Kazakhstan's autocratic president tells David Cameron: I would vote for you
Nursultan Nazarbayev, who retained presidency in 2011 with 95.5% of the vote, says British PM deserves to win next electionDavid Cameron has been rewarded for becoming the first British prime minister...
View ArticleNokia buys out Siemens to take control of networks business
Finnish company makes €1.7bn buyout to increase its presence in the mobile networks infrastructure marketFinland's Nokia says it will buy out Siemens' 50% stake to take complete ownership of Nokia...
View ArticleEgyptian protests
Millions demonstrated across Egypt on Sunday, launching an all-out push to force Mohamed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration
View ArticleBarack Obama 'humbled' by visit to Nelson Mandela's Robben Island jail - video
President Obama said he and his family were 'deeply humbled' by their visit to the Robben Island jail where Nelson Mandela was kept for 18 years
View ArticleRupert Murdoch's News Corp reborn as publishing arm targets smartphones
Chief executive says company aims to 'own the second screen' through deals such as Sun's Premier League highlights serviceNews Corporation, the newly devolved publishing division in Rupert Murdoch's...
View ArticleObama's climate change plan 'isn't a war on coal', says US energy secretary
Ernest Moniz defends strategy to cut carbon emissions, but says coal remains part of energy mixThe US government is not waging a "war on coal" but rather expects it to still play a significant role,...
View ArticleArizona wildfire kills 19 firefighters - video
Nineteen firefighters have died in a fast-moving wildfire in central Arizona, the country's deadliest such incident for at least 30 years
View ArticleEurozone crisis: Unemployment rate hits another record high - live
Jobless rate in eurozone hits 12.1% in May, after latest manufacturing data showed that conditions could be easing in Italy and SpainGraeme Wearden
View ArticleTom Bailey obituary
My grandfather, Tom Bailey, who has died aged 91, was believed to be the oldest practising solicitor in north Staffordshire, until his retirement shortly before his 90th birthday last year.Tom was born...
View ArticleEU should extend further into former Soviet Union, says David Cameron
Speaking in Kazakhstan, British PM says European Union should stretch from the Atlantic to the UralsDavid Cameron has said the EU should extend its membership deeper into the former Soviet Union,...
View Article19 firefighters killed in Arizona blaze
Only one survivor from hotshot unit trained to venture into remote areas, which was overtaken by rapidly moving blazeNineteen firefighers have died in Arizona after being caught in one of the deadliest...
View ArticleEgypt protests: Muslim Brotherhood's HQ ransacked - live updates
What now for Egypt after the country sees the biggest anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Hosni Mubarak?Matthew WeaverGuardian readers
View ArticleNew NSA leaks show how US is bugging its European allies
Exclusive: Edward Snowden papers reveal 38 targets including EU, France and ItalyBerlin accuses Washington of cold war tactics US intelligence services are spying on the European Union mission in New...
View ArticleBob Carr accused of 'blanket assumption' about asylum seekers
Human Rights Commission president 'very concerned' about claims many Iranian asylum seekers are economic migrantsLenore Taylor
View ArticleBarack Obama seeks to soothe relations with EU over NSA spying - video
President Obama seeks to limit the fallout with France and German over allegations that US agencies were spying on European allies
View ArticleChina to join Russia for largest ever joint naval drills with foreign partner
Exercises are intended to deepen co-operation between militaries, says Chinese army chiefChina will join Russia later this week for its largest-ever naval drills with a foreign partner, underscoring...
View ArticleTribune to pay $2.7bn for 19 TV stations
The Tribune Company, the US media group eager to offload its newspaper titles, has agreed to pay $2.7bn (£1.8bn) to acquire 19 more television stations.The deal will make Tribune the largest US...
View ArticleEdward Snowden withdraws Russian asylum request
NSA whistleblower withdraws asylum request after Putin says he could stay only if he stopped harming US interestsEdward Snowden has withdrawn his request for political asylum from Russia, the Kremlin...
View ArticleSwearing in for the Australian parliament – explained
What is the oath and what is the affirmation and who chooses which?Helen Davidson
View ArticleChinese factory accused of poisoning Somaliland water supplies
The tanning factory has been accused by local people of dumping dangerous chemicals and causing health complaintsA Chinese-owned tanning factory based in Somaliland has been accused of dumping...
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