There are too many characters, too few identities. Too much unexplained backstory and too little foreground drama in Do We Look Like Refugees?!... more
We chose the six bright new stars on the fashion horizon to design a one-off outfit. And where better to show off the results than Westfield Stratford – soon to become a hot fashion destination of its own?... more
From sheep-tail kebabs in Fallujah to engine-oil crisps in Baghdad, Wendell Steavenson has eaten her way round the world's trouble spots and survived... more
Senior City Hall officials have come under fire for acting like a 'travel agency' by intervening to get Boris Johnson's transport adviser out of Georgia after he ran down a pedestrian... more
The European Union is ready to impose sanctions against Russia in retaliation for its aggression against Georgia, French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner warned... more
Filings by News Corp in the US contain the information that, should anyone other than Rupert Murdoch take charge of the company, chief operating officer Peter Chernin is to receive $40 million... more
Russia has called a halt to its military offensive in Georgia - but warned that it could resume operations if it encounters any further resistance... more
As Russian forces push further into Georgia, the Kremlin hawks see the invasion as payback time for George Bush and Nato. But a military triumph will leave Moscow the loser in the long run... more
Georgia's bloody battle with Russia was a tragic blunder by an inexperienced leadership in Tbilisi: but none the less for that, a stark warning to Russia's neighbours and the West... more
A few hours before he died, Badri Patarkatsishvili stood on a pavement in Old Broad Street flanked by Boris Berezovsky, Yuli Dubov and Nikolai Glushkov, men who could fairly be described as the Three Musketeers of Russia's opposition in exile... 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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