Portugal's borrowing costs slide as PM vows to stick to bailout terms - as it...
Bond yields hit lowest level since political crisis began three weeks ago, as Portugal's prime minister, Pedro Passos Coelho, pledges to rebuilt confidenceGraeme Wearden
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Ed Drew's Afghanistan: the first wet-plate conflict photos in 150 years
US army gunner Ed Drew used methods from the early days of photography to create striking portraits that recall pictures from the American civil war. He explains why to a fellow collodionistIt must...
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UBS agrees to settle US mis-selling case
Swiss bank reaches multimillion dollar agreement with regulator over investments sold between 2004 and 2007UBS has agreed a settlement with a US regulator over claims it mis-sold mortgage-backed...
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Spanish PM to face parliamentary questions over corruption scandal
Mariano Rajoy says he will appear before parliament at end of the month or early August, after pressure from oppositionSpain's prime minister has said he will appear before parliament to face questions...
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Pope Francis: economic crisis creating a generation of isolated youth
Catholic church's first Latin American pontiff calls for inclusivity on his way to World Youth Day celebrations in BrazilPope Francis warned that the global economic crisis risked creating a generation...
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Pussy Riot campaign draws Adele, U2, Radiohead and Paul McCartney
Bruce Springsteen and Madonna also among scores of musicians who sign letter calling for band members' releaseAmnesty International says that more than 100 leading musicians are calling for release of...
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France's niqab and burqa ban defended by minister, despite riots in Trappes
'Police did their job perfectly,' says interior minister Manuel Valls, declaring ban on full-face Muslim veils to be in women's interestsFrance's interior minister has defended a ban on wearing...
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London Indian film festival shows subcontinent cinema in confident mood
From Monsoon Shootout to a Bollywood take on The Graduate, this year's London Indian film festival offers innovative storytelling that challenge clichesThe London Indian film festival got underway last...
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East Cleveland man charged with aggravated murder in women's deaths
Michael Madison accused in deaths of three woman whose bodies were found wrapped in plastic bags in residential areaAn Ohio man possibly influenced by a serial killer was charged Monday with aggravated...
View ArticlePresident Morsi's family plans legal action against army - video
The son of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi says he has not had any contact with his father since he was deposed on July 3 and intends to pursue army chief General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in the...
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner: FAA to issue 'airworthiness directive' in wake of fire
Regulator to order mandatory inspections of 787's emergency beacons just two months after lithium-ion battery problemsThe Federal Aviation Authority was due to order mandatory inspections of the...
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France's headscarf war: 'It's an attack on freedom'
With rioting breaking out in Paris over the weekend, the row over Muslim headwear has erupted again. Will it lead to a new law against women wearing headscarves? And could that fan the flames of a...
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Mervyn King joins NYU Stern as visiting professor
Former Bank of England governor to move New York to lecture students on financial crisis and its aftermathSir Mervyn King, who stepped down last month as head of the Bank of England, will move to New...
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North Dakota law restricting abortion blocked by federal judge
Law that bans procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy among America's most restrictive anti-abortion legislationA federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a new North Dakota law that bans...
View ArticleRoyal baby excitement in New York: 'What's a good name … Sebastian? That...
Guardian US reporter Adam Gabbatt visits Greenwich Village to gauge whether New York is at fever pitch for William and Kate's impending arrival – and finds that Britain's royal family has been popular...
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EU resists Hezbollah ban but lists armed wing as terrorist group
Despite pressure from US and Israel, European foreign ministers decide to allow contact with Lebanese group's officialsEU governments have agreed to list the armed wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist...
View ArticleRoyal baby wait and the pope in Rio: the best news photographs of the day
The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images of the dayJoanna Ruck
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EU puts Hezbollah armed wing on terrorist blacklists
Assets of Shia Muslim group's military wing frozen after Bulgarian bus bombing and amid growing fears over SyriaEuropean Union governments have agreed to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the EU...
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Pope leaves for Brazil – carrying his own bag
Catholic church's first Latin American leader boards Alitalia flight at Rome airport bound for Rio de JaneiroPope Francis has embarked on his first overseas voyage as head of the Roman Catholic church,...
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Morsi's family brands Egyptian army chief a 'criminal'
Ousted president's children allege human rights violations over his continued detention and say they plan to sue coup leaderThe family of the ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has branded the...
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