A Jewish renaissance in Poland
There are signs that Poles are discovering their lost Jewish heritage and that antisemitism is in declineIn Kazimierz, once the Jewish heart of Krakow, signs of a revival are everywhere. There are...
View ArticleKenyan politicians going on trial in The Hague accused of crimes against...
Deputy prime minister one of six men accused of perpetrating political violence that left 1,300 deadSix Kenyans, including the deputy prime minister, will appear for the first time in The Hague on...
View ArticleHague trial of six Kenyans relating to post-election violence begins
Kenyan government challenges jurisdiction of international criminal court and says accused should face domestic trialEven before the trial of the prominent Kenyans accused of inciting post-election...
View ArticleAnne the elephant says goodbye to the circus
Pachyderm which became a global cause celebre after emergence of upsetting footage enjoys new home in Longleat Safari ParkShe has a leisurely roll in a pile of sand before spending a good 40 minutes...
View ArticleResponse: Universities need proper public funding, not US-style privatisation
Going private will lead to students buying places through privilege instead of meritSimon Jenkins highlighted the "absurdity of the coalition's so-called fees policy", but then argued that the only...
View ArticleBelieve in liberty, equality, fraternity? This time, don't follow the French...
There are deep failures of civic liberal integration across Europe, but a burqa ban is the wrong way to address themI believe people should be free to publish cartoons of Muhammad. I believe people...
View ArticleDebunking Polish stereotypes: A nation of vodkaholics
Following the fall of communism in 1989, the importance of vodka in Poland dropped sharplyThe history of vodka is inseparable from the history of Poland. Asking where exactly it originated is the...
View ArticleAs Euro 2012 looms, football hooliganism comes back to haunt Poles
• Matches resemble a military siege as riot police patrol grounds• Concern grows at link between hooligans and organised crimeWhen Polish football fans rioted at a recent friendly international against...
View ArticleAi Weiwei's family denounce 'absurd' economic crimes investigation
Chinese artist's relatives say allegations are an attempt to stifle activism amid wider government crackdown on dissidentsRelatives of the detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei have denounced an official...
View ArticleThis bauble of an immigration cap should be sent back home | Zoe Williams
The coalition may gain a shortlived uplift from this sop to the right, but where's the data on its likely economic effect?From yesterday there was a new cap on immigration: this is a longstanding Tory...
View ArticleNissan's Sunderland plant to shut for three days as Japan quake hits supplies
Japan's three largest carmakers have been hit by a components shortage that has affected their operations at home and abroad after the disasterNissan will halt production at its Sunderland plant for...
View ArticleNato air strike 'kills Libyan rebels'
Attack near Brega reported to have hit tanks and killed at least 13 rebel fightersRebels in eastern Libya say a Nato air strike has hit their forces near the oil town of Brega. At least 13 rebel...
View ArticleIvory Coast crisis: Q&A
How Ivory Coast plunged into civil war after Laurent Gbagbo's defeat by Alassane Ouatarra in last year's presidential electionWho is Alassane Ouatarra?Internationally recognised as the winner of last...
View ArticleHays says public sector recruitment 50% off peak levels
Recruitment firm Hays expects the sector to remain depressed until 2013Hays, the recruitment firm, has blamed the government spending cuts for a 37% slump in its UK public sector business in the first...
View ArticleIndian activist Anna Hazare refuses to end hunger strike
Anti-corruption campaigner says he will continue to 'fast until death' as campaign inspires millions to stage their own protestsA 73-year-old Indian anti-corruption campaigner has refused to end his...
View ArticleFrom the archive, 7 April 1971: Stravinksy, the towering genius
Originally published in the Guardian on 7 April 1971Igor Stravinsky has died in New York at the age of 88. It was obvious half a century ago that his three early Diaghilev ballets – "Firebird",...
View ArticleIsraeli school bus hit by Gaza missile
Israel's tanks fire across border in 'deadly' retaliation after teenager and driver injured in bus attackAn anti-tank missile fired from the Gaza Strip has struck a school bus in southern Israel,...
View ArticleChina says Ai Weiwei detention 'nothing to do with human rights'
Foreign ministry insists security authorities acting lawfully as family claim 'economic' investigation is politically motivatedChina's foreign ministry has insisted that a police investigation into...
View ArticleLetter: Rosemary Gill obituary
Crispin Evans writes: Multi-Coloured Swap Shop was created by Rosemary Gill (obituary, 19 March) to be as different as possible from Blue Peter, while serving the same audience. I had the great...
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