Forum: World News

Canadian province's government accused of 'murdering the right to demonstrate' in response to months of turmoil Quebec's provincial government has...

Former Oxford University student who became Burmese pro-democracy leader to make first trip abroad in 24 years Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese...

The Guinness Book of Records is considering calling in a soil chemist to arbitrate in a dispute over results of the world worm-charming championship...

He found fame as a policeman in the Lethal Weapon films, but it's his political activism that really drives him. He talks about his beloved Haiti,...

Republicans are rightly shamed by a Super Pac ad plan to tag Obama as a black radical. The irony is his very lack of radicalism Nebraska has...

Greece claims German leader advised it to hold a referendum on euro membership – but her spokesman denies allegations German-Greek relations were...

Charles Hynes acts as critics accuse him of failing to protect victims and their families and of protecting rabbinical leaders The Brooklyn...

From pensions and savings to holidays, we look at how the latest market turmoil will impact on your finances 1 Your pension If you are retiring...

Cyprus, with its out-sized banking sector equal to 835% its GDP, could be the next knock-on from the Greek euro crisis One of the mysteries of the...

The weight of the world is now on Zuckerberg's shoulders. As co-founder of Lastminute.com, I can, in a small way, empathise I can't claim to have...

2012 is far too late to be building memorials to those involved in a war that ended nearly 70 years ago This summer another second world war...

By imposing budget cuts and austerity, the ECB is condemning countries like Greece and Spain to an economic twilight zone Jamaica, an...

Join AV club's Todd VanDerWerff and Irin Carmon from Salon for a live recap of the latest episode of the HBO show From the preview clips of...

Social network giant ends day at $38.23 (£24), up just 0.61% from its starting price after share sale got off to a messy start Facebook's first...

Before trading, Facebook's bankers were ready to count their profits in billions. By close, they'd had to bale out their own IPO The day of...

Snow, hail, drought, frost, flood ... the weather is playing havoc not only with national morale, but our fragile wildlife. The ordinary vicissitudes...

Professional critics are no more reliable than Amazon ratings, a study shows. So do we really need them? Is the professional book reviewer an...

Europe needs to go in for a proper restructuring of its banking sector along the lines of that executed by Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling in...

American Legislative Exchange Council under mounting fire after championing causes like Florida's stand-your-ground law The storm surrounding the...

Amelia Gentleman visits Halden, the high-security jail in Norway where every cell has a flatscreen TV, an en-suite shower and fluffy, white towels ...