The Guardian

No hoods. No electric shocks. No beatings. These Iranians clearly are a very uncivilised bunch. By Terry Jones

· Merkel steers through 20% cut in emissions · Rules to replace filament light bulbs in two years. By Ian Traynor and David Gow

Recent events in eastern Europe dispel Islamophobic rhetoric that it is just Islam that threatens gay and lesbian rights. By Ken Livingstone

Presence on Basra streets seen as doing more harm than good. By Richard Norton-Taylor, Michael Howard

Two hours of talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and the US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, yesterday failed to advance peace negotiations and produced only a vague promise of future meetings. By Rory McCarthy

Anti-terror stunts and a barrage of propaganda are demonising Muslims and making Islamophobia the acceptable face of racism. By Martin Jacques

We have to ask who stood to gain the most from the appalling events of 9/11, says Tim Sparke

It is impervious to global warming, would survive a nuclear winter or an asteroid impact and is guarded by polar bears. And if catastrophe does engulf the planet, it might just save humanity. By James Randerson, science correspondent

Climate change seems set to eclipse animal rights as the issue that will spark the most virulent correspondence with this paper. What can only be described as hate mail has arrived here since our travel section highlighted 10 of Earth's most precious natural treasures threatened by global warming.

The BBC has failed to follow through on its promise to publish an environmental audit, despite pressure on the corporation to cut its carbon footprint. By Tara Conlan

Venezeula's 'enabling' legislation is more likely to prove a path to reform than a road to dictatorship.

· Gun sales triple since start of opposition protests · Anniversary of Hariri's death may prompt clashes. By Clancy Chassay

Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by a lobby group funded by one of the world's largest oil companies to undermine a major climate change report due to be published today. By Ian Sample

Oceans, soil and trees will become worse at absorbing carbon dioxide as temperatures rise. By Ian Sample

· Report warns of 4C rise by 2100 · Floods and food and water shortages likely. By David Adam

This is how the world ends: not with a bang, nor with a whimper, but with a PowerPoint presentation. By Oliver Burkeman

Gordon Brown faces legal challenges from airlines and tour operators over a controversial doubling of air passenger duty that comes in today.

· Transatlantic rift emerges over how to handle crisis · America builds up its naval forces in the Gulf. By Ian Traynor in Brussels and Jonathan Steele

The legendary singer Jim Morrison is to deliver a warning from beyond the grave in a new song intended to raise awareness of global warming.

This January will be the second hottest on record for the UK after temperatures reached "ridiculously warm" heights, forecasters said today.

Washington urges scientists to develop ways to reflect sunlight as 'insurance'. By David Adam

The news is constantly full of talk about 'carbon footprints' - but do you actually know how big yours is? Find out whether you're a green angel or a carbon criminal with Mark Lynas's step-by-step guide. By Mark Lynas

Since this story was published the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration has informed us of an error in their published data. It says the carbon dioxide growth rate for 2006 was 2.05, not 2.64 as originally stated. By David Adam

The US-controlled Iraqi government is preparing to remove the country's most precious resource from national control. By Kamil Mahdi

No national security issue says agency. By David Leigh, Richard Norton-Taylor and Rob Evans

· Personal sacrifices to cut emissions 'impractical' · Green groups accuse PM of failing to set example. By Nicholas Watt

· Islamists retreat in face of Ethiopian tanks · Looting begins as control of city is reclaimed. By Xan Rice

Thanks to some truly original thinking - on subjects as diverse as the web and global warming - mankind stands on a glorious threshold. By Will Hutton

Planting trees to combat climate change is a waste of time, according to a study by ecologists who say that most forests do not have any overall effect on global temperature, while those furthest from the equator could actually be making global warming worse. By Alok Jha

A leading Nasa researcher who pioneered the case for tough action to combat climate change in the US has been awarded the WWF's top conservation award. By James Randerson