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Song gets GI arrested

Campbell faces questions over Iraq claim

Poker pro dies in Las Vegas

Taliban make 'undetectable' bombs out of wood

Taliban fighters have developed a deadly new generation of their most lethal weapon, the improvised explosive device, or IED, which is almost undetectable because it has no metal or electronic parts, military experts said last week.

First British journalist killed in Afghanistan was 'only a matter of time'

The defence correspondent of the <i>Sunday Mirror</i> newspaper has become the first British journalist to be killed while covering the war in Afghanistan.

<i>Robert Fisk:</i> Shady dealings and the enemies within

Bombing by double agent highlights vulnerability of CIA.

Demand to hear Blair give evidence at inquiry expected to skyrocket

Demand for a seat to watch Tony Blair give evidence to the Iraq inquiry has been so high that a public ballot is to be held to allocate the limited places.

Ugly embassy fortress proves US expects no affection

The closure of the US embassy in Yemen highlights how vulnerable embassy facilities and its workers are in the age of the suicide bomber writes Patrick Cockburn.

<i>John Roughan:</i> 'What if' is something to ponder before future starts