Thai protesters besiege PM’s offices
A large crowd of anti-government protesters in Bangkok have broken into the offices of Thailand's prime minister, demanding that Samak Sundaravej and his cabinet resign. It was one of a series of
demonstrations by the right-wing People's Alliance for Democracy, when thousands took to the streets of Bangkok and took... [continued]
Thailand and Cambodia on brink of war 
FBI investigate ‘plot to kill’ Obama
Three men and one woman have been arrested for plotting to assassinate Barack Obama on Thursday, the day that he is set to take the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado and
accept the nomination as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate. One of the male suspects told... [continued]
Alexander Cockburn: Obama loses momentum in awful August
US Election: Hillary holds the key as Dems meet in Denver
In pictures: scenes from the Democratic convention
Ryanair plane drops 8,000m
Terrified passengers have told how they feared for their lives as their Ryanair aircraft fell 8,000 metres following a loss of cabin pressure and oxygen masks dropped down. Twenty-six people were hospitalised with minor eardrum problems after the Boeing 737 they were travelling on from Britain to Spain made an... [continued]
Heroes’ welcome for Team GB
Britain's victorious Olympic squad were greeted with a heroes' welcome as they arrived at Heathrow Airport in their gold-nosed British Airways plane yesterday afternoon. Team GB, which took Britain's
biggest haul at the games for 100 years, were met by Prime Minister Gordon Brown against a backdrop of British flags... [continued]
In pictures: Beijing 2008 highlights
Olympic handover: Boris ploughs into the throng
Beijing Olympics 2008: the sport and drama in words and pictures
Pakistan coalition collapses
Pakistan has been thrown into further political turmoil as its ruling coalition collapsed in acrimony yesterday. The country's hopes for political stability following the resignation last week of
President Pervez Musharraf faltered after one of the leading members of the alliance stormed out. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's... [continued]
Musharraf’s going leaves West a bleak option
PM faces revolt over oil tax
The Prime Minister faces mounting pressure from Labour MPs to impose a windfall tax on oil and energy companies' profits. More than 80 Labour MPs, including several ministerial aides, have signed the
petition calling for a one-off tax on the profits of those companies which have posted huge profits. Shell,... [continued]
The Mole: latest news from Downing Street
MDC wins Zimbabwe speaker role
President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu-PF party were stunned yesterday when an opposition candidate was elected speaker of the new coalition partliament in a dramatic first sitting of the
Zimbabwean Parliament since the election five months ago. Lovemore Moyo of Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won the... [continued]
Zimbabwe Today: exclusive reports from Moses Moyo in Harare
Russia votes to back independence
The United States and European Union have promptly denounced a move by Russia to back independence for Georgia's two breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Russian MPs voted unanimously
to support independence for the two regions - giving Moscow a strong domestic legal mandate to take control of the... [continued]
A symphony for Tskhinvali
Cyber attack casts new light on Georgia invasion
In pictures: the Russian-Georgian war
