In Cuba, Revolution Day Without Castro at Podium

Raúl Castro is known among Cubans as a pragmatist, not an orator. But the Cuban president surprised even those accustomed to his reticence on Monday, when he chose not to address an expectant crowd gathered to celebrate Revolution Day in this university town.

Mainland Chinese, Taiwan to resume flight negotiations

Taiwan and Chinese mainland have agreed to reopen negotiations to try to settle their dispute over the destination of new flights across the 100-mile (160-kilometer-) wide Taiwan Strait, a Taiwanese official has said.

UK video game sales chart

UK game sales chart: the multiformat top 10 best selling video games in the UK. Data supplied by ELSPA.

UK Film Council abolished

The quango which funded the squalid Sex Lives of the Potato Men has bitten the dust. But who will fund the British film industry now?

Struggle to contain fresh flooding

Due to fresh torrential downpours, the Three Gorges Dam is expected to endure its second flood peak on Wednesday morning, according to local authorities.

Fashion Competition: £500 worth of MandMDirect.com goods up for grabs

Two readers win £250 each to spend at MandMDirect.com. Plus, all readers get £5 off on purchases £25 or over.

Cambodia awaits verdict in Khmer Rouge tribunal

Hav Sophea’s father was killed by the Khmer Rouge just after she was born and she’s spent a lifetime trying to make him feel real. She even took the single photo she had of him – a black-and-white mugshot snapped at the regime’s notorious prison – and used a computer to insert him into a family portrait.

Phil Spencer’s top 20 ways to add value to your home

From extensions and kitchen upgrades to soft furnishings, Christopher Middleton hears Phil Spencer’s tips on how to set your house apart from all the others – and get it sold.

Alice Neel: Painted Truths at the Whitechapel Gallery, review

The emotional truth you feel in front of Alice Neel’s portraits can’t be faked.

The fire and fury of the shipyard

Ever wondered how ships were made? Thanks to Chatham’s evocative £13 m restoration, you can find out.