A bittersweet victory
Iraq's football team triumphed over South Korea today in the semi-final of the Asian Cup, prompting celebrations across the strife-torn country. The national elation was
Refugee headache for Somalia
More than 10,000 people fled the Somali capital of Mogadishu last week, in the wake of heightened violence during the National Reconciliation Conference. 21,000
Koreans remain hostage to Taliban
Twenty-three South Korean church workers remain in the custody of the Taliban in Afghanistan, with Taliban spokesmen suggesting that the hostages would be executed if
Fourth suspect charged over failed UK plot
A fourth person, Mohammed Jamil Asha, 26, was remanded in custody on Friday in relation to the failed car bomb attacks in London
Sunni insurgents form political alliance
A new political alliance in Iraq has brought together all the main Sunni-based armed organisations in the country, bar al-Qaida and the Ba'athists.
Pyongyang on track with disarmament
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors have verified the closure of all five of North Korea’s nuclear facilities, IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei announced on
No charge in 50% of UK terrorism arrests
Of the 1,228 people arrested in terrorism investigations in the UK since 2001, over half have been released without charge.To
Cheney: threaten Iran
The internal debate in the White House over policy towards Iran has tilted in a more hawkish direction. While both Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Secretary
Afghan police under-equipped
A senior American army officer, Major-General Robert Durbin, has disclosed that only about 40% of the Afghan police force is adequately equipped, with less than a tenth
Iraq veterans: “the entire war is an atrocity”
As part of an effort to investigate the impact of the United States-led invasion of Iraq on the local population, The Nation
Since the 9/11 attacks, few European or north American countries have come under more pressure from extremist radicals and terrorists than the United Kingdom. The botched bombings in Glasgow
UK counterterrorism under the spotlight
The failure of a British jury to reach a verdict on the two remaining 21 July bombing suspects has revealed serious blunders and errors in
