Author Archives: Luke Harding
UK ‘should tell Vladimir Putin he is not welcome at Olympics’
MPs call for Russian prime minister to be told he is not wanted at London games unless Russia improves human rights recordBritain should tell Vladimir Putin that he is not welcome at the London Olympics unless Russia makes meaningful efforts to improve… Continue reading
Jamaica to become a republic, prime minister pledges
Portia Simpson Miller seeks to loosen ties with Britain as drift towards republicanism across Caribbean gathers paceFifty years after independence Jamaica is set to loosen its colonial ties with Britain by dumping the Queen and becoming a republic, its… Continue reading
British aid worker seized at gunpoint in Pakistan
Khalil Rasjed Dale, a British doctor with International Committee of the Red Cross, kidnapped by unknown armed gang in QuettaGunmen have kidnapped a British doctor working in the lawless south-western city of Quetta, in the latest brazen abduction insi… Continue reading
British aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan
Khalil Ahmad Dale, who worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross, abducted by armed gunmen in QuettaGunmen have kidnapped a British doctor working with the International Committee of the Red Cross in the south-western Pakistan city of Qu… Continue reading
German president urged to resign over threats to newspaper editor
Christian Wulff under pressure over warning to Bild editor about ‘judicial consequences’ of printing story about his financesGermany’s president, Christian Wulff, is facing growing pressure to stand down following damaging revelations that he tried to … Continue reading
Arab League monitoring mission criticised for failing to stop bloodshed
The Arab league’s secretary general said violence across Syria was still going on and that there must be a complete ceasefireSyria’s military has pulled its tanks and heavy weapons out of cities and residential areas, the Arab League said, though it ad… Continue reading
Vladimir Putin’s wealth put at $179,612 by Russian election officials
Prime minister and presidential candidate has two modest flats, a brace of vintage Volgas – and his other car’s a LadaVladimir Putin has faced claims that he is the richest man in Europe, presiding over a mafia state and with a personal fortune of mo… Continue reading
Vladimir Putin question and answer session in Russia – live updates
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is holding his annual question and answer session with the Russian public, amid protests over his rule and election fraud8.39am: Julia Ioffe (@ioffeinmoscow) is tweeting that Putin is “less than fluent today”. I would agre… Continue reading
Bishop’s Stortford dumps its twin towns in France and Germany
Tory town council has ended links with Friedberg in Germany and Villiers-sur-Marne in France, citing a ‘lack of interest’It was one of the highlights of the municipal calendar: every year the small market town of Bishop’s Stortford would get together w… Continue reading
Pakistan and US wage a war of words over Afghan border post deaths
Islamabad and Washington trade claim and counter-claim over deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers in Nato air strike on border postNato operations in Afghanistan have been thrown into disarray following Saturday’s deaths. The US and allied commanders say the… Continue reading