UK provided more support for CIA rendition flights than thought – study
The Rendition Project suggests aircraft associated with secret detention operations landed at British airports 1,622 times• The Rendition Project interactive• CIA rendition flights explainedThe UK's...
View ArticleIMF stops short of calling for George Osborne to temper austerity
International Monetary Fund notes 'nascent signs of momentum' in its annual health check on the UK economyThe International Monetary Fund has stopped short of calling for George Osborne to temper his...
View ArticleMental health: the gender divide
Analysis by a clinical psychologist at Oxford University has shed new light on the gender disparity in mental health. How great are the differences between men and women? Take our quiz to find outChris...
View ArticleWorld on course to run out of water, warns Ban Ki-moon
Freshwater supply and water quality under pressure, warns UN secretary general on International Day of Biological DiversityBan Ki-moon has warned the world is on course to run out of freshwater unless...
View ArticleWhat responsible capitalism is all about | Ed Miliband
When Google does great things for the world, I applaud. When it goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid paying its taxes, it's wrongThis is the prepared text of a speech delivered at Google's Big Tent...
View ArticleStockholm hit by third night of rioting
Disturbances in Sweden spark debate about government failures over youth unemployment and immigrationHundreds of youths have set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue services in poor immigrant...
View ArticleRapid drop in Lake Malawi's water levels drives down fish stocks
1.5m people depend on lake for food – including popular Chambo fish – and Malawians are alarmed at decline in stocksLloyd Phiri, a fisherman from Senga Bay on Lake Malawi's shores in Malawi's central...
View ArticleSyria refugees: your GuardianWitness pictures
The number of refugees fleeing Syria's civil war has reached 1.5 million, and the scale of the exodus is soaring at an alarming rateGuardian readers
View ArticleOklahoma tornado leaves behind devastation – in pictures
Aerial photographs show the extent of the destruction wrought by the powerful tornado in Oklahoma. Officials searching through the rubble have revised the death toll in Moore down from 51 to 24, saying...
View ArticleAnimal astronauts return from space mission – video
A Russian space capsule containing mice, ghekos, gerbils, snails and fish returns to earth after a month-long mission in space
View ArticleBotox silences women's faces – and freezes out empathy in body language |...
Young women are using Botox as a 'preventive measure', but facial paralysis inhibits the ability to mirror others' expressionsThe news that younger women than ever are resorting to Botox as a...
View ArticleMalaysian rape accused marries 13-year-old alleged victim
Government 'questioning validity of marriage' after 40-year-old man took girl he allegedly assaulted as his second wifeThe case of a 40-year-old Malaysian man who is charged with raping a 13-year-old...
View ArticleAfghan interpreters' resettlement scheme 'does not go far enough'
Concerns raised over proposals that allow candidates to settle in Britain only if they have 12 months' continuous serviceLawyers representing Afghan interpreters have welcomed news of a resettlement...
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View ArticleFrench historian kills himself at Notre Dame after gay marriage rant
Far-right essayist Dominique Venner, 78, shoots himself at altar after writing blogpost condemning same-sex marriage lawA far-right French historian has killed himself at the altar of Notre Dame...
View ArticleBradley Manning prosecutors: WikiLeaks suspect 'aided enemy'
Military lawyers tell last hearing before trial they have dropped one of 22 counts but will still press most serious accusationProsecutors in the case against the WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning have...
View ArticleRafsanjani blocked from running for president
List of eight candidates allowed to run in race to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad excludes two leading figuresAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the leading opposition-backed candidate in Iran's presidential...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama's speech at National Defense University – full text
Remarks of President Barack Obama, as prepared for delivery and entitled: The Future of our Fight against TerrorismPrepared remarks of President Barack Obama, before delivery.It's an honor to return to...
View ArticleBlue is the Warmest Colour installed as frontrunner for Palme d'Or
Abdellatif Kechiche's latest film has been hailed as a landmark in cinematic depictions of lesbian love and female sexualityA hail of enthusiastic tweets followed the Cannes premiere of Blue is the...
View ArticleWoolwich killing: residents reflect on murder of Lee Rigby
Islamist extremism, politicians' failure to tackle terrorism and immigration blamed by people in multicultural, multifaith London communityFrom al-Muhajiroun's open-air stall on Powis Street, where...
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