The leader of a terror group blamed for the attack on Mumbai, which left 164 people dead in 2008, was killed in a gun battle with government forces in Kashmir, police said today... more
President Asif Ali Zardari returns to Pakistan to face a storm of criticism for visiting Europe as his country was gripped by its worst natural disaster... more
Girls who don’t care to look like the sequined fairy off the top of the Christmas tree this month, be of good cheer. Karen Dacre offers the elegant alternative... more
President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, widower of the assassinated Benazir Bhutto, visits Downing Street today at a crucial point in British relations with his country... more
When a London graduate lost his family in the 2005 Kashmir disaster, Standard readers came to his aid — but £3.5bn has since been squandered by corrupt officials... more
The driver of the Sri Lanka cricketers' bus, who averted a massacre after driving them to safety under a hail of bullets, is the brother of an extremist killed fighting for a jihadist militant group... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do