Edward Snowden's leaks cause editorial split at the Washington Post
Edward Snowden's whistle-blowing activities have not only split America's journalistic community, it appears to have split the Washington Post's staff too. In a surprising editorial, "Plugging the...
View ArticleSamsung shares fall despite forecasting record profits
South Korean firm's quarterly profits up 47% on 2012, but analysts fear smartphone maker faces saturated marketsShares in Samsung Electronics fell on Friday, despite the company forecasting a record...
View ArticleThe week in wildlife – in pictures
Fighting siskins, zebra-snouted seahorses and the world's oldest wombat feature in this week's pick of images from the natural world
View ArticleSpot the pro-EU Tory. It's easier than you'd think | Peter Wilding
While the PM lets Nigel Farage set the agenda, the truth is that he and many Tory MPs don't want EU withdrawalAneurin Bevan once called Labour's lust for unilateral disarmament an "emotional spasm"....
View ArticleAzelle Rodney death: Met police had 'no lawful justification' for shooting
Marksman could be prosecuted over death of unarmed man after official inquiry rules his evidence was 'not to be accepted'A police marksman who shot dead an unarmed man six times after he was stopped in...
View ArticleEgypt braced for 'day of rejection' - live updates
Follow live updates as the Muslim Brotherhood plans a 'day of rejection' against the military coup which ousted President Mohamed MorsiMatthew WeaverGuardian readers
View ArticleTraining Mali's military: 'The enemy understands we are ready' – video
Though the Islamist militant forces that occupied Timbuktu have been driven out, the guerilla war continues. To help protect the town against suicide attacks and other threats, the Malian military has...
View ArticleEU referendum bill debate and Labour's Unite crisis: Politics live blog
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of the debate on the EU referendum bill and the Labour party crisis over Falkirk and its relationship with the Unite unionAndrew Sparrow
View ArticleEgypt braces for protests after Muslim Brotherhood calls for 'day of rejection'
Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi gather at rallies as Brotherhood refuses to engage with 'usurping authorities'Egypt is braced for drama after Friday prayers as the vanquished Muslim...
View ArticleA day of protests in Egypt to Andy Murray in the Wimbledon semi-finals: the...
The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images of the dayJoanna Ruck
View ArticleSouth Sudan: two years old but nothing to celebrate
Vice-president's leadership challenge raises fears of renewed violence in country beset by food shortages and corruptionThe deputy leader of newly independent South Sudan has issued a veiled warning to...
View ArticleEuropean states were told Snowden was on Morales plane, says Spain
Spanish foreign minister declines to say where information came from that NSA whistleblower was on Bolivian leader's flightSpain says it and other European countries were told that the NSA...
View ArticleEgypt prepares for backlash as Morsi allies reject new regime
Ousted Muslim Brotherhood mobilises for day of protest as hundreds of party's members are seizedEgypt is braced for further dramatic events on Friday as the vanquished Muslim Brotherhood called for a...
View ArticleMohamed Morsi's downfall determined by coffee shop rebels rather than army
A born-again opposition and a president who consistently failed to see his errors were key elements of the 3 July coup d'etatOn Wednesday morning, as Mohamed Morsi sat discussing his plight with a...
View ArticleThe failure of this Islamist experiment poses a danger far beyond Egypt |...
Too many in the Muslim world will now conclude that democracy has no place for them – and will be drawn to violence insteadEven the most global events, those whose reverberations are felt far beyond...
View ArticleAzelle Rodney death: unlawful killing verdict for Met marksman
Official inquiry into police marksman finds he kept firing at 'dead or dying' Azelle Rodney while being chased by police in 2005The Scotland Yard marksman found by an official inquiry to have...
View ArticleClashes across Egypt amid crackdown on Morsi loyalists
Muslim Brotherhood official claims that every single member of leadership group has been arrested or is wanted by policeThe crackdown against Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood escalated on Friday as security...
View ArticleCountry diary: Baltimore, Ireland: For centuries these leaves were nature's...
Baltimore, Ireland: Hedge woundwort was used for everything from binding wounds from falls to tending thorn-ripped fleshAs we step from the well-tended vegetable beds into the wilder part of the Glebe...
View ArticleNow that summer is here, are playing hookie? | Open thread
Tired of wasting summer days in an office or classroom? Do you have a grand plan to skip out (or have you done so already)?Summertime is here and it's easy to feel that you're wasting it, bathing under...
View ArticleWomen and sex: the myth-buster
Zoe Williams talks to Daniel Bergner, the American author of What Do Women Want?, an explosive new book about female desireI was on the Victoria line with my boyfriend, telling him about a new book by...
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