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Watch out, George Osborne: Smith, Marx and even the IMF are after you |...

When even the IMF's free market ideologues recoil from the UK chancellor's austerity politics, democracy itself is at stakeGeorge Osborne and his Treasury officials are gearing up for a fight. They've...

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Christopher Dorner $1m reward split between three

Couple who escaped rogue officer accused of killing four in vendetta against LA police will get most of reward for finding himThree people who helped authorities find the Los Angeles police officer...

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Aldo Moro's farewell letter before execution: From the archive, 8 May 1978

Italian prime minister says goodbye to his wife before he is killed by Red Brigade terrorists"I kiss you for the last time," wrote the former Italian Prime Minister, Mr Moro, in a farewell letter to...

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Japanese bra promises economic uplift

The 'Branomics Bra' is a playful take on prime minister Shinzo Abe's 'three-arrow' economic revival planThe Japanese division of lingerie maker Triumph International unveiled on Wednesday an...

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Are stock market rises justified?

World equity markets post record highs

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Eurozone crisis live: Asian markets rally as IMF heads to UK

Encouraging Chinese trade data sends Japanese Nikkei to new five-year high, as IMF officials fly in to start their annual healthcheck of the UK economyGraeme Wearden

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Sylvia Browne: fans lash out at 'psychic' over false Ohio abduction prediction

'Psychic' incorrectly predicted the death of Amanda Berry in 2004 – not the first time she's been wrong about a missing personOne of the world's most recognizable self-proclaimed psychics was wrong yet...

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Lead singer of heavy metal band arrested over alleged plot to kill wife

Tim Lambesis, co-founder of As I Lay Dying, tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife, police claimThe lead singer of the Grammy-nominated heavy metal band As I Lay Dying was...

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Cargo ship crashes into port control tower in Genoa killing three

Container ship the Jolly Nero knocks over control tower leaving four more people in hospital and six missingItalian news reports say a cargo ship has slammed into the port in Genoa, toppling the...

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Which cities do the world's millonaires and billionaires live in?

Twenty cities have more than 100,000 millionaires – but which has most? And where do the world's billionaires live?Millionaires | Multi-millionaires | Billionaires | Country• Get the data• More data...

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What do you think should be in the Queen's speech? | Open thread

Immigration and state pensions are likely to feature in the government's plans. What laws do you think it should prioritise?The Queen's speech will today set out the government's legislative plans for...

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What's so funny about saying white culture has a problem with abuse? | Ally Fogg

Joseph Harker's satirical point about sexual abuse by 'whites' is in fact literally right – all abuse has a particular cultural contextIn the Guardian on Monday, Joseph Harker wrote a piece that was...

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Granite discovery off Brazil may be evidence of hidden continent – video

Scientists have discovered a 10-metre-high rock of granite deep in the Atlantic, suggesting a continent may have existed off the Brazilian coast

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Syria crisis: internet cut - live updates

Follow live updates after an internet shut down prompts fears of a new Syrian government offensive and the US and Russia bid to revive peace talksMatthew Weaver

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Ohio abductions: end of decade of torment for victims and families

Neighbours had few suspicions Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were being held in Seymour AvenueIt was just before 6pm on an ordinary Monday evening in an ordinary residential street in...

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Kurds ceasefire with Turkey takes hold

Turkey's three decades of conflict with its Kurdish minority might finally be giving way to peace, as guerrillas prepare to withdrawIn a region that has been on the frontline of conflict for decades,...

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Call for Syria conference with both sides

Announcement by Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry comes after months of stalled co-operationRussia and the United States have pledged to convene an international conference aimed at...

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Cleveland suspect Ariel Castro was investigated by police for child kidnap

Man accused of holding three young women captive for a decade had been sacked as school bus driver but not chargedThe suspect accused of holding three women captive in Ohio for a decade was...

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Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction upheld on first appeal

Former prime minister has long denied tax fraud charges, and is expected to appeal to Italy's highest courtFormer Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction and four-year prison...

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PIP breast implant campaigners question findings of independent report

Two scientists say they are worried about chemical in the silicone filling that could affect the development of a foetusThe PIP breast implants that were fraudulently filled with industrial-grade...

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