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Old Etonian ex-SAS man in a plot straight out of a thriller novel

03.11.09

The planned 2004 coup to oust Teodoro Obiang, president of Equatorial Guinea, came straight out of the plot of a thriller novel or action film, involving mercenaries, shadowy millionaires, the Pentagon and the son of a former British prime minister... more

'Dog of War' weeps as he walks free

03.11.09

Latest: Former SAS officer Simon Mann jailed for 34 years over a 'dogs of war' coup attempt wept as he walked free from an African prison after serving only 15 months of his sentence... more

Alan Johnson to study medical evidence in hacker case

27.10.09

Home Secretary Alan Johnson is to study new medical evidence surrounding computer hacker Gary McKinnon before deciding on his extradition to the US... more

Hacker McKinnon to learn whether he can appeal against extradition

08.10.09

Gary McKinnon set to hear whether he will be allowed to appeal to Supreme Court against extradition to US on charges of breaking into Pentagon's database... more

Obama abandons 'Star Wars' shield on Russian border

17.09.09

America will ditch plans to build a 'Star Wars' missile defence system in eastern Europe which put it at loggerheads with Russia... more

Youngest Guantanamo inmate goes home to a hero's welcome

27.08.09

One of the youngest people ever held at Guantanamo described his ordeal after being welcomed home to Kabul by his relatives and Afghanistan's president... more

Afghanistan to take years, says US chief

14.08.09

US defence secretary Robert Gates has presented a grim picture of the war in Afghanistan and admitted he cannot say when US troops will be able to leave... more

Iraqi desert reveals truth about missing US pilot

03.08.09

One of the greatest mysteries of the 1991 Gulf War has been solved. ... more

It's the US that has hacked into our system

03.08.09

Should Gary McKinnon be extradited?� is the question we are all invited to consider. The only conclusion to be reached is: �no�. But what we think doesn�t have much bearing on the matter, does it? ... more

Newspaper tycoon tells business associate 'I will be your worst f***ing enemy'

20.07.09

Richard Desmond demanded �75,000 from business associate by saying: 'I am the worst f***ing enemy you will ever have,' the High Court heard... more

US targets Cobham in survival-gear probe

16.07.09

British defence group Cobham has been raided by Pentagon and NASA investigators... more

Barack Obama fails to stop 'torture' inquiry

13.07.09

America's most senior law official is considering an investigation into the use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding... more

WORLD: Soldiers� deaths mar US pullout of Iraq

30.06.09

The deaths of four American soldiers overshadowed the US army�s withdrawal from towns and cities in Iraq... more

All the fun of the faire as DIY goes back to the future

05.06.09

The Bay Area�s Maker culture, which I wrote about a few months back, had its fourth big annual outing last weekend when some 80,000 people attended the two-day Maker Faire in San Mateo, at the Valley�s northern edge ... more

Obama in surprise visit to Iraq

07.04.09

Barack Obama landed in Iraq for his first visit as US President only hours after a car bomb ripped through Baghdad... more

Hillary Clinton slams 'provocative' N Korean missile launch

26.03.09

President Barack Obama is heading for what could be his first foreign crisis over North Korea's plans to launch a long-range missile... more

Dick Cheney 'cover-up' over Guantanamo innocents

20.03.09

A former White House official claims many prisoners at Guantanamo Bay are innocent... 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

Obama sends 17,000 extra troops into Afghanistan

18.02.09

Barack Obama has ordered an extra 17,000 troops to Afghanistan in a clear signal he is determined to defeat a resurgent Taliban... more

Regrets? Too few to mention, says Bush

16.01.09

President Bush last night delivered an impassioned defence of his eight years in office, saying the decisions that he had made had kept the country safe from another terrorist attack.... more

Obama's priorities switch from Britain into Europe

06.01.09

Senior British diplomats believe Barack Obama will build closer ties with Berlin and Paris in an evolving world order... more

Hillary Clinton selects squad of special envoys with husband Bill in line for Pakistan

24.12.08

Hillary Clinton is forming a "hit squad" of special envoys who will be sent to the world's troublespots to try to prevent conflict breaking out... more

Barack Obama gets down to work

05.11.08

Barack Obama is facing up to the reality of the world's toughest job... more

Iran in US jet mix-up

07.10.08

A major diplomatic incident was averted today after claims that a US warplane had been ordered to land for unintentionally violating iran's airspace proved to be false... more

Obama 'might favour' Boeing over Airbus

11.09.08

Engineering: Analysts are trying to second-guess US presidential candidates' positions on the disputed US Air Force tanker deal... more

Crucial evidence goes missing in hacker case

05.08.08

As the Law Lords accept US demands to have London hacker Gary McKinnon extradited we reveal how proof of America's desire to brand him a terrorist has mysteriously vanished ... more

Pentagon hacker must be extradited say law lords

30.07.08

A self-styled computer nerd who hacked into the Pentagon must be extradited to stand trial in the United States, the law lords ruled... more

Pentagon deal a boost to Rolls

29.07.08

The Iraqi government are set purchase 24 transport aircraft as Middle East sales continue to prop up Rolls-Royce Group ... 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

Algerian accused of training 9/11 pilots can claim millions in damages

14.02.08

An Algerian man who was wrongly accused of training five of the 9/11 hijackers today won the right to claim millions of pounds in compensation... more