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With one year to go till the 2016 election, the candidates for presidency of the United States would do well to see what failure looked like 100 years ago.
When the ‘Arab street’ came to Downing Street, passions ran high and fear and loathing were in the air.
Victor Ponta survived accusations of fraud and tax evasion, but the deaths of dozens of clubbers proved the final straw for his people.
New research has shown the benefits of the process that holds public bodies to account.
It looks as if the proposals laid down by the Leveson Inquiry will come to nothing.
Investigating an air crash is a delicate and complex task at the best of times – and Flight KGL9268 came down in one of the world’s most difficult regions.
As Myanmar nears a historic election, a long-embattled minority is still struggling to escape lethal violence and trafficking.
A vote in favour of marriage equality in Northern Ireland was stymied by a mechanism designed to protect minorities.
After the middle years of their life, people report increasing levels of happiness. An expert unpicks the data.
The Labour leader is hoping to recruit a new generation of activists in one of his party’s strongest cities.
Moscow’s mixed messages on the future of the Syrian president is fuelling speculation that it might be preparing to desert its long-term ally.
Whatever caused the crash of a Russian airliner over the northern Sinai, it’s finally brought the world’s attention back to a critical security crisis.
Baddawi camp has been host to Palestinian refugees for years. Now Syrians fleeing their homeland are joining them, how is everyone coping?
The first debate under principle of English votes for English laws was largely uneventful but foreshadows problems to come.
Unwarranted mass surveillance will shift the balance of power in favour of the spies - and that might not be good for us.
The recent synod of bishops reinforced the church’s teaching that the family is enduringly resilient and adaptable, especially in times of crisis.
The influence of British immigrants to the United States shows us that migrants have long been city-makers.
Migrants can be a huge boon to cities – but planning to support them is crucial.
As Israel marked the 20th anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, fears of another surge in violence were as high as ever.
After being humiliated at a summer election, Turkey’s ruling party set about winning over the population with fear. It seems to have worked.
The UK’s last inmate at Guantanamo Bay has finally been brought home – but the matter of Britain’s role in the War on Terror is by no means resolved.
Prenuptial agreements often leave one spouse vulnerable in the case of divorce.
With Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the US all at the table, Russia’s benighted Syria plan may at last have a chance of success.
We often get the facts wrong, but how we feel about austerity has serious consequences for the political class.