Kate Ravilious: As much of the UK swelters this week, it seems that our attitude to such weather is likely to change...

Michael White: Voters seem to accept the distinction between a direct lie and being economical with the truth but the stakes remain high

Simon Hoggart: Again, David Cameron accused the prime minister of being in the bunker

David Adam dismantles the fluttering flag, phantom coke bottle and other evidence against moon landing

Keith Stuart: Sony has finally laid out its ambitious vision for Home, the PS3 online virtual world

Defeated presidential candidate calls for protests to continue and demands 'children of revolution' be freed

Saudi workshop discusses ways to minimise spread of swine flu during pilgrimage season

Manuel Zelaya will 'return only with a foreign invasion' Arrest warrants issued accusing exiled leader of treason

Passengers respond to the government's temporary renationalisation of East Coast rail service

The body of Managua mayor Alexis Arguello, a former boxing champion, was discovered at his home

Jakypbek Azizov, who heads the ministry's public security department, told a press conference that the forces had been sent in because of a "complex situation in border areas", which was a consequence of developments in Afghanistan and the possibility that

The challenges to Iraq's authorities following the withdrawal of US military forces from Iraq's cities include building clean and efficient institutions that command the respect of citizens. The fight against corruption is central to the task, says Zaid Al-Ali for

And yet... the UN Security Council's decision in 2002 to accept the Rwandan government's de facto veto over the ICTR's progress because it seemed the lesser of two evils means that the ICTR will always be accused of perpetrating "victors'

But for now, Haiti must prepare for hurricane season, which left one million homeless last year and dwarfed these man-made storms by comparison.

The recent arrests of by the DOJ-HHS health care fraud task force, , of 52 individuals related to Medicare Fraud in Detroit, and the allegation that the crimes were somewhat commuter crimes, brought to Detroit from Miami has also raised

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What do you get when you pair an 11th century Spanish poet with a modern American composer? Last week, the audience at the Seattle Symphony found out at the world premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis' "Symphony of Meditations," based on

Employers cut more jobs than expected last month, further quashing hopes for a quick economic recovery. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the country shed 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high of 9.5 percent.

One of the most controversial points emerging in the debate over health care reform is the public plan option, a government-run healthcare plan that would compete with private insurers. Two experts answered your questions.

The U.S. is getting heavier every year, according to a report released Thursday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The study found that obesity rates rose in 23 out of 50 states in the past year and remained steady in