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Clooney's barmy army in The Men Who Stare At Goats

06.11.09
The Men Who Stare At Goats, taken from Jon Ronson's non-fiction book about the US Army's attempt to use paranormal powers, doesn’t quite cut it.... more

Cobham lifted by US Army’s order

04.11.09
Defence group Cobham today said it was boosted by a $1.2 billion (£733 million) contract to make intercom systems for US Army vehicles as revenue in the first nine months of 2009 grew “strongly” ... more

The Soho members’ club with a difference

28.09.09
For years it has been merely a neglected building in the busy hubbub of Soho. But as of tomorrow, the House of St Barnabas will be this season’s hottest venue in London... more

Scientists hail the world’s first vaccine for Aids

24.09.09
Scientists develop the world's first vaccine that offers protection against Aids, cutting the risk of infection from the HIV virus by nearly a third... more

America taps into expertise of a leader we put out to grass

18.09.09
As the world awaits the new allied strategy for Afghanistan, two British generals have sounded a surprising, if suitably cautious, note of optimism about the prospects for success.... more

British arms company struggles in US market

18.09.09
Chemring became the latest British arms company to report that a major US military contract has gone with a whimper rather than a bang.... more

US truck protest by BAE

08.09.09
BAE Systems is fighting back after last week being sacked by the US Army on a contract to supply military trucks ... more

Miliband: we don't want to turn Afghanistan into colony

29.07.09
Foreign Secretary David Miliband failed to rule out need for additional troops in Afghanistan as he discussed need for joint military and political strategy to defeat Taliban... more

WASHINGTON: Barack Obama denies torture in Abu Ghraib photos

29.05.09
White House officials attack British media over their treatment of shocking Abu Ghraib prison abuse photographs the Obama administration wants to suppress... more

Terror in sport

03.03.09
The attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team coach in Lahore marks another tragic example of terrorism affecting the sporting world. Here, we take a look at other occasions on which sport has been hit by terrorist attacks... more

Tokyo Sonata does credit crunch, Japanese style

29.01.09
Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa won a Jury Prize at Cannes for Tokyo Sonata, a drama about Ryuhei Sasaki.... more

Washington goes into lockdown for security nightmare

19.01.09
The biggest security operation in history is being mobilised for Barack Obama's inauguration tomorrow... more

'UFO tracker' who could draw sting of US extradition

10.06.08
Alleged hacker's case could have implications for business executives wanted by American prosecutors... more

Great Balls of Scandal: How Jerry Lee Lewis' marriage to a 13-year-old wrecked his career

23.05.08
Fifty years ago this week, Jerry Lee Lewis arrived in Britain and revealed his young companion was his 13-year-old wife, Myra. It destroyed the rock'n'roll sensation and set the pattern for decades of pop excess... more

DVDs of the week

06.03.07
Borat, The History Boys, cult classic Performance and a mutant monster movie set in Korea are among this week's DVD releases.... more

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