Occupy protests in Oakland and New York: a weekend of police clashes
The Occupy fire has died down over the winter, but over the weekend, protesters on both east and west coast returned with a bang – and found themselves in skirmishes with the police
Americans barred from leaving Egypt seek refuge at US embassy in Cairo
Three US citizens move into embassy as tensions mount over Egyptian crackdown on pro-democracy and human rights groups
IAEA approves stress tests on Japan reactors
UN inspectors have given their backing to tests designed to confirm the reactors’ safety, despite concern from some experts
Barack Obama faces pressure over TVShack extradition case
US president asked to explain why America is trying to extradite British student Richard O’Dwyer over alleged copyright breach
RBS, the nationalised bank that regards itself as operating in the private sector
It is hard for RBS to argue that Barclays, not the civil service or the Bank of England, is the right yardstick for pay
Costa Concordia divers find 17th body
Spokesman for Italian civil defence organisation says woman’s body was found on submerged sixth deck of cruise ship
Occupy protesters arrested after clashes with Oakland police
City authorities say activists broke into city hall and burned US flag, but movement claims it was highlighting plight of homeless
Eurozone crisis: angry Greeks condemn EU plot to control its finances
German plan to install commissioner in Athens with veto powers over the Greek budget dismissed as ‘laughable’
‘Anti-Islamic’ band nominated for Norway’s top music prize
Black metal band notorious for lyrics attacking Muslims nominated for Norwegian answer to the Grammys
Twitter tattle and the trouble with twitchforks
The #twitterblackout fighting ‘censorship’ is yet another example of how social networking militates against thinking for yourself
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