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How GCHQ stepped up spying on South African foreign ministry
UK hoped to find out everything it could about negotiating position of Thabo Mbeki's governmentIn December 2005, there was a GCHQ meeting on a project to intensify spying on the South African foreign...
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NSA targeted Dmitry Medvedev at London G20 summit
Leaked documents reveal Russian president was spied on during visit, as questions are raised over use of US base in BritainAmerican spies based in the UK intercepted the top-secret communications of...
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Britain's long history of spying on visiting dignitaries
Revelations of cold war bugging and a botched attempt to examine Khrushchev's ship have caused scandal in the pastSpying on visiting foreign dignitaries is a longstanding habit not only of the British,...
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UK intelligence agencies planned to spy on Commonwealth summit delegates
Top-secret document, prepared by GCHQ, contained proposals to target Commonwealth allies at heads of government summitUK intelligence agencies planned to spy on delegates to the Commonwealth heads of...
View ArticleGCHQ surveillance – the documents
Read extracts from the leaked documents describing the agency's 'recent successes'
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Civil liberties: surveillance and the state | Editorial
In unmasking himself as the leaker of the files showing the uses and abuses of western intelligence, Edward Snowden called for a wider public debateIn unmasking himself as the leaker of the files...
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From Edward Snowden to Bradley Manning, whistleblowers are the new generation...
The violation of civil liberties in the name of security has had a profound impact on those who came of age after 9/11When Darrell Anderson, 22, joined the US military he knew there was going to be a...
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Letters: Stop Guantánamo force-feedings
It's right that the international medical community should be outraged by the unethical activities reportedly taking place at the Guantánamo Bay detention centre (Report, 12 June). Force-feeding of...
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In praise of … Arunima Sinha | Editorial
She became the first woman amputee to scale Everest, and is now setting up a sports academy for poor disabled childrenClimbing Mount Everest is one of the hardest things any human can do. But climbing...
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G8 summit: exclusion zone extended in Northern Ireland
Boats prohibited from entering six-mile stretch of Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, where world leaders are due to meetAn exclusion security zone around the picturesque lough where the G8 leaders are...
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Birdwatch: Peregrine falcon
They say that Norwich has a pub for every day of the year and a church for every Sunday, which certainly sounds like a recipe for a well-balanced life. And of all the city's churches, one towers both...
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The red lines over Syria have not been crossed | Alastair Crooke
The country is already awash with weapons, which are at the limit of what can be safely given to the rebelsOn examining the US assessment of Syria's alleged chemical weapons use, Vladimir Putin's top...
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Great Barrier Reef on the brink as politicians bicker
Environment minister Tony Burke says the government has done its best to stop downgrading of UN heritage statusThe federal government insists it is striving to avoid the Great Barrier Reef being listed...
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G8 summit: deal or no deal | Editorial
In a period when punishing the poor is all the rage, it's heartening to see one economic argument going the right wayBefore getting to the details and inevitable niggles over the G8 summit that...
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Czech Republic's prime minister forced to resign over scandal hit-aide
Move by Petr Necas follows bribery and spying order charges brought against head of his officeThe Czech prime minister, Petr Necas, has been forced to quit after a fraud and spying scandal involving...
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Putin backs Assad and berates west over proposal to arm Syrian rebels
Russian president says backing 'those who kill their enemies and eat their organs' flouts Europe's humanitarian valuesA diplomatic breakthrough on the Syrian civil war at the G8 summit in Northern...
View Article457 visa scheme: time for a proper debate | Leigh Hubbard and Joo-Cheong Tham
Leigh Hubbard and Joo-Cheong Tham: A genuine debate regarding temporary labour migration and its role in addressing skill shortages should not be confined to migration policyLeigh HubbardJoo-Cheong Tham
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Canadian workers are the happiest in the G8, study shows
CIPD roundup of workplace statistics showed UK is close behind Canada in contentment rankings, followed by Germany and ItalyCanadian workers are the happiest in the G8, Japan has the oldest workforce...
View ArticleMartin Rowson on David Cameron and the G8 summit – cartoon
Prime minister claims success from talks ahead of G8 summit, but campaigners give only qualified support to new measuresMartin Rowson
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Ecuadorean minister arrives in UK to discuss future of Julian Assange
William Hague to meet Ricardo Patino over WikiLeaks founder confined to embassy in London since August last yearEcuador's foreign minister has arrived in Britain for talks with William Hague over the...
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