Prague elite fights ‘vulgar’ invaders
The historic city's intellectuals are mobilising to halt a wave of consumerism and cuts to the arts
Hidden gay life of macho hip hop stars
A former MTV executive reveals a homosexual subculture in an aggressively male business
JK Rowling wins ban on photos of her son
David Murray, the son of the Harry Potter author, has been protected from the publication of unauthorised photographs by a landmark ruling. By Clare Dyer
Exposed
They shocked the world and shamed America: photos taken by US soldiers of Iraqi prisoners being abused and humiliated. But the images were used to cover up torture and murder, report Philip Gourevitch and Errol Morris in an extract from their new book
DNA tests end debate over Schiller skulls: neither is his
Authenticity of the skull of Germany's most famous playwright disproved by modern science but question remains over fate of real skull
A monster from the pages of a Grimm tale
Behind all the words and the turning over of facts lies a central image: a woman and her three children buried alive
Chinese factory to supply one in four Bibles
China to open a new printing press that will employ 600 non-Christian locals producing 23 Bibles a minute
Arturo Vivante
Obituary: Italian-born writer with autobiographical bent
Writers criticise Tesco for ‘chilling’ Thai libel actions
Leading authors have called on Tesco to drop its libel actions against critics in Thailand. By Rob Evans
‘A disproportionate response’
The full text of the letter sent by the English writers' fellowship to Tesco's chief executive, Sir Terry Leahy
Authors denounce Tesco over Thai defamation cases
Letter signed by Nick Hornby and other bestselling authors criticises retail giant for 'disproportionate' libel actions against critics in Thailand
McCanns may write book on Madeleine disappearance
Parents believe their own account of three-year-old's disappearance could raise money for campaign to find her
Do I stay or do I go?
Xiaolu Guo: London didn't want me, Dublin kicked me out - now I live in a permanent state of impermanence
Terry Maloney
Obituary: Illustrator, author and astronomer, he fought in the Spanish civil war