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Obama’s second chance: the re-elected president has gun law and even climate change in his sights

January 19, 2013 Leave a Comment

Barack Obama’s second-term inauguration sees him return with a far more aggressive political programme

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Article, Barack Obama, In focus, Main section, News, Obama inauguration, Paul Harris, The Observer, United States, US politics, World news

US Treasury warns of ‘extraordinary measures’ amid fiscal cliff deadlock

December 27, 2012 Leave a Comment

Barack Obama cuts short holiday to tackle budget crisis as country faces breaching its $16.4tn debt limit

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Article, Barack Obama, Business, Democrats, Dominic Rushe, Economics, Financial, Fiscal cliff, Heidi Moore, Main section, News, Republicans, The Guardian, United States, US economy, US House of Representatives, US politics, US Senate, US taxation, World news

Fastjet takes EasyJet low-cost model into African airspace

November 19, 2012 25 Comments

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s low-cost African airline is ready for takeoff in Tanzania

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Africa, Air transport, Airline industry, Article, Business, easyJet, Gwyn Topham, Kenya, Main section, News, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Tanzania, The Observer, Travel, Uganda, World news

Gaza rockets land near Jerusalem as fears of ground offensive grow

November 17, 2012 Leave a Comment

As tanks gather near border Israeli minister says invasion could come before end of weekend

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Article, Chris McGreal, Gaza, Hamas, Harriet Sherwood, israel, News, Palestinian territories, Peter Beaumont, World news

From Senegal to Sudan, does building resilience work?

November 16, 2012 Leave a Comment

Making poor people resilient to disaster is gaining credence, but some experts caution that it is not a panacea for development

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Africa, Article, Blogposts, Global development, Liz Ford, Mark Tran, Natural disasters and extreme weather, Poverty matters blog, Sahel, World news

Hamas says ‘gates of hell opened’ as Israel kills military leader in Gaza

November 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

Ahmed al-Jabari’s assassination in missile strike marks ‘start of broader operation’ that may involve ground troops, says Israel

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Africa, Article, Binyamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Harriet Sherwood, Hezbollah, israel, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, Palestinian territories, The Guardian, Top stories, World news

Africa’s employment crisis: ‘Time to see the world through young people’

November 14, 2012 Leave a Comment

Africa’s population boom means 1m new jobs are needed each month. Read how young people want to tackle the challenge

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Africa, Article, Education, Employment, Features, Global development, Global development voices, Interviews, Lucy Lamble, Society, World news, Young people

Israel fires warning shots into Syria as violence escalates in Gaza

November 12, 2012 Leave a Comment

Four Palestinian civilians are reported killed in Gaza as fears grow that Syrian civil war could spill across border

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Arab and Middle East unrest, Article, Gaza, Harriet Sherwood, International, israel, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, Palestinian territories, Syria, The Guardian, World news

Greek MPs approve hefty budget cuts

November 12, 2012 Leave a Comment

Thousands gather in protest as parliament votes to pass new austerity measures in 2013 budget

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Article, Austerity, Business, Economics, Europe, European monetary union, European Union, Eurozone crisis, Financial, Financial crisis, Graeme Wearden, Greece, Helena Smith, Main section, News, The Guardian, World news

The great mobile technology leap forward

November 11, 2012 1 Comment

Sales of smart tech devices are soaring as the traditional PC declines. Observer writers look at their impact, which is already helping children to learn, spreading literacy, improving healthcare, boosting harvests in Africa – and making the web giants sit up

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Apple, Article, Business, Computing, Features, Health, Josephine Moulds, Juliette Garside, Main section, Mobile phones, Retail industry, Rupert Neate, Samsung, Smartphones, Tablet computers, Technology, Telecoms, The Observer, Zoe Wood

South Africa opposition tables no-confidence motion in Zuma

November 9, 2012 29 Comments

Eight parties unite and call on ruling ANC MPs to ‘search their conscience’ and vote against leader accused of corruption

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, David Smith, Jacob Zuma, News, South Africa, World news

Barack and Mitt finally feel brotherly love … thanks to their Kenyan mother

November 9, 2012 Leave a Comment

Twins born in a hospital close to Obama’s ancestral home village named to mark the events in the US on their birthday

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Article, Barack Obama, David Smith, International, Kenya, Main section, Mitt Romney, The Guardian, us elections 2012

Barack Obama’s odyssey continues

November 8, 2012 Leave a Comment

History made as first black US president is re-elected, defying jobless rate and assaults of American right

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Article, Barack Obama, Comment, Comment is free, Democrats, Jonathan Freedland, Main section, Mitt Romney, Republicans, The Guardian, Top stories, United States, US Congress, us elections 2012, US politics, World news

Barack Obama wins second term – reaction as it happened

November 7, 2012 Leave a Comment

• Barack Obama beats Mitt Romney to win re-election
• Republicans projected to hold control of House
• Democrats remain in charge of Senate
• Read our latest news story on Obama’s victory

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Article, Barack Obama, Blogposts, Democrats, Florida, Iowa, Joe Biden, Minute by minutes, Mitt Romney, New Hampshire, News blog, Ohio, Paul Owen, Paul Ryan, Republicans, Simon Jeffery, United States, us elections 2012, US Elections 2012 live, US politics, Virginia, Wisconsin, World news

Uganda: oil, corruption and entitlement

October 2, 2012 Leave a Comment

Wet dreams about black gold are part of the disappointing story that underpins the rising tide of inequality

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Article, Canada, China, Corruption, France, Global development, Governance, Guardian Africa network, Kenya, Oil, Oil and gas companies, Poverty matters blog, Tanzania, Uganda, World news

Julius Malema ‘unshaken’ after money laundering charge

September 27, 2012 1 Comment

Firebrand politician mocks South African president after reports that he would face more serious charges prove unfounded

Filed Under: Facing Justice Tagged With: Africa, Article, David Smith, International, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Main section, News, South Africa, World news

Kenyan Amisom peacekeeper held after ‘shooting dead six Somali civilians’

September 26, 2012 1 Comment

African Union offensive against al-Shabaab may be undermined by what Somali army spokesman calls ‘deliberate killing’

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, African Union, Article, David Smith, Kenya, Middle East and North Africa, News, somalia, World news

West Africa’s technological revolution driven by mobile phones

September 24, 2012 1 Comment

Whether it’s tracking locusts or government spending, west Africa’s hi-tech firms are finding new solutions to social problems

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Africa, Article, Features, Ghana, Global development, Mauritania, Mobile phones, Monica Mark, Nigeria, Technology, World news

Religious intolerance on the rise worldwide, says US report

September 22, 2012 1 Comment

Pew Research Centre report says the US and UK are among countries showing a worrying rise in religious discrimination

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Article, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christianity, International, Islam, Judaism, Main section, News, Peter Beaumont, Religion, United States, World news

Pakistan explodes in fury as south Asia’s Muslims join anti-US protests

September 21, 2012 57 Comments

Violent demonstrations leave 15 dead as Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka witness Islamic anger at America

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Article, Bangladesh, India, International, Islam, Jon Boone, Kashmir, Luke Harding, Main section, News, Pakistan, Religion, Sri Lanka, World news

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