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Obama tells the troops: I won�t risk your lives

2009-10-27T08:01:51Z

Barack Obama has pledged not to 'rush the solemn decision' to send more troops to Afghanistan as he weighs military options on what to do next in the eight-year-old war

US forces chief: It will take 18 months to turn tide against Taliban

2009-08-24T07:46:33Z

America's most senior military chief has admitted that the war in Afghanistan is 'deteriorating' and warned that it could take up to 18 months to turn it around

Trocadero centre to be turned into budget 500-room pod hotel

2009-08-11T07:02:51Z

Trocadero to be turned into a 'pod' hotel offering tiny rooms at knock-down prices

WORLD: Sarah Palin Palin leaves them guessing as she quits 18 months early

2009-07-27T06:19:32Z

Speculation was mounting that Sarah Palin could launch a White House bid for 2012 after she stepped down as governor of Alaska 18 months early

North Korea �going postal� is truly scary

2009-05-29T07:41:08Z

As the North Korea story unfolds, I wonder whether we are watching a nuclear state going postal. This is very scary stuff indeed

Today's James Naughtie says Gordon Brown 'is desperate'

2009-03-26T09:36:07Z

Gordon Brown is in a desperate political situation at home and has gone abroad as he wants to be seen to be taken seriously, a leading BBC broadcaster claimed

Londoner to be freed from Guantanamo man set for return to UK

2009-02-20T16:18:26Z

Binyam Mohamed, the former London resident held at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years, may be returned to Britain next week

The special relationship just got even less special

2009-01-19T09:01:53Z

Last week, a British newspaper ran a front-page story about a remark by Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama's new Secretary of State, during her confirmation hearings for the job

�Yes, sir!� and �Amen� to an unimaginable triumph

2009-01-19T09:23:00Z

As the Obamas take over the best address in town, black Washington�s churches are filled with rejoicing. But here, in the poorest parts of the city, no one expects a miracle

Watergate's Deep Throat, scourge of Nixon, dies aged 95

2008-12-19T08:52:22Z

The FBI official who helped to bring down Richard Nixon as the anonymous source "Deep Throat" has died, aged 95

Stylish spies but little substance in Body of Lies

2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

Body of Lies can't decide whether to be an all-out thriller or a savvy political drama but since it is directed by Ridley Scott, you can forgive a lot.

Wanna buy an Obama paper?

2008-11-06T09:24:40Z

What the American papers are saying

2008-11-05T13:48:05Z

The career woman who is set to shine as Supermom-in-Chief

2008-10-31T10:43:52Z

America's "mom in chief" is Michelle Obama's description of her anticipated future as presidential consort

US 'on the road to shoring up banks with taxpayers� money�

2008-10-10T14:08:05Z

The US Government is weighing up its options on how best to support its crisis-hit banks.

Point the finger at Hank not Bill� if you must

2008-10-07T11:47:20Z

It would be harsh and largely ridiculous to blame one man for the unfolding financial crisis, but if you feel in unforgiving mood Hank Paulson will do

Meet the man who transformed Britney from a shaven-headed monster to the star of the MTV awards

2008-09-12T18:32:29Z

Larry Rudolph, the pop guru who made Britney a global star, is back in her life - and he might just have saved her life, too.

Did Jackie Kennedy's jealous lover order the assassination of her beloved brother-in-law Bobby?

2008-08-22T00:12:58Z

An explosive play reveals how Aristotle Onassis' obsession with Jackie Kennedy may have driven him to murder her beloved brother-in-law Bobby.

Don't bet on the Games giving China democracy

2008-08-07T08:05:01Z

Beijing may look vastly different now, but once the Olympic caravan moves on, the billy clubs and handcuffs will come out again and the regime will revert to its true nature

'He deserves an Oscar': Critics acclaim Heath Ledger's last performance as the Joker

2008-07-15T13:16:41Z

Heath Ledger has been widely tipped to receive a posthumous Oscar nomination for his performance as the psychotic villain who battles Bale's Caped Crusader in the superhero sequel, The Dark Knight.

A new Post for Journal ex-chief

2008-07-08T12:18:29Z

Washington Post has named former Wall Street Journal managing editor as its new executive editor

Diversify or die - that is the harsh reality for media firms

2008-03-26T08:44:04Z

There is no reason why diversification cannot give journalism a wonderful new lease of life free from the continual worry about advertising

Burton deserves an Oscar for gothic Sweeney

2008-01-11T09:20:15Z

Director Tim Burton looks a favourite for an Oscar after Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was hailed a masterpiece.

Sean Penn's American dream

2007-09-27T11:18:25Z

One-time bad boy Sean Penn had to struggle for 10 years to bring his masterpiece, Into the Wild, to the screen.

Exactly how modern jazz is supposed to sound

2007-05-01T23:00:00Z

Having won rave reviews in the American press, Jean Michel Pilc, one of the few cool Frenchman in New York, put on a formidable show at the Pizza Express Jazz Club.

Woody mauled by US critics

2006-07-31T23:00:00Z

Film news: Woody Allen has garnered scathing reviews for his second London-set movie, Scoop, starring Scarlett Johansson. Since it opened in the US on Friday, the critics have damned it variously as 'feeble', 'lackadaisical' and 'dull'.