Politics

Hundreds of demonstrators demanding the resignation of Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair and an independent, public inquiry into police actions and treatment of G20 protesters thronged a rowdy but peaceful rally at Queen’s Park Thursday […] […]

STOCKHOLM—Iceland’s prime minister made history last week when she wed her longtime girlfriend, becoming the world’s first head of government to enter a gay marriage. But fellow Nordic nations hardly noticed when 67-year-old Johanna Sigurdardottir […] […]

Tony Blair was warned there could be “long-term damage” to the armed forces unless Britain slashed its commitment to the Iraq War, a previously secret document has revealed. On the eve of the March 2003 […] […]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—An escalating dispute between the rival Palestinian governments over who should pay Gaza’s electricity bill has caused some of the worst power cuts here in years, leaving Gazans stewing in sweltering heat […] […]

Britain’s most senior anti-terrorist officer warned Government spending cuts cannot be delivered without increasing the risk of a terrorist attack. Scotland Yard’s Assistant Commissioner John Yates said counter-terrorism officers would have to make savings in […] […]

Middle East diplomacy is heating up ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Washington on Tuesday for talks on the easing of Israel’s land blockade of Gaza, and the next steps that can […] […]

LARNACA, Cyprus—Cypriot police began searching late Wednesday for an alleged Russian spy wanted in the United States who vanished after being released on bail a day earlier in the Mediterranean island nation. Police spokesman Michalis […] […]

He is Germany’s answer to Nelson Mandela and if public popularity was the deciding factor, he would be voted in as the country’s new president by a huge majority today in the crucial election that […] […]

WASHINGTON – The FBI arrests raise the question: if the suspects supposedly spied, why not charge them with espionage? A conviction for espionage requires proof that a defendant passed classified information to a foreign government, […] […]

Leaked figures suggest the Treasury expects austerity measures in last week’s Budget to drive up unemployment by as much as 1.3 million, it has been reported. The Guardian obtained what it said was a slide […] […]