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The Exodus: 1.6m Iraqis have fled since the war

Published: 23 October 2006

Out of a population of 26 million, 1.6 million Iraqis have fled the country and a further 1.5 million are displaced, according to the UN.

US plans 'deadlines' to accelerate withdrawal

Published: 23 October 2006

The Bush administration, slowly acknowledging that the situation in Iraq is untenable, is drawing up a detailed new plan to hand over ever-greater responsibility to the government in Baghdad and pave the way for an eventual US withdrawal.

Israeli troops kill seven Palestinians

Published: 23 October 2006

Israeli troops operating in the northern Gaza Strip today shot and killed seven Palestinians, including three brothers and their cousin, Palestinian hospital officials said.

Israel admits phosphorous bombs used in Lebanon

Published: 23 October 2006

The Israeli government has admitted for the first time that it used controversial phosphorous bombs during its 34-day war campaign in Lebanon.

Barack Obama: 'I may run for President'

Published: 23 October 2006

Barack Obama, the first-term US senator whose pleas for a more civil, more inspirational political discourse have propelled him at warp speed from obscurity to superstardom, has indicated he is considering making a run for the presidency in 2008.

Father 'not told about Madonna adoption plan'

Published: 23 October 2006

Madonna's attempts to adopt an African baby were thrown into chaos yesterday after the boy's father said he thought his son would return to live with him in Malawi when he is older.

Panama votes for 'historic facelift' to its ageing canal

Published: 23 October 2006

Panamanians have backed plans to double the capacity of the Panama Canal, the largest modernisation project in its 92-year history.

The lone star: How Kinky Friedman shook up Texas

Published: 23 October 2006

When a Jewish country music singer and political virgin entered the race to become Governor of Texas with the slogan 'How Hard Can It Be?', people thought he was joking. Eighteen months (and a slew of high-profile political scandals) later, Kinky Friedman has become a genuine contender in an election battle that has excited and delighted voters across America. Has he got what it takes? Andrew Gumbel joins the Kinkster on the campaign trail to find out

Sudan expels UN envoy over Darfur military losses

Published: 23 October 2006

The fraught diplomatic stand-off between the UN and Sudan intensified dramatically yesterday when the Sudanese government ordered the UN's special envoy to leave the country.

From Hawaii to Harvard: the reality of the American Dream

Published: 23 October 2006

Americans love politicians with a compelling life-story, and nobody has a better one than Barack Obama. For all his relative youth and inexperience, the first-term Illinois senator has singularly powerful political attributes.

Iraq: Battle of the militias

Published: 22 October 2006

The violent showdown between rival factions in Amarah was contained by the Iraqi military. But it underscored the growing threat across the country from virtual private armies

Baghdad to Washington: How the war came to the White House

Published: 22 October 2006

The President is bunkered in the Oval Office trying to plan his way out of a bloody mess of his own making. A mess, says Rupert Cornwell, that has its origins in his complicated relationship with his father

Top US diplomat: We have shown stupidity in Iraq

Published: 22 October 2006

A senior US diplomat said yesterday that the United States had shown " arrogance" and "stupidity" in Iraq, but warned that failure in the violence-ridden Arab nation would be a disaster for the entire region

India's call centres: 'Dens of debauchery and vice'

Published: 22 October 2006

The Catholic Church has waded into the controversy over reports of rampant promiscuity in India's 24-hour call centres

Malawi's other orphans: The children Madonna left behind

Published: 22 October 2006

Thanks to the pop diva, this week one child from Africa has dominated world news. But back in baby David's home country, Malawi, there are 5.5 million children, one million of whom are orphans, and for them there is no easy life ahead. Steve Bloomfield travels there to meet the forgotten ones

Borat: Come and visit us if you think you're hard enough

Published: 22 October 2006

Sacha Baron Cohen won't take up Kazakhstan's challenge - but Julia Stuart did. And so, oddly enough, did Deep Purple

Revealed: the man who really invented the aeroplane

Published: 22 October 2006

Tomorrow marks the centenary of a Brazilian's pioneering flight. By Hugh O'Shaughnessy

Australian farmers face ruin as five-year drought worsens

Published: 22 October 2006

They prayed for rain at two ecumenical church services in Wagga Wagga last week, but the only response was isolated showers.

Up to 2,000 refugees a day flood into Darfur's camps of despair

Published: 22 October 2006

The humanitarian catastrophe in Darfur is worsening by the day, as dramatic increases in fighting and militia raids on villages force thousands of people to flee their homes.

Casualties of war: For the US forces, October is the cruellest month

Published: 22 October 2006

For US troops in Iraq, October 2006 is on course to become one of the deadliest months of the war. With a week to go, at least 78 US troops have been killed - bringing the total US death toll to 2,791. The latest to die were three US Marines who were killed yesterday during combat in Anbar province.

The week the war unravelled: Bush to 'refocus' Iraq strategy

Published: 21 October 2006

President George Bush is to have crisis talks with his generals to discuss changes of strategy to cope with escalating violence in Iraq.

Bloody battle for Amarah a glimpse of future

Published: 21 October 2006

The militia headed by the radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr yesterday took over the southern Iraqi city of Amarah, recently vacated by British forces, after a day of heavy fighting which left dozens killed, almost 100 injured and widespread damage to buildings.

Palestinian leader's convoy attacked by Fatah gunmen

Published: 21 October 2006

The convoy of Ismail Haniyeh, the Palestinian Prime Minister, came under fire yesterday as tensions burst into the open again on the streets of Gaza between Hamas and its Fatah rivals.

Game on at the Science Museum for console fans

Published: 21 October 2006

Played on a computer the size of a small family car, with graphics resembling little more than a series of lines and dots, it bears only a passing resemblance to the sensory overloaded world of modern gaming.

North Korea says it will end nuclear tests

Published: 21 October 2006

Tensions in the North Korean nuclear crisis eased yesterday after the famously eccentric leader of the reclusive Stalinist state reportedly apologised to China for testing nuclear weapons.

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