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China's jasmine revolution: police but no protesters line streets of Beijing
Major show of force from Chinese authorities following anonymous call for peaceful protestsPolice in Beijing and other cities mounted a major show of force following an anonymous call for protests...
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Fine Gael-Labour coalition to follow Irish election win with EU talks on loan
Record majority of more than 50 seats expected for Fine Gael-Labour coalition in 'democratic revolution at ballot box'One of the most dramatic elections in Irish history is expected to produce a record...
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Retire? Not while the hunt is on for big acquisitions, says Buffett
The investor uses his annual letter to shareholders to declare he is staying at the helm of Berkshire HathawayVeteran investor Warren Buffett is showing no signs of planning to retire, using his annual...
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Derek Brown obituary
Guardian journalist who reported from Belfast, India, Brussels and the Middle EastIt always seemed to his friends that even the direst day could suddenly be redeemed when a door opened wide to admit...
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Ashley Cole air rifle claim prompts police investigation
Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole said to have accidentally fired at Loughborough sports science intern at training groundPolice are to investigate reports that Ashley Cole accidentally shot and wounded a...
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The coalition has sneaked a coup on a sleeping public | John Harris
Its project to drastically remodel British society is speeding ahead without any regard for what it told voters last yearAs people elsewhere are killed for their belief in democracy and the rule of...
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Tunisians know Ben Ali was not democracy's only block | Jonathan Steele
As the revolution gathers strength, an old Islamist party looks likely to win any election – if the west respects its legitimacyAs the world's spotlight remains trained on the carnage in Libya,...
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Ministry of Sound raves on: club celebrates 20th birthday
Photograph exhibition to mark anniversary of club that started out in former bus depot and became leading dance brandWhen the Ministry of Sound opened its doors for the first time in September 1991 – a...
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UK Uncut turns ire on RBS as protests spread to US
Anti-cuts campaign group has celebrated the success of its first worldwide weekend of protests and promised more to comeUK Uncut, the anti-cuts campaign group, has celebrated the success of its first...
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Muammar Gaddafi's nurse flees Libya for Ukraine
Galyna Kolotnytska, a Gaddafi confidante, arrived in Kiev on a Ukrainian defence ministry aircraft that evacuated 185 peopleMuammar Gaddafi's "voluptuous" nurse and close confidante has fled Libya for...
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BP claim threatens to reignite corporate tax row
The oil company wants repayment of £300m stamp duty tax it paid when it took over Atlantic Richfield in 1999The row about how much tax British companies pay to the exchequer could erupt again after it...
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China's working poor not yet ready to revolt
'Ant tribe' in China feeling pinch from rising food and house prices, but fear chaos that could come if government collapsesLike the Tunisian whose self-immolation sparked a revolt, Xu Mingao is a...
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Student ski instructor falls to his death in French resort
British gap year student Edward De Nunzio, 18, fell while jumping between chalet rooftops in CourchevelA British gap year student plunged to his death after he leapt between chalet rooftops in the...
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UK aid budget refocuses 'on areas of greatest need', including Yemen
End of aid to Russia, Serbia, China, Cambodia, Vietnam and Moldova, as poorer or failing nations prioritisedBritain is to stop sending aid to a series of relatively affluent developing countries as the...
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DSI head says Reuters cameraman was not shot dead by security forces
Bullet that killed Hiro Muramoto during protests last April 'did not match weapons used by soldiers' in Bangkok that dayThailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has concluded that Reuters...
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Battle in Tory heartlands over £30bn north-south rail link enters new phase
Transport secretary Philip Hammond launches consultation citing poll showing public support for networkA battle between the government and voters in the Tory heartlands over a £30bn north-south rail...
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French foreign minister resigns
Michèle Alliot-Marie had faced criticism over links with former regime in Tunisia and has been replaced by defence ministerBeleaguered French foreign minister Michèle Alliot-Marie has resigned after...
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Middle East unrest spreads to Oman
One protester killed by security forces in Omani town of Sohar, while Bahrain stages peaceful demonstration and Saudi intellectuals call on king to relinquish many powersOmanRiot police have clashed...
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Tunisian prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi resigns amid unrest
Interim president names Beji Caid-Essebsi as Ghannouchi's replacement following more violence on streets of TunisTunisia was thrown into turmoil once more after Mohamed Ghannouchi resigned as prime...
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Liverpool to bear brunt of cuts as Merseyside councils slash services
England's most deprived city faces its toughest budget yet as five town halls ratify savings of £200mThe brutal reality of austerity Britain will begin to be felt in earnest in England's most deprived...
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