Rupert Murdoch: I feel hurt and betrayed (as do his Sun journalists)
Rupert Murdoch, bless him, feels hurt and betrayed by the leaking of the tape covertly recorded when he met arrested Sun journalists.Both the Hollywood-based Variety and Exaro News - the investigative...
View ArticleGlaxoSmithKline 'the big boss' in £300m bribery scandal, China says
UK drugs firm alleged to have used network of more than 700 middlemen and travel agencies to bribe doctors and lawyers with cash and even sexual favoursChina has accused GlaxoSmithKline of behaving...
View ArticleJohnny Depp to star in Alice in Wonderland sequel
Actor to again portray the Mad Hatter, in sequel to be directed by The Muppets' James BobinJohnny Depp has signed up to star in a sequel to the 2010 $1bn fantasy blockbuster Alice in Wonderland,...
View ArticleMichel Houellebecq stars as himself in film clarifying book tour disappearance
French novelist caused media frenzy when he vanished while promoting novel in 2011 – and now there's a film all about itHe is French literature's perpetual enfant terrible, with a reputation for bolshy...
View ArticleApple helping police inquiry into iPhone user's death
Chinese woman was answering her iPhone 5, which was charging at the time, when she was killed by an electric shockApple is helping police in China investigate an accident in which a woman was killed by...
View ArticleChoice of Sir John Thomas as lord chief justice sees tradition prevail |...
Non-selection of Lady Justice Hallett shows panel was not swayed by idea that it would be good to have a woman at the topThe news – although not yet officially announced – that Sir John Thomas is to...
View ArticleBangladesh sentences Ghulam Azam for crimes against humanity - video
Fformer leader of Islamic political party Jamaat-e-Islami sentenced to 90 years in prison in Bangladesh for crimes committed during 1971 independence war
View ArticleWhy ignorant racists still flourish in multicultural Italy | John Foot
Italy is changing – but the racist 'joke' made about minister Cécile Kyenge shows why progress is so painfully slow"I love animals, but when I see her, I can't help but think of an orangutan". These...
View ArticleChina's environment ministry among world's most 'embarrassing' | Jennifer Duggan
Environment minister makes admission as study shows life expectancy 5.5 years lower in Northern China due to pollutionChina's Ministry of Environmental Protection has been described by its own minister...
View ArticleBoris Johnson: Heathrow closure would allow building of new garden city
London mayor outlines plans for £50bn, four-runway airport and transport hub in Thames estuaryThe closure of Heathrow, Europe's largest airport, would be a "fantastic opportunity for London" to develop...
View ArticleRed Bull cliff diving championship in Italy - video
Competitors in the Red Bull cliff diving world series make their fourth stop in Lake Garda, Italy, on Sunday
View ArticleEurozone crisis live: Greek police officers protest ahead of Tuesday's...
Fresh demonstrations in Athens against public sector job cuts, while financial markets are reassured by China's latest GDP dataGraeme Wearden
View ArticleSecond police spy says Home Office knew of theft of children's identities
Former undercover officer Peter Francis says department helped spies by providing false passports in dead children's namesA second police spy has said the Home Office was aware that undercover police...
View ArticleMore than 2,400 UK bankers paid €1m-plus, EU regulator says
More bankers were paid in excess of €1m in Britain than in any other EU nation, according to European Banking AuthorityThe row over bankers' pay has been reignited by data showing that more than 2,400...
View ArticleHow Skittles became a symbol of Trayvon Martin's innocence
Skittles, with their bright colours and 'Taste the Rainbow' slogan, have become a flag for those protesting against the acquittal of George ZimmermanAbout the only thing that everyone agrees on is what...
View ArticleGSK bribery scandal: Beijing tightens grip on multinationals in China
Drug firm among several being investigated, and case highlights risks of operating in markets where corruption is the status quoThe GlaxoSmithKline allegations have highlighted China's increasingly...
View ArticleThe best news photographs of the day
The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images of the dayJoanna Ruck
View ArticleBangladesh jails ex-leader of Islamic party
Ghulam Azam, former head of Jamaat-e-Islami, sentenced to 90 years for crimes committed during 1971 independence warA 91-year-old former leader of an Islamic party in Bangladesh has been sentenced to...
View ArticleEuropean commission backs Merkel's call for tougher data protection laws
EU countries are urged to follow lead of German chancellor, who wants internet companies to reveal whom they share data withThe European commission has strongly backed a call from Germany's chancellor,...
View ArticleCalls for new Trayvon Martin shooting case as protesters take to the streets
Demonstrators condemn acquittal over Trayvon Martin death as black community leaders call for a civil rights caseProtesters have taken to the streets in the US as black community leaders demanded that...
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