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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

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

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

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

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

Lonmin set to breach loan agreements over South African mine strike

August 22, 2012 1 Comment

Company warns investors shutdown of mine, where police shot 34 workers, will lead to debt covenants being breached

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

Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi’s death sparks fears of turmoil

August 22, 2012 1 Comment

Mourners throng outside airport and world leaders pay tribute, but human rights groups condemn 21-year authoritarian reign

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, David Smith, Ethiopia, International, Main section, Matthew Newsome, Meles Zenawi, News, The Guardian, World news

Pakistani girl accused of Qur’an burning could face death penalty

August 20, 2012 29 Comments

Tensions rise between Muslim and Christian communities amid claims that 11-year-old desecrated text

Filed Under: Facing Justice Tagged With: Article, Christianity, International, Islam, Jon Boone, Main section, News, Pakistan, Pakistan's blasphemy laws, Religion, The Guardian, World news

Somalis planning on a better future

August 20, 2012 29 Comments

David Smith talks to some of the extraordinary characters who believe 2012 will be remembered as the year that Somalia, finally, turned the corner

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, David Smith, Global development, Guardian Weekly, International, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, somalia, The Guardian, World news

Number of older people living with cancer ‘to treble’ by 2040

August 20, 2012 1 Comment

Head of Macmillan Cancer Support warns of a ‘ticking timebomb’ for society if NHS and social-care systems are unprepared

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Article, Cancer, Guardian Weekly, Health, Health policy, Main section, News, NHS, Older people, Politics, Public services policy, Sarah Boseley, Social care, Society, The Guardian, Top stories, UK news

Pussy Riot verdict greeted with defiance

August 18, 2012 1 Comment

‘What Putin wants, he gets,’ say angry supporters of punk band jailed for ‘violating social order’

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Article, Europe, Freedom of speech, Guardian Weekly, Main section, Miriam Elder, Music, News, Protest, Pussy Riot, Russia, The Guardian, Top stories, Vladimir Putin, World news

The Marikana action is a strike by the poor against the state and the haves

August 18, 2012 1 Comment

The shooting at Lonmin’s Marikana mine exposes weaknesses at the heart of South African society

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, Business, Comment, Comment & debate, Comment is free, Justice Malala, Main section, Mining, South Africa, The Guardian, World news

South African police shoot dead striking miners

August 18, 2012 1 Comment

Up to 18 people killed at Lonmin platinum mine where strike over pay has escalated into alleged turf war between unions

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, Business, David Smith, Employment, Global development, International, Main section, Mining, News, South Africa, Terry Macalister, The Guardian, Unions, World news

Democrats’ nerves start to show as Ryan fires up conservative voters

August 17, 2012 1 Comment

The Republican candidate was kept on the back foot for weeks but in choosing Paul Ryan, Romney is looking to his core vote

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Article, Democrats, Ewen MacAskill, Features, Florida, International, Main section, Mitt Romney, News, Obama administration, Paul Ryan, Republicans, The Guardian, United States, US Congress, us elections 2012, US healthcare, US politics, World news

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