from The Guardian, Monday, November 11, 2013

Money won't compensate for my torture in Chile
The £20,000 I've been awarded won't lessen the terrible abuse I suffered under Pinochet. But at least the ruling sets a precedent


The Craigslist killers: the full story
More than 100 men replied to an advert on Craigslist offering work on a farm. Some of them were shot dead. The killers thought no one would miss their victims but, as Hanna Rosin reports, their story reveals a surprising truth about the emotional lives of men in a time of recession and family breakdown


Crowds turn out to mourn 'unknown soldier' Percival after public appeal
Hundreds of people attend funeral of second world war veteran Harold Percival after social media campaign


From underboob to bum slip: the new female body parts
A guide to the body parts you didn't even know you had – all of which are the subject of fevered online debate


Can money buy love?
The archbishop of Canterbury has warned that increased spending in a bid to create the perfect Christmas makes families miserable. Justin Welby recommended avoiding 'over the top' consumerism, saying that love cannot be purchased: 'You can't buy it, you can show it, and when you show it comes back at you with interest'.


JFK and me: pictures of the president
John F Kennedy's untimely death has meant that the president remained for many a symbol of youth and promise, frozen in time in a series of iconic photographs. To mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination we ask those whose paths crossed his to choose the photograph of him that means most to them – and to tell us why


Homosexuality illegal in 41 out of 53 Commonwealth countries – report
Anti-gay discrimination not on the agenda of this month's heads of government meeting in Sri Lanka


Brad Pitt war movie refuses to shut down for Remembrance Sunday
Locals upset by pre-dawn second world war action sequences on day devoted to remembering soldiers' sacrifices. Watlington council chair: "Whoever is responsible is insensitive. A letter has been sent to express our feelings of how inappropriate it was for Sherman tanks to be rolling across the ­countryside while explosions were being let off. Local people are very angry."


Alzheimer's patients' brains boosted by belting out Sound of Music
Four-month study finds mental performance of people with dementia improves after singing classic hits from musicals


Typhoon Haiyan: thousands dead in the Philippines as storm makes landfall - Monday's developments
Grave humanitarian crisis unfolds
Victims suffer third day with scarce food and water


Typhoon Haiyan: how you can help the Philippines
Aid groups and charities are working to help those affected by the typhoon, which has killed thousands


Teenagers say goodbye to Facebook and hello to messenger apps
Gradual exodus of young people towards WhatsApp, WeChat and KakaoTalk is just as their mums and dads get the hang of social networking


Why NSA's war on terror is more than just a 'neat' hacking game
Edward Snowden's revelations show how British and US spies have compromised e-commerce and civil liberties with a series of clever coding stunts