More world news
Multimedia
-
Video: Mandela votes in South African elections (2min 06sec)
-
Video: Voting starts at polling stations across South Africa (1min 21sec)
-
Video: New G20 video shows Ian Tomlinson’s head the ground (1min 35sec)
-
Michael Tomasky compares Barack Obama's and Hugo Chávez's handshake with John Kennedy meeting Nikita Khrushchev (2min 38sec)
-
Xan Rice reports on a severe decline in wildlife in Kenyan nature reserve (1min 36sec)
-
Angelique Chrisafis on several new films about Coco Chanel (2min 25sec)
-
David Smith reports from South Africa on the election (4min 04sec)
-
Guardian Daily podcast: Alistair Darling prepares crucial budget speech; plus MPs’ second home allowances (22min 56sec)
More world news
-
Should Obama pardon soldiers sentenced in the Abu Ghraib scandal?
22 Apr 2009:Deadline USA: Do you think the soldiers sentenced in the Abu Ghraib scandal should be pardoned?
-
Obama's handshake with Latin America
22 Apr 2009:Mark Weisbrot: Latin American leaders are willing to put aside past grievances with the US. But Obama must follow through on his promises
-
Boosting morale
Cartoon, 22 Apr 2009:Shahid: Contrasting the news of repeated waterboarding of Al Qaida suspects with Obama's attempts this week to keep CIA staff happy
-
Obama calls for a 'new era of energy exploration in America'
22 Apr 2009:During a visit to Iowa on Earth Day, the president said his energy plan will protect the environment and create jobs
-
The end of the line
22 Apr 2009:David Cronin: Will policymakers in Brussels this week heed scientific advice about unsustainable levels of fishing in EU waters?
-
Playing Ahmadinejad's games
22 Apr 2009: Saeed Kamali Dehghan: Those who walked out on the Iranian leader at the Durban conference help to draw attention from his domestic failures -
Former Apollo astronaut calls on the US government to 'open up' about aliens
22 Apr 2009:Deadline USA: Edgar Mitchell, who made the longest moonwalk in history, says extraterrestrial life exists
-
Clare Short criticised over parliament invitation to Hamas leader
22 Apr 2009:Israeli ambassador calls meeting a 'slap in the face' to moderate Palestinians, while Tories question use of Westminster facilities
-
Polo tournament to resume after deaths of 21 horses
22 Apr 2009:For the remainder of the tournament in Florida, security is expected to be increased
-
Israelis and Palestinians want peace
22 Apr 2009: Darya Shaikh: A poll by the OneVoice Movement indicates that most civilians want a two-state solution – resolving the conflict is not impossible -
McClatchy: the Iraq connection (again)
22 Apr 2009:Michael Tomasky on another possible motive for using harsh interrogation techniques
-
Want your stomach turned?
22 Apr 2009:Michael Tomasky on why parallels to Nazi ideology and tactics should be introduced into political discourse when appropriate
-
Can America change hearts and minds?
22 Apr 2009:John Brown: Obama may be popular abroad, but it won't be so easy for his new public diplomacy secretary to improve America's image
-
Israel's military says it fought Gaza war in line with international law
22 Apr 2009: Five internal inquiries found 'very small number' of unavoidable intelligence or operational errors, says statement -
Electrolux joins European motor giants in reporting blows caused by recession
Latest from our world news blogs
-
What's wrong with cloning humans?
Ian Sample,22 Apr 2009, 3.06pm -
Did Miss California's stance on same-sex marriage cost her the Miss USA crown?
Matthew Weaver,21 Apr 2009, 12.31pm -
We all benefit from haute cuisine
Jay Rayner,21 Apr 2009, 12.01am -
Fredo in the net?
Michael Tomasky,20 Apr 2009, 8.17pm
Most viewed in world news
24 hours
- 1. Tim Dowling on how to tell an Iranian sniper from a Wookiee
- 2. Bush aides may be prosecuted over torture, Barack Obama says
- 3. Somali boy pirate leapt aboard and shot at captain, US prosecutors say
- 4. Storms dampen hopes of record turnout in South African elections
- 5. Somali teen faces first US piracy charges in over a century
- Click here for more top stories
7 days
- 1. Tim Dowling on how to tell an Iranian sniper from a Wookiee
- 2. Barack Obama releases Bush administration torture memos
- 3. Andrew Gumbel explains what really happened on the day of the Columbine massacre - and why
- 4. Man opens aeroplane door at 33,000ft and jumps out
- 5. Nicolas Sarkozy's opinion of fellow leaders: Dim, callow, irrelevant
- Click here for more top stories