Hobbit profits at centre of The Butler title row, says Harvey Weinstein
Spat over film's title rights escalates as Harvey Weinstein accuses Warner Bros of bullying on morning TVHollywood super producer Harvey Weinstein has accused studio Warner Bros of trying to bully his...
View ArticleEffectiveness of 'aid for trade' reviewed by donors and recipients
A review of aid for trade's role in helping poor people sees the EU being positive but some NGOs questioning its performanceTwo EU commissioners participated in the fourth global review of aid for...
View ArticleCheap Trick file $1m lawsuit against Canadian festival
Rock band accuse Ottawa Bluesfest of putting 'economic considerations over safety' following 2011 stage collapseCheap Trick have filed a $1 million (£600,000) lawsuit against the Canadian festival...
View ArticleEgypt's coup does not bode well for Palestinians | Rana Baker
The liberals standing by the army's side to oust Morsi should think of those in Gaza about to live again under the blockadeWhen Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February 2011, Palestinians in the besieged...
View ArticleColombia asks US for explanation after reports it was targeted by NSA spying
Brazilian newspaper says documents leaked by Edward Snowden show US monitored its close ally's internet trafficColombia has expressed concern and called for an explanation after revelations the US...
View ArticleFinal telegram to be sent. STOP
India, the last place in which telegrams are routinely sent, is to withdraw its telegraphy service this weekend'"WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT?" telegraphed Samuel Morse to his business partner Alfred Vail on...
View ArticleBerlusconi party protests at attempt to close loophole that could spare him jail
Supreme court moves to hear Berlusconi's final appeal before conviction expires under law his government passed in 2005The parliamentary leaders of Silvio Berlusconi's party have demanded the...
View ArticleWhat does Shuanghui's takeover of Smithfield mean for food safety? | Jan...
With Big Ag going global, the potential for shortcuts to profit doing serious harm to public health increases exponentiallyOn 10 July, the US Senate Agriculture Committee will evaluate the purchase of...
View ArticleSting to launch new album in New York
Singer's autumn shows may be the first and last performances of the The Last Ship, a celebration of Newcastle's shipyardsSting is to perform his new album commemorating the shipyards of his Tyneside...
View ArticleSnowden: I never gave any information to Chinese or Russian governments l...
As a new poll shows widespread American approval for him, the NSA whistleblower vehemently denies media claimsNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, in an interview on Saturday and then again Tuesday...
View ArticleDogTV? It's a barking bad idea | Michele Hanson
The last thing we need is a TV channel that encourage twits to think they can just stick a dog in a sitting room and leave it thereIn the US, PTV has launched a TV channel especially for dogs. It's...
View ArticleRamadan in numbers
Why does the duration of Ramadan change? How long will Muslims in different countries have to fast? Get the key numbers here7,504,984 tonnes of dates producedMuslims traditionally use dates to break...
View ArticleEurozone crisis live: Italian goverment threatened by Berlusconi case, as...
Analysts fear Silvio Berlusconi could pull support from Italy's government when final court appeal is heard on 30th July, while Greek unions have called another walkout for next weekGraeme Wearden
View ArticleRamadan begins and The San Fermin festival in Pamplona continues: the best...
The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images of the dayMee-Lai Stone
View ArticleAkira: the future-Tokyo story that brought anime west
Phil Hoad: The cult 1988 anime taught western film-makers new ideas in storytelling, and helped cartoons grow up Internet lore has it that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas turned down the chance to...
View ArticleBruce Lee resurrected for Johnnie Walker whisky ad
Martial arts star revived through CGI 40 years after his death for Chinese ad campaignBruce Lee has been resurrected, 40 years after he died, in CGI form to appear in a Johnnie Walker whisky ad.The...
View ArticleHow phony fear of US jihadis obscures the real threat of far-right terror |...
From the surveillance of American Muslim communities to FBI-manufactured plots, US criminal justice reveals an ugly prejudiceThe evangelical Christians of Greenville County, South Carolina, are...
View ArticleUK forces in Helmand 'made matters worse', says report
Study says 'ignorant' troops alienated local people and the Taliban are likely to try to retake the Afghanistan provinceUnder intense pressure from British and US troops, the Taliban have been...
View ArticleTension high as Egypt gets new PM
Army says it is determined to tackle challenges facing country, while warning against political 'manoeuvring'Egypt's military-backed interim presidency moved to implement a speedy transition to...
View ArticleCambodia's sugar rush leaves farmers feeling bitter at 'land grab'
Kate Hodal reports from Koh Kong, where villagers claim they are losing their livelihoods to plantations that supply Tate & LyleThe plantation extends as far as the eye can see, row after row of...
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