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Obama's greener cars 'will reduce CO2 by 1bn tons'

16.09.09

President Barack Obama signalled the end of gas guzzling cars in America with a carrot and stick approach... more

The National's cult status is a cert

11.08.09

Continued cult status is assured even if The National don�t go global.... more

Sporting Miscellanies

11.08.09

English football prepares to welcome its most influential thinker from the Italian Far Right since Paolo Di Canio... more

Harrington fears Tiger effect after bad draw

11.08.09

Padraig Harrington fears his chances of retaining the US PGA Championship may have been undermined by the fact he must play alongside Tiger Woods on Thursday and Friday... more

CDs of the week

07.08.09

James Yorkston's Folk Songs gets stronger as it goes on and Joshua Radin's record needs a little more substance.... more

Paul Casey aiming to take his game to next level

05.08.09

Paul Casey feels he needs to take his career up another level by winning a World Golf Championships event... more

Four firms on shortlist to design 'iceberg'

31.07.09

Four architecture firms, including those responsible for the glass pyramid at the Louvre and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Ohio, have been shortlisted to design the new US embassy... more

Sound check: Diamond Girl

26.06.09

Sequin-clad pianist Marina Diamandis has both the talent and the eccentricity to set her apart from the current crop of female singers.... more

CDs of the week

26.06.09

Set aside your misgivings for Wilco, Moby's Wait For Me was worth it and La Roux needs more passion.... more

Plenty of tales from Benny Golson

16.06.09

A relaxed charmer with a hundred true jazz stories to tell, tenorist-composer Benny Golson is in remarkably good shape.... more

Car giants gear up for green motoring

19.05.09

The green automotive sector took big steps forward around the world, highlighting the seismic shift in emphasis by carmakers away from gas guzzlers ... more

On his way home to face justice - death camp Nazi carried to jet in wheelchair for trial in Germany

12.05.09

A massive security operation was under way at Munich airport today as a private jet landed, carrying suspected Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk for his appointment with justice... more

Germans try to overturn US reprieve for Nazi camp guard

15.04.09

German prosecutors are pressing American authorities to extradite an accused Nazi concentration camp guard... more

US papers are in crisis but this does not mean death of journalism

04.03.09

Facing the greatest crisis they have ever experienced, American newspaper editors have cancelled their annual convention for the first time since the Second World War... more

My night of joy, then exhaustion dawns

10.11.08

For a moment last week, around midnight on Tuesday, we all went mad with joy... more

US jobless total leaps to highest for 14 years

07.11.08

The dreadful state of the American economy was laid bare for Barack Obama as official figures showed unemployment has rocketed to its highest for 14 years... more

Women and the young secure Obama's route to victory

05.11.08

A lethal combination of daily TV ad blitzes, demographic changes and unprecedented on-the-ground organisation helped Barack Obama sweep to victory in the crucial swing states... more

Queuing in the morning sun for Obama, hoping for a new dawn

03.11.08

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Winner takes all: how the electoral colleges work

31.10.08

America's Founding Fathers designed a voting system that would stop small-fry states being bullied by their big neighbours... more

Expats 'will be pivotal in White House outcome'

29.10.08

Expats living in Britain are crucial in deciding the outcome of the US race for president, experts say... more

McCain is 'just a Bush clone ... it's like Robin getting mad at Batman'

27.10.08

Barack Obama launched his "closing arguments" in an attempt to make his lead over John McCain unbeatable... more

Lord Mayor, you mustn�t go to Moscow

03.09.08

Will killjoy politicians ruin The Lord Mayor of London, David Lewis's, beano to Moscow ... more

Westwood's rally sparks major hope

04.08.08

Lee Westwood goes to this week's US PGA Championship full of confidence fightback at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational ... more

Retief's on a high with Ohio lead

01.08.08

Retief Goosen holds a one-shot lead going into the second round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio... more

Poulter's mission to win a major

31.07.08

Open Championship runner-up Ian Poulter hopes his performance at Royal Birkdale will act as a springboard to future success... more

West Ham fans fight in America

21.07.08

A half-time brawl among more than 100 fans marred West Ham's 3-1 win in their friendly against US side Columbus Crew... more

Music before glamour for Black Keys

30.05.08

The Black Keys may lack hits and polish, but their second sold-out Astoria show in just over a week showed they are ready to step out of the shadow of The White Stripes.... more

Gigs of the week

27.05.08

Liza Minnelli will play her final London date at the Coliseum, Maximo Park's Paul Smith is to show off his moves and Gavin Degraw brings soul to Shepherds Bush.... more

Legoland's house band

27.06.07

They can stray towards the irritating, but are never boring; consistently watchable Devo perform tip-top synthpop at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. ... more