Letter from Germany: Tommy's house
Having survived war, property developers and political turmoil, former anarchist squat Tommy Weisbecker Haus is now a Berlin tourist landmarkLike any other city, Berlin is not immune to the floods of...
View ArticleJapan's rural voters cling to the principle of power to the countryside
Discontent over an electoral system based on postwar population figures is bringing broader Japanese social fissures to the foreThis isolated southern prefecture has no bullet trains or teams in the...
View ArticleRussian suspects in Sergei Magnitsky death barred from entry to UK
Tory MP calls for legislation against Russians accused of involvement in tax fraud whistleblower's death in prisonSixty Russians accused of involvement in the torture and death of the tax fraud...
View ArticleJimmy Mubenga was unlawfully killed, inquest jury finds
Angolan man died after being restrained by G4S guards on deportation flight from UKAn Angolan man who died after being restrained by three G4S guards as he was being deported from the UK was unlawfully...
View ArticleWildfires spread in US south-west as hundreds in Nevada evacuated
More than 750 firefighters battling two large wildfires near Las Vegas as Arizona and California face widespread damageTwo large wildfires raged on Tuesday in Nevada, where firefighters worked to gain...
View ArticleNevada wildfires and Toronto floods: the best news photographs of the day
The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images of the day
View ArticleEurozone crisis live: IMF demands growth push as Greece secures bailout funds
Concerted action needed to fix euro area, warns International Monetary Fund, as Greece finally received a €3bn bailout lifelineGraeme Wearden
View ArticleEdward Snowden: US surveillance 'not something I'm willing to live under'
In second part of Glenn Greenwald interview, NSA whistleblower insists he is a patriot who regards the US as fundamentally goodEdward Snowden predicted more than a month ago while still in hiding in...
View ArticlePakistan Bin Laden failings criticised
Leaked report into killing of al-Qaida chief criticises both Pakistan and US, which it says 'acted like a criminal thug'Pakistan failed to detect Osama bin Laden during the six years he hid in...
View ArticleEgypt readies for more violence after 51 killed in clashes
Country on alert after Morsi supporters killed in what Muslim Brotherhood calls massacre, and military calls self defenceEgypt was braced for more mass protests on Tuesday, in the wake of the killing...
View ArticleHIV in Thailand: how we moved our Aids care into the community
Usanee Janngeon writes about the evolution of her organisation – from a hospice that was 'a dumping ground for the dying', to offering all-inclusive home-based careFor over 10 years, the Human...
View ArticleFor me, running wasn't about winning or losing – until this race
I used to think that running was all about taking part, until I entered the South Downs Way Relay – and victory appeared to be in my graspMy kids (being kids) have a lot to learn. On Sunday lunchtimes,...
View ArticleThe journalistic practices of the Washington Post and Walter Pincus | Glenn...
Fifteen hours after acknowledging that an innuendo-filled article is factually false, the Post still has not corrected itOn Monday night - roughly 36 hours ago from this moment - the Washington Post...
View ArticleUS navy to attempt drone landing on aircraft carrier for first time
Success of X-47B landing would pave way for US to launch unmanned aircraft without having to use other countries' basesThe US navy will attempt to land a drone the size of a fighter jet aboard an...
View ArticleRussian journalist shot dead
Dagestani journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev was shot dead yesterday (9 July) six months after a previous attempt on his life and following a number of death threats.He was deputy editor of the...
View ArticleBrussels to unveil controversial plans for new eurozone banking authority
Proposals for European resolution authority certain to run into opposition from national governments – particularly GermanyThe European commission is to unveil controversial draft legislation on a...
View ArticleThe real problem with a Rick Perry 2016 presidential run: abortion | Ana...
If the Texas governor contests the GOP nomination, it will be as a firm pro-life candidate – provoking a bitter referendum on choiceWith Rick Perry announcing that he will not seek a fourth term as the...
View ArticleBrazilian journalist's jail sentence is 'judicial insanity'
Brazilian journalist José Cristian Góes has been sentenced to more than seven months in prison for posting a fictional blog item that mocked corrupt practices. His piece, "Me, the colonel inside me,"...
View ArticlePirate Bay co-founder to release Hemlis encrypted messaging app
Peter Sunde plans crowdfunded application that offers privacy in the age of the NSA's Prism, Facebook, Apple and GoogleEmailing, instant messaging and texting have long replaced phone calls as a quick...
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