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Egyptian security forces clear Morsi camps in Cairo: the best news pictures...
The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching imagesMee-Lai StoneRoger Tooth
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Egypt security forces clear Cairo sit-ins
Clashes are being reported as authorities move in to disperse protesters calling for the return of ousted President MorsiWarren MurrayMike TicherShiv MalikAdam Gabbatt
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Florida's most famous sinkhole
Giant crater that opened up in May 1981 was 350ft wide and 75ft deep, swallowed an Olympic-sized pool and two streets• Florida's Sinkhole Alley: a fact of lifeA picturesque lake now inhabits the site...
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Settling in Sinkhole Alley: 'If you live in Florida they're just a fact of life'
Based on recent incidents, Florida seems to be collapsing in on itself fast – but sinkholes have always been part of the landscape• Florida's most famous sinkholeEvery couple of weeks, Lisa Jaudon...
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Miguel Tejada of the Kansas City Royals given 105-game drugs ban
MLB announces suspension for 2002 AL MVP winner, after two positive tests for banned amphetamine AdderallThe Kansas City Royals infielder Miguel Tejada has been suspended for 105 games, after testing...
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Egypt: panic and fear as stun grenades shake Cairo's besieged mosque
They huddled on floors and hid behind pillars – and the terror of Brotherhood supporters was seen on a chilling video feedIn a room inside the al-Fath mosque complex in Cairo's Ramses Square, two black...
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Syrian refugees flood into Iraq
UN high commissioner for refugees says some Syrians waiting near border for three days before crossing into IraqThe slender green span of a new pontoon bridge crossing the Tigris river from the Syrian...
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We cherish the southern European lifestyle, yet scorn southern Europeans | Ed...
Northern Europeans love experiencing the lifestyle of Greece and Italy, even as their hard-headed leaders try to ruin itOne of my many regrets in life is that my daughters will never see the Italy I...
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Ibiza: 'Nothing is innocent and dealing is normal'
As two women who worked on the island face drug-smuggling charges in Peru, other Britons who work there warn of how easy it is to be drawn into the culture of crimeA crowded dancefloor is hemmed in by...
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Only democracy can end Egypt's bloody crisis | Observer editorial
The crisis in Egypt will only deepen without demilitarisation and a rethinking of the international community's muddled policy,The strategy of the military-led coup to remove the government of Mohamed...
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Egypt: we may despise the Muslim Brotherhood, but a coup is a coup | Nick Cohen
Europe and the US need to accept that the Muslim Brotherhood may be foul, but it did not abolish democracyWhen a state massacres 600 demonstrators, it is not just its own citizens it murders. It also...
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The Arctic's Northern Sea Route
Global warming means that the Arctic's fabled Northern Sea Route could soon be ice-free in summer, slashing journey times for cargo ships sailing from the Far East to EuropeGiulio Frigieri
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Cyprus: holiday suntrap of sea, sun, sand, food banks and desperation
As tourists stay away – apart from Russians – islanders fear for their families and their future"How's business?" the taxi driver shouts, echoing the question. "It's terrible! Terrible!" Chris Georgeo,...
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China's voyage of discovery to cross the less frozen north
Global warming means that the Arctic's fabled Northern Sea Route could soon be ice-free in summer, slashing journey times for cargo ships sailing from the Far East to Europe. Which is why the Yong...
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The riddle of the sphinx
Chris Riddell on Egypt's bloody suppression of the Muslim Brotherhood's protestsChris Riddell
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Pope Francis: Untying the Knots by Paul Vallely – review
The new pope kept his silence as terror stalked Argentina in the 1960s. Is he really as humble as the Vatican says?, asks Hugh O'ShaughnessyI don't remember hearing the name of Jorge Mario Bergoglio,...
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New to nature No 112: Lichenagraecia cataphracta
This brilliant lichen mimic's spiny legs set it apart from all other Australian katydidsA truly remarkable new genus and species of katydid, Lichenagraecia cataphracta, was described last year from a...
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The pope: the doctrines of Catholicism can't be changed overnight | the big...
Pope Francis's remarks will have resonated with Italian listenersNick Cohen takes Pope Francis to task for prejudice in referring to the problem of masonic lobbies. ("Don't be fooled. Pope by name,...
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The eurozone's struggling countries face a future 'baby recession'
Young people are deciding they can't afford to have children, shrinking the pool of the next generation of taxpayersAmong the most extraordinary items in last week's better-than-expected data from the...
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Take care: better economic weather does not end the eurozone storm
Behind some good GDP data, fundamentals remain grim in most countries in the 17-member currency blocMany of Europe's leaders will have hit the sun loungers for their customary August break by the time...
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