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Mandela's family condemn 'vultures'
After a tense 20 days in Pretoria's heart hospital, relatives of anti-apartheid hero launch emotional attack on foreign journalistsIt was the day the pressure became too much to bear. As Nelson Mandela...
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Ecuador breaks US trade pact to thwart 'blackmail' over Snowden asylum
Government renounces Andean Trade Preference Act even as Snowden's prospects of reaching Ecuador from Moscow dimmedEcuador has ramped up its defiance of the US over Edward Snowden by waiving...
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Egyptian activists hope for 'second revolution' a year after Morsi's election
Opposition plans large-scale demonstrations on Sunday, with some hoping army may step in to facilitate transition of powerEgypt is holding its breath for mass demonstrations to mark the first...
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Discrimination against LGBT people still rife, says Law Society
Despite parliamentary backing for gay marriage bill, fight against discrimination is 'not yet a job done', says society on eve of 2013 Pride paradeDiscrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
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Vatican prelate suspected in plot to smuggle €20m
Monsignor with senior church finance role held along with secret services agent and Swiss broker over alleged plotA senior Vatican cleric has been arrested along with a member of Italy's secret...
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Our fear of boredom is simply a fear of coming face to face with ourselves |...
The Sunday morning hour, like the therapeutic hour, is a place to contemplate our capacity to deal with the fear of emptinessI like Rev Kate Bottley. And her disco-dancing flash mob video that topped...
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Education ministry gives go-ahead to two-thirds of Christian faith schools
But only one in five Islamic and Hindu schools approved, say DfE figures released after long battle to keep data secretThe Department for Education this year approved only one in five applications to...
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The battle to eliminate FGM is long, but it's one we must win
If cultural sensitivity is used as a junk drawer, to toss things into when they seem inconvenient, that's not good enough'They cut us to preserve the virginity. They cut us to stop us having sex before...
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Nelson Mandela's village braces for hero's funeral
In Qunu, roads are being built for the expected mourners, but locals still avoid the taboo topic of the death of 'Madiba'On the road through the little hamlet of Qunu in South Africa's Eastern Cape, a...
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David Cameron denounces French 'ambush' on Britain's EU rebate
PM accuses EU of mismanagement following summit in which France and Italy said to demand slight adjustment to UK rebateThe prime minister rounded aggressively on the EU, accusing it of mismanagement...
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Labour may back early vote on UK's EU membership
Party aims to step up pressure on Tories by backing in-out referendum on Europe as early as its autumn conferenceLabour is considering backing an in-out referendum on Europe as early as its autumn...
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Muslim youth leader says more must be done to fight grooming
Mohammed Shafiq welcomes co-ordinated sermon across UK before Friday prayers denouncing sexual abuse of childrenOne of the most high-profile Muslims to address the issue of grooming has said more still...
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New Yorker cover marking Doma decision suffers fierce backlash
Cover featuring Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie criticised as being 'reductive' way to mark landmark supreme court decisionBert and Ernie may be one of the nation's most prominent same-sex cohabitees,...
View ArticleNelson Mandela's condition has 'greatly improved', says ex-wife Winnie - video
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, says the 94-year-old's health has shown 'great improvement' but that he is still 'clinically unwell'
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Wendy Davis channels anger of millions as new Texas makes itself heard
The dramatic events of Tuesday night brought to the surface tensions that had been building for years – in an increasingly diverse Texas where white Republican men still call the shotsReported in...
View ArticleDid the supreme court's liberals balk at a more pro-gay Prop 8 ruling?
Results in both the Doma and Prop 8 rulings came down to Justice Anthony Kennedy, the unpredictable libertarian. One theory holds that he was ready to make a historic rulingJason Farago
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When Nelson Mandela goes, the global village will lose its elder | Jonathan...
The former South African president is the ultimate example of moral authority, the most precious commodity in politicsThe vultures are circling, said the family. Later they withdrew the charge, but who...
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Today in history: Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated, which sparks WWI
Share your family's memories. Tell us the war stories of the WWI veterans in your family as well as the tales of those left at homeNinety-nine years ago today, on 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand...
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Country diary: Sandy, Bedfordshire: Our dog walks are puntcuated by the corn...
Sandy, Bedfordshire: Early 20th century ornithologists described the corn bunting's song as being like keys janglingA fortnight of labrador-sitting has brought us out every evening into the...
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Guardian editors discuss NSA surveillance with Charlie Rose – video
Alan Rusbridger and Janine Gibson on the Charlie Rose show talk about the Guardian's revelations that have put the NSA's data collection under intense scrutinyThe editor-in-chief of the Guardian, Alan...
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