headlines
Saturday
22
August
2015
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'Click-click-click' then 15 seconds of terror on Paris expressA gunman armed with a Kalashnikov opened fire on the high-speed Amsterdam to Paris train as it travelled through Belgium
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Koreas to hold high-level talks as Pyongyang deadline loomsWith only hours to go before ultimatum for south to end propaganda broadcasts expires, countries agree to negotiations -
Adultery website faces $578m class action over data breachA Canadian widower who had his personal details leaked is bringing the case because he says he never cheated and did not meet any other site members -
highlights
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How El Salvador became the homicide capital of the worldA 2012 truce between the government and gangs has fallen apart, and a police offensive is under way to combat a murder rate 90 times greater than the UK’s -
Once-sexy retailer looks impotent in face of doomThe clothes retailer that courted controversywith sexualised advertising and allegations of impropriety against its founder may go bankrupt within months
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Ashes 2015: England v Australia: fifth Test, day threeOver-by-over report: England face an uphill battle to save the fifth Ashes Test. Follow the action on day three here
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Louise Mensch takes Twitter swipe at Corbyn campaign – and hits herselfFormer Tory MP claims searches paint damning picture of Labour leadership candidate’s supporters – but they turn out to be from her own search history
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opinion
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I really don’t know if I can face another school yearI may have survived my NQT year, but the thought of going back fills me with dread. School leaders and politicians must tackle what’s driving us away
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Why patience really is a virtuePatience was born from our inability to control much in our lives. Now, as technology urges us to speed up, patience is an act of self-determination
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A diaspora that stands dividedStories sent to the Guardian reveal starkly contrasting views on the country – from those fiercely loyal to the government, to those who continue to live in fear
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Fashion, flair and what to wear at Eritrea's largest metal market – in picturesDuring a rare visit to Asmara last year, photographer Ayla Hibri came across a group of unlikely style icons, the welders of Medeber
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Divided and dispersed, Eritrea opposition struggles to harness spirit of resistanceWith critics split along ideological lines and many living in exile, there is no meaningful movement to oppose president’s repressive 14-year rule
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Listen to the voices of those who have fledEditorial: This despotic state in the Horn of Africa crushes its citizens’ freedom, causing many to risk everything on a perilous journey across the Mediterranean
around the world
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UK
UKLondon man in critical condition after being shot by policePolice called to south London address on Friday morning to oversee eviction remain at scene for hours before confrontation that leaves man in hospital
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Europe
EuropeUS soldiers restrain Paris train attacker – videoVideo shot on a mobile phone shows the moments after three US citizens, two of whom were military personnel, overpowered a gunman on a high-speed train travelling between Amsterdam and Paris
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world networks
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North Korean rhetoric is full of sound and fury – but doesn't quite signify warAmid recent military defections and preparations for a crucial anniversary, there are clear benefits to Pyongyang in ramping up tensions on the peninsula, says Adam Cathcart
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How Oscar Pistorius's release from prison was blockedPolitical forces appear to have played a role in persuading the justice minister to intervene to stop Paralympians’ parole, says Rebecca Davis
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in depth
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New Orleans' uneven recovery and unending divisionsTourism and entrepreneurship are up and a river of federal money has flowed in – but places like the Lower Ninth Ward are still defined by absence and poverty
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Family who took Calais migrant into their homeLinda and Yves Aubry gave Syrian refugee food and shelter as he spent each night trying to make the dangerous journey across to the UK
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The invisible instrument: the thereminThe ethereal, pure sounds created by the electronic musical instrument echo the voice, but are controlled by the movements of the thereminist’s hands
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The race to stop the 'silent tsunami' facing modern medicineWith deaths from antibiotic resistance far outstripping even those of epidemics such as Ebola, scientists are desperate to discover new classes of antibiotics
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Exploring the outdoors together as father and sonSimon Barnes spent a whole month with his son Eddie, 14, discovering the simple joys of the outdoors
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When you’re writing about the dead, you have the last wordThe author and critic on his memoir of his father, mawkishly coming out to his mother and being a dad
the big picture
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The week in wildlifeSleeping otters, a giant gecko and humpback whales feature in this week’s pick of images from the natural world
Bangladesh The brutal fight for secular voices to be heard