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Turkey's giant construction projects fuel anger of Istanbul residents
Locals blame Taksim square protests on PM's plans to spend billions on shopping centres, satellite cities and new airportAlmost a decade ago Emine Demir, 30, and her family chose to settle in...
View ArticleThe Lusitania disaster - pictures from the past
A photographic highlight selected by the picture desk. On 7 June 1906, the first rivet on the keel plates of the British ocean liner RMS Lusitania was laid at the John Brown Shipyard in Glasgow. At the...
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US spy chief calls NSA surveillance program diclosure 'reprehensible'
James Clapper admits secret surveillance program to access user data from Google, Facebook, Apple and others• NSA taps in to user data of tech firms, secret files reveal The US has admitted using a...
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Russian supergrass death in UK was 'not suspicious'
Alexander Perepilichnyy case to referred coroner despite failure to establish how he died outside his Surrey homeThe death of a Russian supergrass who was a key witness in a multimillion-pound...
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Ecuadorean and UK ministers to discuss Julian Assange
Ecuador's foreign minister will travel to UK to hold talks with William Hague and meet WikiLeaks founderThe UK government has agreed to meet a senior Ecuadorean minister to try to reach an agreement...
View ArticleDo you trust the IRS? | Poll
In light of recent scandals involving the IRS, do you trust the agency to handle your tax affairs?
View ArticleEurozone crisis live: US adds more jobs than expected in May
The US added more jobs than economists had been expecting last month but jobs growth is seen as subdued enough to keep the Federal Reserve on hand with helpKatie Allen
View ArticleReality check: do speed cameras reduce serious road accidents?
RAC Foundation shows serious collisions drop by 27% when cameras put in place – but at 21 sites number of accidents increases. Paul Owen examines whether speed cameras make crashes less likely or...
View ArticlePicture desk live: the best news pictures of the day
The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images of the day
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How the US Congress lost the plot on secrecy, surveillance and accountability...
Outraged by the government dragnet of our private data? Blame the politicians who gave the Obama administration a free passTo hide his role in championing the use of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act...
View ArticleFloods recede in Czech Republic but more on way for central Europe - video
Residents of the east German town of Gottesgnaden and the Slovakian port of Komarno, situated on the flooding Danube river, prepare for further floods with sandbags
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Erdoğan demands end to Turkey protests
More than 10,000 supporters cheered defiant Turkish prime minister outside an Istanbul airportThe Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has delivered a fiery speech on his return to the...
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UK gaining secret intelligence via NSA operation
Exclusive: UK security agency GCHQ gaining information from world's biggest internet firms through US-run Prism programmeThe UK's electronic eavesdropping and security agency, GCHQ, has been secretly...
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Syria appeal is biggest in UN history
Growing number of refugees prompts $5bn appeal, but fears remain that scale of crisis may have been underestimatedThe UN has launched the largest emergency appeal in its history – $5bn (£3.2bn) – as it...
View ArticleThe gender balance of UK literary culture – graphic
The UK book world still suffers from a sharp divide along gender lines. Take a look at the figures for the number of male and female reviewers and the authors under review in Britain's major books...
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How we calculated the gender balance of UK literary journalism
A count of male and female reviewers as well as the authors under review reveals that Britain's literary culture is still divided along gender lines. John Dugdale looks behind the figuresAlex Clark on...
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Gender balancing the books | Alex Clark
We counted the numbers of male and female reviewers and authors under review in the major UK books sections for a month in 2012 and again for a month this year. Alex Clark reflects on why the review...
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Slot machines: a lose lose situation
Once seen as a harmless diversion, hi-tech slot machines now bring in more money than casinos – and their players become addicted three times faster than other gamblers. We investigate how the industry...
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Stabbing: a moment of madness
The voices in Sean Clifton's head told him to seek out 'the prettiest girl in the mall' and stab her. Julie Bouvier was that girl. In a unique film, they each tell their side of the storyIt was an...
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Santa Monica gunman kills four before being shot dead by police
Police say suspect killed two people at house and rampage continued on to Santa Monica college campusA man with a semi-automatic rifle killed at least four people and wounded several others in Santa...
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