12 January 2013

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2.22pm Detroit

Detroit: after decades of urban blight, technology boom gives Motor City hope

As hi-tech firms spring up in areas better known for destitution and drugs, Detroit has found something new: optimism
2.07pm Saudi Arabia

The US - alongside Saudi Arabia - fights for freedom and democracy in the Middle East

Glenn Greenwald The ability to persuade people that the US opposes tyranny is a testament to the potency of propaganda
2.06pm Australia

Picture of the day: A towering red dust storm in Perth, Australia - picture of the day

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1.41pm Binyamin Netanyahu

Jewish Americans may be increasingly disenchanted with Netanyahu. But their priorities lie elsewhere

Peter Beinart is the American author of the controversial book The Crisis of Zionism and is the editor of the Daily Beast blog OpenZion.com
1.37pm France

French secret service hostage and soldiers killed in Somali rescue mission

Helicopter raid fails to rescue agent 'Denis Allex' from Islamist group al-Shabaab, as French combat pilot killed in Mali
1.34pm Spain

Here Comes the Sun flashmob cheers Spanish unemployment office

Flashmob of musicians organised by radio show serenades long queue of people at Madrid office amid harsh winter of austerity
1.05pm Israel

Israel election: country prepares for next act in the great moving right show

Next week's elections are expected to confirm a long-term move away from the secular liberalism that once dominated Israeli politics among voters disillusioned by a failed peace process. Is this a permanent shift in the political landscape?
1.00pm Domestic violence

Restorative justice in domestic violence cases is justice denied

Jill Filipovic: An offender making reparation to a victim may be fine and noble. But to blur the line over punishment for partner abuse is reckless
12.54pm Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong, human weakness, and the subtle art of public confession

Robert McCrum: The disgraced cyclist will open his heart on Oprah this week, in a must-see television moment. But seeking redemption after a public fall from grace is a complicated task. Just ask Bill Clinton and Tiger Woods…
12.30pm Nepal

A perfect storm of earthquake and poor governance could cripple Nepal

Robert Piper: Unregulated development in the earthquake-prone Kathmandu Valley means a repeat of the 1934 quake would be catastrophic
12.16pm Obama administration

White House Death Star petition is a no-go

Petition urging building of weapon system à la the Star Wars films rejected because 'administration does not support blowing up planets'
11.18am Catholicism

Same-sex marriage 'will see return to Catholic persecution'

More than 1,000 priests sign letter claiming proposed changes could force Catholics out of some professions, such as teaching
10.39am European Union

Heseltine: Cameron's EU strategy is an unnecessary gamble

PM's adviser on economic growth warns that government's indecision could stop firms from investing in Britain and cost jobs
8.01am Trees and forests

Road protests return: a new generation takes on the bypass builders

Can today's eco-warriors recapture the ferocious energy of the 1990s anti-roads protests? As a huge road-building programme gears up, a new wave of activists are taking up the fight
8.00am Oscars 2013

Oscars 2013: Lincoln stays red-hot favourite as awards fever rises

Well-timed parallels to Obama's election campaign could help bring Steven Spielberg the same success as Schindler's List
7.01am Tax and spending

Will the money Gérard Depardieu saves on tax really make him happy?

Deborah Orr: It is important for social democracies to allow the accumulation of individual wealth. But how that wealth is spent matters too
2.30am India

India's current outpouring of anger is unprecedented. Can it bring change?

Ian Jack: Let's hope that the public revulsion in Delhi over the recent gang rape case leads to proper punishment of such crimes – whoever commits them
12.01am Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow: under fire

The Hurt Locker made Kathryn Bigelow the first woman to win a best director Oscar. But some say her new thriller, Zero Dark Thirty, about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, endorses torture. She defends it to Emma Brockes

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