ICT magazine

It's commonplace that news networks keep at least one outspoken personality on hand for the buzz, and it's been shown to work. Whether it be sports or world news, these newscasters may come across as dumb, have irritating voices, or be completely out of their minds, amongst other things.

Copenhagen: In his second trip to Europe in two weeks, US President Barack Obama leaves Thursday for the Danish Capital. He is hopeful that by traveling to Copenhagen he can help push nations towards a breakthrough on a climate deal. “The president is hopeful that his presence can help,” said spokesman ...

Rome: After a man with a history of psychological problems broke Silvio Berlusconi’s nose and two teeth, the latter is in pain and having trouble eating and will stay in the hospital at least until Thursday. Berlusconi suffered when a souvenir metal statuette of Milan’s cathedral was hurled into his face ...

Award-winning photographer Sean Smith joins an Operational Mentor Liaison Team (OMLT) on patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan

The Guardian's Maggie O'Kane on evidence of possible collusion by Iraqi government officials in the kidnapping of five British men in Iraq – four of whom are believed dead.Debbie Purdy on her historic legal victory to get clarification on whether her husband would be prosecuted if he joined her should ...

Up to 100 defendants accused of violence in aftermath of disputed presidential election appear in Tehran court The first trials of opposition political activists and protesters arrested after June's disputed Iranian presidential election began today. Up to 100 defendants were reported by Iranian media ...

Obituary: Pro-democracy leader who toppled Ferdinand MarcosCorazon Aquino, the former president of the Philippines who ushered in democracy after two decades of dictatorship under Ferdinand Marcos, has died aged 76.She died after losing a 16-month battle with cancer, her son Senator Benigno Aquino ...

Two law graduates arrested over allegations they fraudulently claimed to have been robbed 'have had passports confiscated'A judge in Brazil has granted bail to two British law graduates who were arrested over allegations that they fraudulently claimed they ...

A selection of the best images from around the world

A concerted effort to start unprecedented talks between Taliban and British and American envoys was outlined yesterday in a significant change in tactics designed to bring about a breakthrough in the attritional, eight-year conflict in Afghanistan.Senior ministers and commanders on the ground believe they ...

Independent negotiators should settle disputes between police and protesters to stop a repeat of the violence at the G20 summit where thousands of demonstrators were contained for hours using the controversial tactic of kettling, a parliamentary inquiry proposes today.The report, by the joint committee ...

New estimate based on the forthcoming upturn in solar activity and El Niño southern oscillation cycles is expected to silence global warming scepticsThe world faces record-breaking temperatures as the sun's activity increases, leading the planet to heat up significantly faster than scientists had predicted ...

Huddersfield businessman Alam Ghafoor claims that British intelligence were complicit in his torture in Dubai. Helen Carter reports.Senior sports figures cast doubt over London's Olympic legacy, as the Guardian's sports news correspondent Owen Gibson explains.A new report by the House of Commons transport committee says rail companies ...

A Palestinian militant organisation that was ridiculed in the new Sacha Baron Cohen film has threatened to "respond in the way we find suitable" against the London-born satirist.The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the armed wing of the Fatah movement, has condemned the film, ...

New York choreographer Merce Cunningham crossed artistic barriers and stretched the parameters of danceMerce Cunningham, the iconoclastic choreographer whose career spanning more than six decades crossed artistic barriers and stretched the parameters of dance, has died in New York aged 90. As news of ...

• Experts warn workers who contract virus could sue• Businesses have been advised on staff welfareBusinesses could face a spate of legal claims from employees hit by swine flu, experts warn, as concerns mount that firms are not prepared to deal with legal ...

French president spent the night undergoing further tests on his heart following a dizzy spell while joggingNicolas Sarkozy was tonight resting at his country retreat after he was released from hospital following a collapse while jogging.While the French president's political allies insisted that ...

Amnesty report details shocking effects of country's penal code which criminalises abortions in all casesNicaragua's ban on all abortions, even when a woman's life is at risk, is compelling incest and rape victims to give birth and contributing to an increase in maternal deaths, ...

Papers suggest intelligence service knew men were being mistreatedA businessman who was held and mistreated in the United Arab Emirates following the London bombings believes he has evidence that British consular officials asked permission from the UK's own security services to visit him while ...

With surging demand for power and blackouts common across the continent, Africa is looking to solar, wind and geothermal technologies to meet its energy needsOne of the hottest places in the world is set to become the site of Africa's most ambitious venture in ...