportunity to solve its...
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Christopher Keith Hall obituary
Senior legal adviser of Amnesty International who played a leading role in the formation of the international criminal courtChristopher Keith Hall, who has died aged 66 after suffering from cancer, was...
View ArticleThe assassination of Robert F. Kennedy - picture of the day
Boris Yaro's historic image of the shooting of Senator Kennedy in 1968Ranjit Dhaliwal
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I'm a middle-lane hogger – and proud of it
Sticking to the middle lane on the motorway is now a crime. But how are the police going to catch people – and why is there so much hatred towards people who do it?An almost audible grunt of approval...
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Police investigate fire at north London Islamic community centre
Scotland Yard says blaze in Muswell Hill is suspicious amid fears of reprisals after Woolwich murderPolice are treating a fire that badly damaged an Islamic community centre as suspicious amid...
View ArticleEurozone crisis: Latvia granted entry to the euro - live
Nikkei falls by 3.8% as Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe unveils the third arrow in his economic planGraeme Wearden
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