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MPs debate gay marriage: Politics live blog
by Andrew Sparrow
20 May 2013 at 4:39am

Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including MPs debating the gay marr...

Steve Bell's If ... on David Cameron and the referendum
by Steve Bell
20 May 2013 at 3:00am

Steve Bell's If ...

Steve Bell

No 10 asks Labour to save gay marriage bill
by Nicholas Watt
20 May 2013 at 2:45am

Tory rebellion on amendment to grant civil partnerships to heterosexual couples will 'cost �4bn and take two years'

Downing St...

Pornography risks should be taught to children as young as five, say parents
20 May 2013 at 2:01am

Eight in 10 parents polled by headteachers say issues around pornography should form part of sex education lessons

Many parent...

David Cameron writes to Britain's tax havens, calling for transparency
20 May 2013 at 1:00am

PM urges havens to 'get our own houses in order' before G8 summit in June, where he claims tax avoidance will be a priority

Da...

The same-sex marriage bill does not live up to its aspiration of equality
by Peter Tatchell
20 May 2013 at 1:00am

The marriage bill under debate today still sees a difference between gay and straight couples

When MPs debate the same-sex mar...

Police retain DNA from thousands of children
by Vikram Dodd
20 May 2013 at 1:00am

Some 120,000 gene samples taken in two years, as police forces argue they are acting within the law

The DNA of thousands of i...

Julian Assange reveals GCHQ messages discussing Swedish extradition
by Giles Tremlett, Ben Quinn
19 May 2013 at 8:05pm

WikiLeaks founder uses subject access request to access British agency chatter, which allegedly calls extradition 'a fit-up'

A...

BBC News - UK

Gay marriage bill returns to Commons
20 May 2013 at 4:07am
Conservative Party divisions over legalising same-sex marriage in England and Wales are set to be exposed again when the plan...
Second body found after house blast
20 May 2013 at 4:13am
A man and a woman are found dead at the scene of a suspected gas explosion at a Nottinghamshire house.
Ark Royal sets sail on final journey
19 May 2013 at 11:41pm
The Royal Navy's former flagship, the Ark Royal, leaves her home port of Portsmouth for the final time later, bound for a scr...
Pupils 'need early porn warnings'
19 May 2013 at 9:52pm
Young children should hear about the dangers of pornography as soon as they have access to the internet, head teachers say.
Briton facing child death charges
19 May 2013 at 11:47pm
A 48-year-old British man living in France is expected to be formally charged later with killing his two children, aged five ...
Business leaders attack Eurosceptics
20 May 2013 at 12:25am
A number of prominent business leaders accuse those calling for Britain to leave the European Union of "putting politics befo...
PM warns overseas territories on tax
19 May 2013 at 9:41pm
David Cameron has called on British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties ...
Film shows Hillsborough PC was right
19 May 2013 at 8:46pm
Crucial evidence from the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster, which was undermined at the original inquest, was true, BBC Pa...

BBC News - Europe

PM warns overseas territories on tax
19 May 2013 at 9:41pm
David Cameron urges British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.
Briton held over children's deaths
19 May 2013 at 10:34pm
A British man has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, media reports say.
Business leaders attack Eurosceptics
20 May 2013 at 12:25am
A number of prominent business leaders accuse those calling for Britain to leave the European Union of "putting politics befo...
US spy-row diplomat 'leaves Russia'
19 May 2013 at 2:22pm
US diplomat Ryan Fogle, accused by Russia accused of being a spy, has now left the country according to Russian television.
British skier dies in Alps fall
19 May 2013 at 5:38pm
A British skier has fallen to his death in the French Alps as emergency services tried to guide him to safety by phone during...
Disgraced French minister bows out
19 May 2013 at 10:44am
A French government minister who quit over revelations of his undeclared Swiss bank account says he will not stand again for ...
Nadal hammers Federer in Rome final
19 May 2013 at 11:41am
Rafael Nadal drops only four games as he beats Roger Federer to win his seventh Italian Open title.
Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts
18 May 2013 at 1:40pm
Tens of thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new co...

SPIEGEL ONLINE - International

Traffic Stopper: Mini Hot Rod Hits German Roads�
17 May 2013 at 12:40pm
The mini hot rod looks like an outsize toy, and its Hamburg-based�creators still can't quite believe it's street legal. It of...
Design Crimes: Exhibit Celebrates Bad Taste Through the Years
17 May 2013 at 11:41am
Proving that bad taste never goes out of fashion, an exhibition opened in Hamburg this week that romps through decades of aes...
Picture This: Jelly Invasion
17 May 2013 at 11:41am
Insufficient Efforts: Report Faults Cyprus on Money Laundering
17 May 2013 at 11:36am
A recent inquiry suggests that Cyprus isn't doing enough to combat money laundering, a precondition for obtaining a bailout p...
Coveted Coves: Emir's Greek Isle Purchase�Inspires Hope
17 May 2013 at 10:13am
Despite the�country's crippling financial crisis,�residents of the Greek island of Ithaca�have found new hope after the Emir ...
Living by the Numbers: Big Data Knows What Your Future Holds
17 May 2013 at 9:57am
Forget Big Brother. Companies and countries are discovering that algorithms programmed to scour vast quantities of data can b...
Beaten, Bullied, Badgered: EU Study Finds Widespread Homophobia in Europe
17 May 2013 at 9:33am
Harassed at work and the doctor's office, bullied and assaulted in public: The gay, bisexual and transgender community is sti...
Crisis of Friendship: Split Persists�Between Berlin and Paris
17 May 2013 at 7:30am
As a further sign that all is not well in the Franco-German motor of Europe, the two countries will not issue a joint stateme...

NYT > Global Home

Larger Union Enforcing Immigration Opposes Overhaul
by By JULIA PRESTON
20 May 2013 at 12:06am
A council representing 12,000 officers who issue documents will join a council representing 7,700 deportation agents in fight...
Jakarta Journal: Suharto?s Indonesian Legacy, 15 Years Later
by By JOE COCHRANE
20 May 2013 at 12:02am
Suharto, the army leader turned president, resigned 15 years ago on Tuesday, and his legacy stirs conflicting emotions among ...
An Emotional Swing for Wigan Athletic
by By SAM BORDEN
19 May 2013 at 10:42pm
Wigan Athletic, the small club that stunned the soccer world by winning the F.A. Cup final against Manchester City, experienc...
Chinese Hackers Resume Attacks on U.S. Targets
by By DAVID E. SANGER and NICOLE PERLROTH
19 May 2013 at 9:38pm
A cyberunit of the People?s Liberation Army in China appears to have resumed its attacks using different techniques, hitting ...
Russia Expels Former U.S. Embassy Official
by By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and MARK MAZZETTI
19 May 2013 at 8:38pm
Thomas Firestone, a former Justice Department official who had been working in Moscow as a lawyer, was declared ?persona non ...
Disney, NBCUniversal and Paramount Plan Bold Studio Expansions
by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
19 May 2013 at 8:34pm
Given the more generous subsidies offered in other states and countries, major studios including NBCUniversal, Paramount and ...
Yahoo to Buy Tumblr for $1.1 Billion
by By NICK BILTON and NICOLE PERLROTH.
19 May 2013 at 8:26pm
Yahoo?s move aims to make up for years of missing out on the growth of social networks and mobile devices.

Bomb Suspect?s Trip Sheds Light on Caucasus War
by By ELLEN BARRY
19 May 2013 at 8:25pm
A visit to Dagestan last year by Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a suspect in the Boston bombings, has drawn attention to the guerrilla co...

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Caribbean Scientist Warns of Climate Change Disaster
by Desmond Brown
19 May 2013 at 1:33pm
The Caribbean does not have the luxury of time for decisive action on climate change and global warming. In fact, it is on th...
No Sweet Consolation for Women Diabetics
by K. S. Harikrishnan
19 May 2013 at 7:22am
The disease itself may not discriminate on the basis of gender, but when it comes to healthcare for patients with diabetes, w...
OP-ED: Put a Spotlight on African Women?s Reproductive Rights
by AgnesOdhiambo, Gauri Van Gulik
19 May 2013 at 4:34am
Victoria J. married in 2009 at age 14, and became pregnant shortly after. ?I started labour in the morning on a Friday ?. The...
Q&A: Crisis Escalates as International Community Fails Syria
by Apostolis Fotiadis
18 May 2013 at 7:10pm
Apostolis Fotiadis interviews Panos Moumtzis, UNHCR regional coordinator for Syrian refugees.
Explosives Shatter Lives in Kashmir
by Athar Parvaiz
18 May 2013 at 10:43am
Aadil Khan and his two siblings had been playing as usual behind their house in the village of Diver, 110 kilometres north of...
Has Caribbean Diplomacy Lost Its Mojo?
by Peter Richards
18 May 2013 at 9:02am
Whether by accident or coincidence, recent days have seen a variety of Caribbean leaders and journalists question whether the...
Nuclear Iran Unlikely to Tilt Regional Power Balance ? Report
by Jim Lobe, Joe Hitchon
17 May 2013 at 8:57pm
A nuclear-armed Iran would not pose a fundamental threat to the United States and its regional allies like Israel and the Gul...
Videla Dies in Prison ? a Victory Against Impunity
by Marcela Valente
17 May 2013 at 7:11pm
Thirty-seven years after leading the coup d?etat that ushered in the most brutal dictatorship in the history of Argentina, fo...

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