'Chemical Ali' must die, judge rules again

It was the second death sentence to be given to Ali Hassan al-Majeed, who earned his nickname for his role in using poison gas

Democrat dreams of super-majority over

The Republican win in the Georgia run-off have thwarted Democrat hopes of a filibuster proof majority in the Senate

Tale of torture may add fuel to Obama’s fire

Obama is no admirer of British colonialism but discovery that British authorities tortured his grandfather may deepen animosity

Report warns Obama to prepare for terrorist attack

Joe Biden is being briefed on the study which based its findings on evidence from military, political and academic experts

People who were there for the Mau Mau revolt

The sheer horror of conditions endured by the Kenyan men suspected of having taken the Mau Mau oath

Analysis: rumours around PAD victory in Thailand

Immediate political turmoil may be over, but it raises questions who is running country and what is role of the monarchy?

Justice is seen to be done with courtroom restroom

Rosemary Bennett visits the small town of Chikako in Malawi to see how a toilet installed by Pump Aid has changed lives

Island of Sark in rights breach ruling

Judges say that the unelected Seneschal, president of parliament as well as senior judge, raises impartiality doubts

Condoleezza Rice on mission to ease tensions

The US Secretary of State will attempt to soothe India-Pakistan friction that could jeopardise America’s War on Terror

Captured gunman ‘was sold into terrorism’

Security experts say payment is a key recruitment tool used by Islamist extremists, especially in south Punjab

Orphaned son is 'a child of Israel'

Two-year-old who escaped from gunmen with nanny is 'not in good shape'. Parents' murder is latest in family tragedies

Ant marching across Europe could wreak havoc

Lasius neglectus eradicates native ants and other insects, and can damage trees because they farm millions of aphids

They fought for Britain, then turned to rebellion

The story of Hussein Onyango Obama’s political activism might give some Americans a new insight into their President-elect

CCTV shows start of Mumbai massacre at station

Dramatic footage shows moment when a baby-faced terrorist opens fire at Mumbai railway station and how police were outgunned

Mumbai rabbi was reading anti-terror book

Book was on bedside of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, buried today in Israel, while his murdered wife was five months pregnant

Britain and US rush to mediate

Condoleezza Rice and David Miliband both expect Pakistan to cooperate with India's investigation into the atrocity

Almost 500 dead in Zimbabwe cholera outbreak

World Health Organisation says 11,000 are suffering from cholera as violence erupts after water supplies were cut

Hebron settlers go on the rampage

Jewish settlers in West Bank city of Hebron clash with Israeli police after rumour of eviction from occupied building

Condoleezza Rice plays piano for the Queen

The US Secretary of State played a piano recital with the Foreign Secretary's wife at Buckingham Palace Watch video

Woman sold celebrity medical records to tabloids

Hospital worker faces jail term after admitting selling information on celebrities including Farrah Fawcett and Britney Spears