Vietnamese food in the capital is often little more than street fare but with a little help from Mark Hix, a bold move to introduce its more sophisticated side seems to be paying off ... more
Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his sons have been detained by investigators looking into accusations of corruption, abuse of authority and killing protesters... more
Thanks to the courage of a handful of Afghan officials at The National Museum in Kabul, a hoard of treasures was saved from Taliban destruction and is now on show in London, bringing cultural clues of life before political borders were drawn... more
Thanks to the courage of a handful of Afghan officials at The National Museum in Kabul, a hoard of treasures was saved from Taliban destruction and is now on show in London, bringing cultural clues of life before political borders were drawn... more
Thomas Cook says it expects the unrest in Egypt and Tunisia to wipe around £20 million off its second quarter profits with holidaymakers being advised to stay away from the region... more
Shockwaves from the crisis in Egypt continue as the oil price hit more than $103 a barrel and holiday giant Tui warns of the financial costs of rebooking customers to other destinations... more
Commentary: The new Anglo-French military agreement is an entente not so much cordiale as practical — or pratique as I suppose we have to say now... more
The French expression plus ça change, plus ç’est la même chose is perhaps the right attitude: the more things change, the more they stay the same... more
Royal Navy commander crashed his nuclear-powered submarine into an underwater obstruction he failed to spot on navigation charts, a court martial hears... more
In this week's travel round-up - Beirut is fast becoming the focus of high-end hotels and why you don't have to rough it at next summer's World Cup... more
Record numbers of British families will take their October half-term holidays in distant sun-spots because of the weakness of the pound and the 'staycation summer' washout, according to new figures... more
Two Israeli warships sail through the Suez Canal in a move that appeared to be a new signal to Iran that Israel could swiftly extend its reach to its nuclear neighbour... more
Shares in Centamin Egypt rose to an all-time high after it reported first production from goldmines known to the pharaohs under the deserts by the Red Sea... more
The rape and murder of Scarlett Keeling in Goa highlights the threats tourists face in the Third World. But her mother's decision to leave her alone while travelling elsewhere displayed the selfishness, ignorance and dangerous sense of superiority that is typical of the hippy dropouts I've met while travelling... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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