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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

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

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

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

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

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

Striking South Africa platinum miners agree deal with Lonmin

September 19, 2012 29 Comments

Miners to return to work after pay rise ends five weeks of bitter industrial action during which 45 people were killed

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, Business, David Smith, Financial, Lonmin, Main section, Mining, News, South Africa, The Guardian, World news

Kenyan troops close in on al-Shabaab’s Somali stronghold

September 18, 2012 1 Comment

African Union forces set to take rebel-held port of Kismayo, according to military, as rights groups fear civilian death toll

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, al-shabaab, Article, Clar Ni Chonghaile, International, Kenya, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, somalia, World news

China-Japan row over disputed islands threatens to escalate

September 18, 2012 1 Comment

Anti-Japan protests spread amid reports that Chinese boats are heading for archipelago where Japanese activists landed briefly

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Article, Asia Pacific, China, International, Japan, Justin McCurry, Main section, News, Senkaku Islands, Tania Branigan, World news

Nigerian police kill Boko Haram spokesman

September 17, 2012 1 Comment

Abu Qaqa, one of few publicly known members of Islamist group, shot after trying to flee military checkpoint, sources say

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, Boko Haram, International, Main section, Monica Mark, News, Nigeria, World news

Japanese firms close offices in China as islands row escalates

September 17, 2012 23 Comments

US defence secretary urges restraint as diplomatic dispute over East China Sea islands threatens countries’ close economic ties

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Article, Asia Pacific, China, Guardian Weekly, Japan, Justin McCurry, Main section, News, Senkaku Islands, The Guardian, Top stories, US foreign policy, World news

Deadly clashes in Kenya fuel fears of election violence

September 14, 2012 3 Comments

Death of at least 116 people in coastal region raises suspicions of political motives and Somali involvement as elections near

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, Clar Ni Chonghaile, International, Kenya, Main section, News, The Guardian, World news

France opens murder inquiry into Yasser Arafat’s death

August 29, 2012 1 Comment

Public prosecutor will try to establish if Arafat was poisoned with polonium-210

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Angelique Chrisafis, Article, Europe, France, International, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, Palestinian territories, The Guardian, World news, Yasser Arafat

The abuse of dissenting Jews is shameful

August 22, 2012 27 Comments

Jewish diaspora support is vital for Israel, yet those who oppose its policies are demonised and vilified

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: Antony Lerman, Article, Comment, Comment is free, Editorials & reply, israel, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, Palestinian territories, The Guardian, UK news, World news

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