The Bush administration is set to embark on a final, foolish military adventure, says Matthew Carr
JERUSALEM - Islamic authorities using heavy machinery to dig on the Temple Mount - Judaism's holiest site - have been caught red-handed destroying Temple-era antiquities and what's believed to be a section of an outer wall of the Second Jewish Temple.
In the Baltic home state of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany's far Right National Democratic Party - often associated with skinheads and steel-toed boots - is pursuing a softer, path to power.
A lengthy review of Condoleezza Rice's government career and near-future prospects in the New York Times will add to Israeli paranoia. It describes her as trying to salvage a damaged reputation (principally on account of Iraq) by pushing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together in the hope that something positive will emerge.
For decades, only the gardens of the South Coast were warm enough for them. But after years of mild winters, one of Britain's most colourful and striking spiders is on the march. The population of the wasp spider has exploded and is spreading rapidly north. This year, females have been spotted in Surrey and Hertfordshire.
Parents will be alerted this week to ensure children avoid artificial additives in drinks, sweets and processed foods because of explosive evidence about the effects on behaviour.
The first detailed map of a man's genes shows the genetic code is even more complex than anyone thought.
AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AP) - President Bush, briefed by U.S. military commanders and Iraqi leaders, said Monday some American forces could be sent home if security across Iraq improves as it has in Anbar province, a former hotbed of Sunni insurgency.
Nearly two-thirds of the public believe ministers are using environmental fears as an excuse to raise tax revenue, according to a poll.
Lieutenant General Robert Elder, senior Air Force officer for cyberspace issues, recently joked that North Korea "must only have one laptop" to make the more serious point that every potential adversary "except Pyongyang" routinely scans US computer networks.
The Chinese military hacked into a Pentagon computer network in June in the most successful cyber attack on the US defence department, say American officials. Computer hacking seems to have become yet another Chinese growth industry.
How the 'real' economy will pay for a month of mayhem in the markets
British withdrawal from the EU is coming into sharper focus, with all the grave consequences that will ensue for the Atlantic order and the cause of market liberalism.
Iraqi joy at British 'defeat' as Bush makes surprise visit to Baghdad - But will the pull out cause a serious rift in the 'special relationship' with the US?
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - Hurricane Felix churned toward Central America on Monday, sending enormous waves crashing to shore as the Category 4 storm drew strength from the warm waters of the Caribbean. Tourists jammed the airports and locals stocked up on food and plywood.