Palestinian prime minister announces exit via Twitter after 20 days in the job
Rami Hamdallah says 'conflicts, confusion, corruption' behind departure after power struggle with president Mahmoud AbbasRami Hamdallah's first tweet after being appointed Palestinian prime minister...
View ArticleHow to work together to end modern-day slavery
From data collection to lobbying and fundraising, how can the organisations that make up the anti-slavery sector better collaborate? Join the debate Thursday 27 JuneThe anti-slavery sector is...
View ArticleWorld War Z earns sequel after gobbling up global box office
Brad Pitt action drama about worldwide zombie pandemic overcomes production problems to open with impressive $119mBrad Pitt zombie apocalypse movie World War Z, which has been mired in bad press and...
View ArticleHigh wire walking in the US, baby pandas in China and the super moon: the...
The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images of the dayJoanna Ruck
View ArticleWhy I have no truck with the art of the pick-up | Ally Fogg
Pick-up artists exist to help men find sexual partners but their psychosexual babble is riddled with misogyny and bad adviceI blame Transformers. Many of my fellow heterosexual men appear to approach...
View ArticleIrish bankers 'hoodwinked' government over bailout, secret recordings show
Taped conversations back up the view that Anglo Irish bankers knew that €7bn would never be enough to save the bankA top banker with the financial institution that almost bankrupted Ireland boasted...
View ArticleWikiLeaks forced to defend Ecuador as Edward Snowden seeks asylum
Spokesman for WikiLeaks, which has been helping whistleblower, says Ecuador critics paint too bleak a pictureWikiLeaks spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson has defended the press freedom record of Ecuador...
View ArticleEdward Snowden fails to show up for flight from Moscow to Havana – live coverage
Whereabouts of former CIA analyst whose leaks to Guardian have caused global controversy a mystery after he does not catch expected flight to CubaPaul Owen
View ArticleUndercover police spies unmasked - in pictures
A new book exposes the controversial work of undercover police officers who were deployed to spy on political campaignersRob EvansPaul Lewis
View ArticleSilvio Berlusconi's underage sex trial verdict expected
Italy's former PM and self-styled 'most persecuted man' is accused of paying for sex with then 17-year-old exotic dancerHe is no stranger to the courtroom, having spent the past 20 years in a series of...
View ArticleNelson Mandela in critical condition
Mandela, 94, who is in a Pretoria hospital, is 'well-looked after and is comfortable', says Jacob ZumaNelson Mandela is in a critical condition in hospital, officials said on Sunday, leaving millions...
View ArticleEdward Snowden seeks asylum in Ecuador amid diplomatic storm
Whistleblower escapes from Hong Kong to Moscow on a commercial flight despite a formal US extradition requestEdward Snowden booked on plane from Moscow to Havana – live coverageThe intelligence...
View ArticleBarack Obama says US will pursue Edward Snowden - video
President Barack Obama says the US will follow all legal channels to extradite Edward Snowden
View Article'She very rarely hit a false note': Hazel Hawke remembered
Prime Ministers past and present gathered at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday to celebrate the life of a great AustralianAn air of truce hangs over memorial services. Old enemies find themselves...
View ArticleArchbishop of Canterbury to visit Israel and Palestinian territories
Justin Welby to meet religious leaders and visit holy sites amid 'concern for justice for all peoples' across Middle EastThe archbishop of Canterbury is due to arrive in the Holy Land on Wednesday to...
View ArticleChina's state newspaper praises Edward Snowden for 'tearing off Washington's...
State-run People's Daily says whistleblower has exposed US hypocrisy after Washington blamed Beijing for his escapeChina's top state newspaper has praised the fugitive US spy agency contractor Edward...
View ArticleCardiff City call off Malaysia visit due to 'poor air quality' in Kuala Lumpur
• Smog levels in Malaysia rise above hazardous levels• Visit had been planned to promote club's profileCardiff City have called off their promotional tour of Malaysia due to 'poor air quality' in Kuala...
View ArticleEurope's leaders are not for turning on austerity | Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin
Those calling for a 21st century Marshall plan do so in hope, as conditions are very different now to the end of WW2When bad ideas persist, it is wise to recognise that more than ideas are at stake. So...
View ArticleQatar emir hands power to son in rare peaceful transition
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ruled since overthrowing his father in 1995 and played key role in arming Syrian rebelsThe emir of Qatar, the world's richest country per capita, has handed over power...
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