Syria conflict: 10 moments that drove the crisis forward
Managing editor of news site Syria Deeply, identifies 10 pivotal events leading up to today's global humanitarian crisisLIVE BLOG: The latest news from Syria
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HSBC money-laundering investigation letters spark questions over rushed fine
Public Citizen group demands answers over why officials sought quick resolution to 'egregious' charges after 10-year probeAfter a decade of investigations, US authorities last September decided to move...
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OECD prepares new rules to limit corporate tax avoidance
All 34 members back proposals to crack down on schemes that enable multinationals to pay as little as 1% tax on profits, it saysThe OECD is to draw up new rules to limit tax avoidance by some of the...
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US secret service intercepts suspicious letter addressed to Obama
Threatening letter sent to White House found shortly after others meant for Bloomberg were found to have traces of ricinThe secret service said on Thursday that a suspicious letter addressed to...
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Eurozone retreats from austerity - but only as far as 'austerity lite'
Recession, social unrest and political necessity force shift in eurozone, but its economic future remains deeply uncertainThe subway workers were on strike in Lisbon on Thursday. Next month it will be...
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Financial transactions tax may not be the mighty weapon activists hope for
After years of demands for a 'Robin Hood tax', some countries are said to be touting a drastically diminished versionDepending on your point of view, the financial transactions tax (FTT), details of...
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Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper has his own scandal woes | Jeffery Ewener
Harper is facing questions over everything from curious expenses to his link to troubled Toronto mayor Rob FordCanadian prime ministers tend to be bland – maniacally so.Our longest-serving, William...
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Treasury chief says threats to quit EU undermine UK's economic revival
Danny Alexander backs EU membership and aims for capital overhaul in long-term expenditure planDanny Alexander, the chief secretary to the Treasury, on Thursday warned that the UK's nascent recovery...
View ArticleElephants hit by speeding train in India – video
Two elephants lie dead on a track after being hit by a speeding train in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, eastern India
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Ikea monkey goes to court as animal sanctuary drops abuse charge
Owner Yasmin Nakhuda seeks return of Darwin the rhesus macaque, who was found in a Canadian store in DecemberAn animal sanctuary that is currently home to a baby rhesus macaque that became known as the...
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Singapore Airlines announces $17bn aircraft order from Airbus and Boeing
Order includes 30 next-generation Boeing 787s in boost for manufacturer's Dreamliner programmeSingapore Airlines has announced new aircraft orders valued at more than $17bn (£11.3bn) shared between the...
View ArticleChina: landlady recalls finding 'Baby 59' in sewage pipe – video
The owner of a block of flats where a baby was found lodged in a waste pipe says she heard noises she believed to be a cat or a rabbit before she made her discovery
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European commission investigating claims Apple exploited mobile networks
Questionnaire sent to rival networks gives insight into how a market leading company could squeeze out its competitorsThe European Commission is investigating whether Apple has used its influence to...
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CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou shares prison experience in open letter
Kiriakou was jailed for revealing details of government use of waterboarding and disclosing identity of an undercover agentJohn Kiriakou, the former CIA agent who revealed details of the US...
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Peter Mandelson joins board of Russian firm 'with organised crime links'
Former Labour minister risks controversy by joining AFK Sistema group, which was implicated in 2010 WikiLeaks cableLord Mandelson risked courting controversy after he accepted nomination to the board...
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Ibragim Todashev's father: FBI 'bandits' murdered my son
Chechen man's family to formally request federal inquiry as reports claim Todashev was unarmed when FBI agents shot himThe father of a Chechen man shot dead while being interviewed by the FBI in...
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Jean-Jacques Annaud: 'People who make films are in danger every day'
The director on the joy of China, his affinity with Inner Mongolian wolves, and why embracing their bestiality might help keep people from therapyAs soon as he finishes his coffee in Cannes,...
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Nasa: Mars mission astronauts face radiation risk
Nasa estimate of radiation exposure is based on a round trip and excludes time spent on the surface of MarsWorrying news for anyone keen on taking a trip to Mars: flying to the Red Planet and back...
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Air safety officials deny claim that BA jet was close to catastrophe
UK authorities deny US investigators' claim that one engine shut down and one was on fire before Heathrow emergency landingThe UK air accident investigation board (AAIB) has denied reports from US...
View ArticleSyria: first shipment of Russian S-300 missiles has arrived, says Assad –...
• President says anti-aircraft weapons are in Syria• Twelve killed so far today; 161 yesterday – activists• Prospects for Geneva peace talks hit new roadblocks• Britain writes to UN with new chemical...
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