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Yemen: British nationals told to leave
Foreign Office say any Britons who stay in Yemen are unlikely to be able to be evacuated if unrest gets worseBritish nationals have been warned to leave the Middle Eastern state of Yemen immediately,...
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From the archive, 3 August 1970: Eiger conquerors celebrate a triumph of courage
Three young Scottish mountaineers have succeeded in climbing the notorious Eiger by a hitherto untried routeExperienced climbers throughout the world who are engaged on assaults on the massive peaks of...
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Facebook's soaring stock closes above $38 IPO price
Shares gain 56 cents to finish at highest closing price since end of its first day of trading in May 2012Facebook's resurgent stock has closed above its IPO price for the first time since the online...
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Edward Snowden granted asylum in Russia: The Roast - video
Tonight, Edward Snowden is granted temporary asylum in Russia, 26 passengers on a Qantas flight get gastro and the federal government announces a bank bailout levy. Good, it's time those giant banks...
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'Why are men so angry that they kill children to get what they want?'
Rami Elhanan is an Israeli, Bassam Aramin is a Palestinian. Both live in Jerusalem, both grieve for daughters killed in the conflict. And somehow they fought off the urge for vengeanceBassam Aramin and...
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World's Busiest Hotel – TV review
What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas – it entertains Sam WollastonMore people visit the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas, according to World's Busiest Hotel (Channel 5), than visit Venice itself....
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Yotam Ottolenghi: why I'm coming out as a gay father
When my son Max was born six months ago, I didn't think it was anybody else's business. But after five years of trying to become a father, I've decided to share the long, hard road to gay...
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From classrooms to suicide bombs: children's lives in Afghanistan
Child casualties in Afghanistan are rising, among them children recruited as suicide bombers by the Taliban – often with their parents' blessing. But education is the way aheadAt the juvenile detention...
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What does idealism get you today? Abuse, derision, or sometimes prison |...
From Bradley Manning to the Jane Austen banknote campaigners to 'outsider artists', the world does not seem to favour those acting on idealist principles these daysIs it just me, or do these feel like...
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For sale: 'honky château' where Elton and Bowie recorded classic hits
Château d'Hérouville, the French country house with studio (and ghosts) was birthplace of countless great 1970s albumsTo stroll through the grand faded salons of the Château d'Hérouville is to take a...
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Why the Incas offered up child sacrifices
As it tried to ward off disasters on the Pacific ring of fire, this advanced culture showed its dark side, explains leading anthropologist Kim MacQuarrieThese children [to be sacrificed to the mountain...
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Tony Blair sees growing grounds for hope in the Middle East
Wave of conflict has silver lining in chance to confront issues of freedom and democracy, says former prime ministerTony Blair says that he sees signs of optimism in the Middle East, including in Iraq,...
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Health: it is time we got to grips with Big Sugar | Observer editorial
Excess sugar in our diets is causing obesity and diabetes. Now is the time for tough legislation to regulate the food industryMichael Rubens Bloomberg, the mayor of New York, last week received a...
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Kevin Rudd signs asylum seeker settlement deal with Nauru
Agreement with the Pacific Island nation similar to the controversial deal struck with Papua New Guinea two weeks agoThe prime minister Kevin Rudd has announced a new agreement with the Pacific Island...
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Kevin Rudd calls election for 7 September - as it happened
The prime minister returns from Brisbane to call on the Governor-General. All the events live from CanberraKatharine Murphy
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Kevin Rudd signs asylum seeker deal with Nauru - video
Kevin Rudd has announced a new agreement with the Pacific Island nation of Nauru
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Vicky Pryce and the high cost of being unlikable | Victoria Coren
Vicky Pryce has been stripped of her honour and humiliated anew. Is that really what you wanted?The sorry tale of Chris Huhne, Vicky Pryce, the speeding points and the jail sentences was a perfect...
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Why Ghana is ahead of the curve
Buying cheap bespoke outfits from Ghana's many skilful tailors proves what Givenchy always knew – that clothes should fit our bodies, not the other way roundI find shopping on the high street hard...
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Katharine Quarmby Q&A: 'I'm interested in groups who are on the margins'
The investigative journalist and author of a study of Gypsy and Traveller communities explains why she was drawn to their lives, history and cultureHow did you come to write this book?I'd written about...
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Gypsies belong here too. So why do we always expect them to 'move on'?
A small but bitter dispute in an English village tells us much about our relationship to our travelling people. Katharine Quarmby tells the story of the battle of MeridenDale Farm, two years ago this...
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