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<i>Gwynne Dyer</i>: Oil wealth may hold Iraq together

Inquiry into Iraq torture claims demanded

Claims that more than one hundred Iraqi civilians were tortured and abused by British soldiers must be fully investigated, Britain's High Court was told yesterday.

Petraeus: 'We are in this to win'

General David Petraeus has formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan.

'Super-giant' oilfields redraw energy map

Master of military illusion could find his tricks failing

Pregnant women fasting for Ramadan risk damage to their babies

Pregnant Muslim women who fast during Ramadan are likely to have smaller babies, research has found.

Innocent Iraqis claim $17.6m from British

The British Government has paid off more than 1000 innocent Iraqis.

Blackwater founder sells up as criticism mounts

Flights from Iraq reopen

<i>Anzac Heirs:</i> Cool heads in hotspots

Our small country has a long record in world peacekeeping.

Westenra finds love in France - report

24 Sunnis die in raid

The Hurt Locker

Be prepared for some tense scenes in Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker.

Maliki turns on UN in attempt to cling on to power

Former Iraqi PM takes election with unity call

UK 'ran renegade torture unit in Iraq'

Fresh evidence has emerged that British military intelligence ran a secret operation in Iraq which authorised degrading and unlawful treatment of prisoners.