Bush: Iraqi troops not ready
US President George W Bush has said Iraqi forces are still not ready to keep order, and warns that next month's election would not be "trouble-free".
Iraqi: Bombers target Shia areas
Powerful car bomb blasts have killed and injured dozens of people in Najaf and Karbala.
Uganda: Ceasefire over
Uganda's army will not extend a ceasefire with rebels in the north which has just ended.
Terror detainees win appeal
UK's highest court has ruled that detaining foreign terrorist suspects without trial breaks human rights laws.
New British FBI to tackle crime gangs
A new agency dubbed the British version of the FBI tops new plans to tackle criminal gangs and drug dealers.
Iraq: World leaders back election
World leaders have ended a conference on the future of Iraq by declaring support for the 30 January elections.
Ukraine: Poll results awaiting
Ukrainians are awaiting the publication of official results in the country's disputed presidential election. Huge street protests continue.
Anti-terror laws ‘to be improved’
The British home secretary is to spell out proposals for more far-reaching measures to tackle terrorism.
Europe: ‘Behind’ US on terror
Europe 'lags behind' the US in its response to global terrorism, Nato's secretary general has warned.
Chaos around Arafat’s coffin
The arrival of the coffin of Yasser Arafat is provoking chaotic and emotional scenes in in Ramallah in the West Bank.