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More than 500 at-risk Afghans declared refugees in humanitarian program
Bowe Bergdahl's release by Taliban signals new US political battle
Darwin flights likely to resume as volcano plumes clear
How Antwerp turned into Europe's go-to city for cocaine
Biopic and black comedy tackle church, politics, power in Ireland
D-Day's first heroes return to salute the daring Pegasus bridge raid
D-Day, 70 years on: 'We watched an American destroyer slowly demolished by shore batteries'
Pirate Bay founder arrested after two years on the run
Reports from Sudan claim Meriam Ibrahim 'to be freed' from death-row
Bowe Bergdahl's father Bob: 'I'm a father who wants his son back' video
Indian rape case: tenacious problems in a fast-changing but troubled country
Six men lost on Mount Rainer climb as search and rescue begins
US embassy in Honduras working to free six American detainees
US soldier Bowe Bergdahl freed by Taliban in Afghanistan
Cleveland car chase ends with two dead, 137 shots fired and six police charged
Meriam Ibrahim 'to be freed' from death row in Sudan
Bilderberg on Ukraine: military chiefs, arms bosses and billionaire speculators
White House marks LGBT Pride Month on eve of legal gay marriage in Illinois
UN backlash as Uganda's 'anti-gay' minister heads for human rights top job
China is destabilising south-east Asia, US defence secretary says
Guns and fighters seep through Ukraine's porous Russian border
Volcanic ash cloud from Sangeang Api grounds Australia flights
Indonesian volcano erupts causing travel chaos for Australia - video
Search for Briton missing in Malaysian jungle intensifies after family steps in
World leaders back campaign to drop Sudanese woman's death sentence

More than 500 at-risk Afghans declared refugees in humanitarian program

Posted: 31 May 2014 05:24 PM PDT

Immigration program assessed their safety as having been jeopardised because of their work with diggers

Bowe Bergdahl's release by Taliban signals new US political battle

Posted: 31 May 2014 05:15 PM PDT

Barack Obama under fire from Republicans who claim he has 'negotiated with terrorists' in swap deal with the Taliban Continue reading...

Darwin flights likely to resume as volcano plumes clear

Posted: 31 May 2014 04:55 PM PDT

Change in weather pattern raises hopes that plumes from Sangeang Api eruption will clear quickly

How Antwerp turned into Europe's go-to city for cocaine

Posted: 31 May 2014 04:05 PM PDT

Antwerp, Belgium's genteel port city, is now revealed as a global drugs gateway and the cocaine capital of Europe Continue reading...

Biopic and black comedy tackle church, politics, power in Ireland

Posted: 31 May 2014 04:05 PM PDT

Depictions of Ireland have long been mired in cliche. Now Jimmy's Hall's, the story of 1930s activist Jimmy Gralton, and Calvary, an unflinching look at the ailing Celtic Tiger, break new ground Continue reading...

D-Day's first heroes return to salute the daring Pegasus bridge raid

Posted: 31 May 2014 04:04 PM PDT

On 6 June 1944, gliders landed in the dead of night to begin the liberation of France. This week ex-servicemen and their families will commemorate a remarkable feat Continue reading...

D-Day, 70 years on: 'We watched an American destroyer slowly demolished by shore batteries'

Posted: 31 May 2014 04:04 PM PDT

Seventy years ago, the Observer vividly covered the Normandy landings. Here Richard Strout gives an eyewitness account, while below we reproduce extracts from news and analysis Continue reading...

Pirate Bay founder arrested after two years on the run

Posted: 31 May 2014 03:44 PM PDT

Peter Sunde had been wanted by Interpol over an outstanding sentence for copyright violations Continue reading...

Reports from Sudan claim Meriam Ibrahim 'to be freed' from death-row

Posted: 31 May 2014 03:04 PM PDT

Reports suggest Sudanese woman may be released within days, but her lawyers claim it's a ploy to silence outcry Continue reading...

Bowe Bergdahl's father Bob: 'I'm a father who wants his son back' video

Posted: 31 May 2014 02:11 PM PDT

In the lead-up to the release of the last American soldier to be held prisoner by the Taliban in Afghanistan after five years, 54-year-old Bob Bergdahl talked to the Guardian's Sean Smith about his feelings following his son's capture, US justice and how Bowe's imprisonment can be compared to that of those held in Guantánamo Bay Continue reading...

Indian rape case: tenacious problems in a fast-changing but troubled country

Posted: 31 May 2014 02:04 PM PDT

Caste prejudice, lamentable policing and a 'boys will be boys' attitude all play a part in latest rape case to shock India Continue reading...

Six men lost on Mount Rainer climb as search and rescue begins

Posted: 31 May 2014 12:58 PM PDT

Expedition company spokesperson says group made last contact with rangers fewer than 2,000ft from mountain's summit

US embassy in Honduras working to free six American detainees

Posted: 31 May 2014 12:45 PM PDT

Crew of shipwreck salvaging company say they were with lobster divers when government detained them over gun allegations

US soldier Bowe Bergdahl freed by Taliban in Afghanistan

Posted: 31 May 2014 12:05 PM PDT

Release terms send five Guantánamo detainees to Qatar
Obama appears with soldier's parents at the White House
Hagel says US security not compromised by trade for PoW

Cleveland car chase ends with two dead, 137 shots fired and six police charged

Posted: 31 May 2014 11:32 AM PDT

Six police officers charged for firing after chase ended
Suspects Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams were unarmed

Meriam Ibrahim 'to be freed' from death row in Sudan

Posted: 31 May 2014 10:19 AM PDT

A senior Khartoum official reveals that Meriam Ibrahim will be freed following worldwide protests about her treatment Continue reading...

Bilderberg on Ukraine: military chiefs, arms bosses and billionaire speculators

Posted: 31 May 2014 09:35 AM PDT

A gathering of those who stand to make a killing out of knowing where and when the bombs might fall, how many and on whom Continue reading...

White House marks LGBT Pride Month on eve of legal gay marriage in Illinois

Posted: 31 May 2014 09:26 AM PDT

Presidential proclamation notes anniversary of Stonewall riots and changing views of same-sex marriage across US

UN backlash as Uganda's 'anti-gay' minister heads for human rights top job

Posted: 31 May 2014 09:11 AM PDT

Questions are being asked about the suitability of appointing Sam Kutesa to lead 'world parliament' after his attack on homosexuality in his home country Continue reading...

China is destabilising south-east Asia, US defence secretary says

Posted: 31 May 2014 08:52 AM PDT

Chuck Hagel says US will not ignore from Beijing's actions
Chinese general says 'criticisms are groundless'
Washington pledges to support uneasy allies, including Japan

Guns and fighters seep through Ukraine's porous Russian border

Posted: 31 May 2014 08:50 AM PDT

Combatants engaged in last week's fighting say walked into the country 'to visit relatives' at poorly policed checkpoints Continue reading...

Volcanic ash cloud from Sangeang Api grounds Australia flights

Posted: 31 May 2014 08:35 AM PDT

International and domestic flights cancelled as ash cloud from eruption in southern Indonesia drifts over central Australia Continue reading...

Indonesian volcano erupts causing travel chaos for Australia - video

Posted: 31 May 2014 08:12 AM PDT

Mount Sangiang, a volcano in Indonesia, has erupted, sending a huge cloud of ash into the sky. The eruption has meant the majority of flights scheduled from Darwin Airport in Australia have been cancelled. Residents of the sparsely populated Sangiang Island have been advised to keep away from the volcano until the ash has cleared Continue reading...