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By merely bolstering the weaker side, we are prolonging Libya's civil war |...
The interventionists lack the courage of their convictions. If they really want Gaddafi gone, they should just get on with itWelcome to 21st-century war, liberal style. You do not fix an objective and...
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Man held over Stockwell shooting
Detectives question 19-year-old as five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran remains in critical conditionA man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a five-year-old girl critically wounded in...
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Ivory Coast president on brink as top general deserts
Laurent Gbagbo faces bloody overthrow as he loses general and rebels advance on main city of AbidjanIvory Coast's president, Laurent Gbagbo, faces being overthrown after his top general deserted him...
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Robert Gates: No US 'boots on ground' in Libya
US defence secretary denies American troops will be deployed to Libya, but stays silent on CIA roleRobert Gates, the US secretary of defence, emphatically ruled out deploying American ground troops...
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Oddbins goes into administration – putting 400 jobs at risk
Struggling wine retailer becomes victim of triple threat of credit crunch, supermarkets and tax collectorsOddbins looks likely to become the retail sector's latest victim after the struggling wine...
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Nick Clegg blossoms amid the jacarandas in Mexico City
Lib Dem leader's comments during trip to Latin America suggested he had found his inner Simón BolívarAs political briefings go it was already unusual – a patio table lit by tea lights in a warm...
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Oddbins: a sparkling chain that lost its fizz
Since the retailer was sold the owners of Nicolas, its range has been duller and it has lost its ability to connect with its customersThe news that Oddbins seems to have finally gone belly up will...
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Moussa Koussa's defection surprises Libya – and maybe Britain too
'It would be fair to say this all happened rather quickly' says key Whitehall source of Gaddafi ally's defectionFor a man so cultured in the dark arts of international diplomacy, perhaps it should not...
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A yes to AV could make the Green party a force to reckon with | Martin Kettle
The German greens' astonishing result in Baden-Württemberg hints at eventual breakthrough for Caroline Lucas and coWhen Ed Miliband did his bit for the alternative vote yes campaign this week, most of...
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Ireland forced into new £21bn bailout by debt crisis
Irish finance minister Michael Noonan said country had been left with an 'appalling legacy' as a result of the banking crisisEurope's debt crisis deepened on Thursday night as Ireland was forced into...
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Buy one, get gun free: RadioShack dealer's TV subscription offer
Independent shop owner resists corporation's pressure to halt promotion offering free firearm with satellite TV subscriptionThe owner of a branch of RadioShack in Montana said he would continue to give...
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Why Clarkson and co are puerile and proud of it | John Harris
The rise of child-men like David Cameron and Jeremy Clarkson suggests an alarming shift in modern masculinityCall it "preadulthood": the period between late adolescence and one's late 30s, when there...
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Libyan fixer's visit to London may show Gaddafi's sons want a way out
Leader becomes ever more reliant on his influential, bickering heirs who are rumoured to want a deal with the rebelsMohammed Ismail, a key figure in Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime, has no portfolio...
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Palestinian engineer kidnapped in Ukraine appears in Israeli court
Dirar Abu Sisi denies knowing whereabouts of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, abducted by Hamas in 2006A Palestinian engineer who is believed to have been abducted from Ukraine by the Israeli secret...
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The key Libyans who have defected - and those who still support Gaddafi
After the defection of foreign minister Moussa Koussa, we profile other figures to desert the regime - and its remaining supportersDefectorsMajor General Abdul-Fattah Younis, defected 22 FebruaryFormer...
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The Catalans' quandary | Josep Ramoneda
We, like Basques, have a different nationality – but we don't want 'Spain' to be claimed by the restThe Basque country and Catalonia have always dreamed of having their own national sports teams, much...
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Letwin says cabinet feared crisis over jobs and growth in run-up to budget
Labour accuses cabinet office minister of highlighting 'crisis of government's own making' in evidence to select committeeOliver Letwin, the cabinet's policy guru, ran into trouble yesterday after he...
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Weatherwatch: desert dust
Dust clouds over a desert might look disorganised, but sometimes the dust particles clump together into rows. When this occurs the effect is similar to that of opening a Venetian blind, allowing more...
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Letters: Service cuts are no April fool joke
While today is the traditional date to tell untrue tales for a laugh, 1 April this year is no joke, as thousands of the poorest citizens will see cuts to their housing benefits (Rogue landlords a...
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Letters: Horse sense
I do not understand why Liberal Democrat president Tim Farron believes that the introduction of the alternative vote will "put an end to safe seats for MPs" (Vote yes to AV and build bridges, says...
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