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Egyptian banker charged with sexual assault is granted bail
Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar to reappear in court to face claims he sexually abused maid in luxury New York hotelThe former head of one of Egypt's biggest banks has been granted bail after being arrested...
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Ratko Mladic to be arraigned on genocide charges at UN tribunal
Former commander faces charges of crimes against humanity, including massacre of 7,000 Muslims at SrebrenicaThe former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic will be arraigned on 11 charges including...
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Iranian activist dies in scuffle at her father's funeral
Haleh Sahabi, daughter of veteran dissident Ezatollah Sahabi, reportedly clashed with security forcesThe daughter of a prominent veteran Iranian dissident has died after reportedly scuffling with...
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Chilean Communist party calls for investigation into death of Pablo Neruda
Witnesses have recently raised doubts about poet's death in 1973, including driver who claims he was poisoned by government agentsThe Chilean Communist party has called for a formal investigation into...
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Air-rage fight over reclining seat forces United Airlines flight to return home
F-16 fighter jets escort Ghana-bound US aircraft back to Dulles airport after fight between two passengersIt is a minor annoyance familiar to air passengers: you take your seat in the cramped cabin,...
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Global food crisis: China land deal causes unease in Argentina | Felicity...
A Chinese agribusiness firm is to buy a large swath of land in Patagonia. Critics fear it will bring heavy agrochemical use and ecological degradation, and strain the region's water resourcesThe...
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Syrian security forces accused of crimes against humanity
Human Rights Watch says children are among those 'systematically' killed and tortured during peaceful protestsSyrian security forces have been accused of systematic killings and torture by a leading...
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From the archive, 1 June 1981: FA favours ban on English fans abroad
Originally published in the Guardian on 1 June 1981The Football Association would favour a complete ban on English supporters at overseas matches if that were the price of keeping an English team in...
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Rainmakers of China struggling to cope with country's severe drought
China's weather-modifying programme is straining to meet demand to alleviate the worst drought for more than 100 yearsChina is running out of cloud-seeding shells after pounding the skies with a...
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World Bank warns of 'failing' international carbon market
Report shows collapse in market with just $1.5bn of credits traded internationally last yearThe international market in carbon credits has suffered an almost total collapse, with only $1.5bn (£916m) of...
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Aldermore: the little bank with big ambitions
Phillip Monks, chief executive of Aldermore, argues that he is helping customers ignored by the big financial names"We're the new outfit in British banking that nobody has heard of," says Phillip...
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E coli outbreak in Germany adds 365 more confirmed cases
Germans warned against eating raw lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes as cause of outbreak centred on Hamburg remains a mysteryThe mysterious German E coli outbreak that has killed 16 people shows no sight...
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Three men arrested over murder of two teenagers in Milton Keynes
Trio in their 20s from town held over gun deaths of Mohamed Abdi Farah and Amin Ahmed IsmailThree men have been arrested in connection with the murder of two teenagers. The trio from Milton Keynes,...
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Iranian MPs say Ahmedinejad broke law in oil ministry takeover
President under shadow of impeachment in latest spat with the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali KhameneiIranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is locked in confrontation with MPs after being warned he acted...
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Coca-Cola makes plans to list on Shanghai stock exchange
• China is drinks company's third largest global market• Many western companies now likely to follow suitCoca-Cola, the world's biggest soft drinks manufacturer, is in talks with the Chinese...
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Dyson Wilson obituary
My friend Dyson Wilson, who has died aged 84, was a man of parts: a rugby international, fisher, farmer, writer and raconteur. Known as "Tug" Wilson, he played eight games for England at wing forward...
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Big Jack Johnson obituary
One of the last of the rural deep south juke-joint bluesmenDuring the 1970s and early 80s, anyone in search of authentic juke-joint blues – the old, and disappearing, black music of the rural and...
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Tank turned into treadmill adds theatre to US Venice Biennale entry
Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla's work also includes real life athletes and a Freedom statue replica in a sunbedThe Venice Biennale – aside from being the single most significant international...
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3OH!3 – review
ABC, GlasgowThe latest in a long line of risible white boy hip-hoppers from Vanilla Ice to Iglu & Hartly, 30H!3's mixture of crunky pop and casual misogyny would be flattered by moral indignation...
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Fleet Foxes – review
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonAmong the plaudits rained down on Fleet Foxes in recent years, "electifying live performers" seldom figures heavily. There are many things that are immensely cheering about...
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