Bush maintains US troops in Iraq
President George W Bush is to announce plans to move some US troops from Iraq to Afghanistan, while maintaining troop levels in Iraq until his last day in the White House. The United States will withdraw about 8,000 of its 146,000 soldiers in Iraq by February and send... [continued]
Robert Fox: Suicide bombers - a message from al-Qaeda 
Jury rejects terror claim in liquid bomb case
A £10 million terrorism investigation and trial lasting more than two years in total has ended with the case being rejected by the jury. Three members of an east London al Qaida-inspired terror cell were convicted of conspiracy to murder, but the jury were unable to decide whether or not... [continued]
Matthew Carr: Driven mad by terror moves
Miliband pledges support for Brown
David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, led ministers in pledging their support for Gordon Brown following the Cabinet's first meeting since the summer break. Miliband, who stoked speculation of a coup against the Prime Minister last month, said Brown was displaying "more vigour and determination" than before and would "prove people... [continued]
Why does Charles Clarke keep putting the boot in?
Ike heads for Havana
Hurricane Ike is expected to strengthen again as it heads towards Cuba's capital Havana after causing considerable damage in the country's eastern provinces on Monday and killing four people. Ike had been downgraded to a Category One storm but forecasters say it could strengthen before hitting Havana. Tens of thousands... [continued]
Charles Laurence fears the worst from Hurricane Ike
In pictures: my Caribbean hideaway
Agents sell one house a month
Some estate agents are selling only one home per week, according to a new survey that is likely to put more pressure on the Government to give Britain's fragile housing market a boost. The report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) showed that the housing market is experiencing... [continued]
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