Helicopter ditches into sea west of Shetland
Three people unaccounted for and 15 recovered from sea after incident two miles west of Sumburgh airportThree people remain unaccounted for and 15 have been rescued after a helicopter ditched in the...
View ArticleThe Masai Mara: 'It will not be long before it's gone'
As lodges and shanty towns proliferate in Kenya's Masai Mara, drastic and urgent steps are needed to save this beautiful game reserve from becoming an environmental disasterOur vehicle comes to an...
View ArticleMasai Mara: 'Today it's lodges, lodges, lodges' - audio slideshow
Jackson Looseiya, a guide in the Masai Mara for 26 years and presenter on the BBC's Big Cat Diaries, discusses the impact of tourism on the national reserve. Photographs by Guillaume BonnKarin...
View ArticleWolodja, the two-year-old polar bear, cools off at Tierpark Berlin – in pictures
Watch the polar bear – who was born in a Moscow zoo and only arrived in Berlin earlier this month – as he dives into the water
View ArticleTourists to India hiring bodyguards for protection
Western visitors and local business people join the super-rich in acquiring greater security after a series of violent attacksA growing number of Indians and tourists visiting the country are hiring...
View ArticleUK government given Tuesday deadline over David Miranda data
Judges ask government to provide detailed evidence about why it wants right to trawl data seized using terror lawsThe high court has given the government until Tuesday night to provide detailed...
View ArticleIraq violence leaves at least 36 dead
Suicide bomber kills at least 26 in park in northern Baghdad as sectarian tensions continueA suicide bomber attacked a park in northern Baghdad crowded by cafe and restaurant-goers on Friday night, the...
View ArticleThe best news pictures of the day
The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching imagesMee-Lai Stone
View ArticleGary Barker on the Syrian conflict – cartoon
Britain has said it believes forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad were responsible for a chemical weapons attacks in the suburbs of DamascusGary Barker
View ArticleGreens leader Christine Milne calls for inquiry into treatment of refugees
Party taps into 'outpouring of disgust and anger towards the atrocious, cruel policies of Labor and the Coalition'The Greens have committed to a Senate inquiry into Australia's "cruel" treatment of...
View ArticleKevin Rudd pitches for the small business vote
Pledges to appoint adviser to represent sector in workplace relations system and to take steps to cut burden of paperworkKevin Rudd is making a concerted pitch for the small business vote – giving the...
View ArticleSurveillance and the state: this way the debate goes on | Editorial
Thanks to Edward Snowden, the world now has a debate about the dramatic change in the contract between state and citizen"Spies spy! Who knew?" Thus the world-weary shrug from too many people who ought...
View ArticleBritish soldier honoured by Denmark
Explosives expert Andy Peat receives award from Crown Prince Frederik for risking his life to try to save an injured Danish comrade in AfghanistanA British soldier who risked his life to try to save an...
View ArticleFrom the archive, 24 August 1990: Two Germanys set October 3 for unification
The historic decision to abandon East Germany's separate existence, thereby changing the face of Europe, was taken early yesterdayThe two Germanys yesterday set October 3 as the definitive date for the...
View ArticleShetland helicopter crash: two dead, one missing
Fifteen people recovered from sea after helicopter ditched near Shetland, prompting major search and rescue operationThe bodies of two of the three people missing after a helicopter crash off Shetland...
View ArticleFive Mexico City mass grave bodies identified
Authorities say five of the bodies found in grave are of some of the people kidnapped three months ago from barMexican authorities said on Friday they have identified five bodies pulled from a mass...
View ArticleSan Diego mayor Bob Filner agrees to resign
The 70-year-old Democrat agrees to step down as mayor and apologises to accusers but denies ever sexually harassing themBob Filner has bowed to protest and agreed to resign as mayor of San Diego after...
View ArticleSyria: Chuck Hagel suggests US is marshalling military forces
US defence secretary says his department is providing Barack Obama with 'options for all contingencies'The US defence secretary, Chuck Hagel, strongly suggested on Friday the United States was...
View ArticleKevin Rudd halts election campaigning for briefing on Syria crisis
Prime minister returns to Canberra as overnight comments from Barack Obama on chemical weapons claims raise stakesThe civil war in Syria has caused a momentary halt to Australia's federal election...
View ArticleCoalition refuses to say which health bodies it would cut
Shadow health minister declines to say where he would cut administration to redirect funds to 'frontline' servicesLenore Taylor
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