India Government wins vote to save nuclear deal

Victory over-shadowed by three MPs who waved wads of cash in the air saying they were offered a £1.1 million to abstain

Obama in Israel balancing act

Barack Obama has pledged he would work for peace between Israel and the Palestinians from his first day in the White House

Schism? Let's have a tribal meeting...

Archbishop of Canterbury seeks inspiration from Zulu culture

‘Callous’ video campaign backfires

Woman who pioneered the 'YouTube divorce' loses settlerment claim as judge codemns her for humiliating husband on the internet

Sudanese Anglicans demand gay bishop resigns

Archbishop of Sudan calls on the 60 bishops who consecrated the gay bishop of New Hampshire to beg for forgiveness

Guantanamo begins first US war crimes trial

Osama bin Laden’s alleged former bodyguard, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, pleaded 'not guilty' to charges at the hilltop courthouse

Iraq: we want US troops out in two years

Iraq's vision of all US troops being out by 2010 gives boost to Democrat Barack Obama and angers Republican John McCain

McCain vies for extra press coverage

The Republican looks to suck some of the oxygen from Barack Obama's headline-grabbing world tour with televison appearances

Iraqis underwhelmed by arrival of media circus

Barack Obama's visit to the green zone eclipsed a similar trip by Gordon Brown but locals failed to notice his presence

I'll hug King but I won't shut up, says Chávez

The Venezuelan leader seems ready to bury the hatchet with the Spanish monarch who rebuked him at a summit last November

Brown eclipsed by Barack Obama

Prime Minister's trip to Israel was being treated as a warm-up for the US Presidential candidate's forthcoming visit

Obama arrives in Iraq amid troop pullout row

Presidential hopeful will meet British, American and Iraqi officials amid backdrop of debate over when US troops will withdraw

Heavenly coffin maker

Coffee maker sets a trend for last resting place after The Bucket List

Obama controversy over Iraqi 'endorsement'

Iraqi PM quoted as saying he backed the senator's plan to recall all US combat troops within 16 months

Bin Laden driver stands trial at Guantanamo

Salim Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden captured in Afghanistan, pleads not guilty as military tribunal opens

Times change for Iraq and Obama

When Barack Obama first visited Iraq in 2006, he was greeted with zero fanfare. Now you'll be lucky to shake his hand

Obama fears the Blair effect as tour continues

The Democrat contender will win fans on his European tour, but voters are likely to demand something more than photo ops

Holy joy, Batman! Brits soar in US

With the imminent success of the latest Batman offering it seems Americans are flocking to be entertained UK-style

Families blame lax safety for airline crash

Families of the victims of the Phuket air disaster are joining a £125m lawsuit which could shed harsh light on budget airlines

Senior bishop: 'Church row is like the Iraq war’

Senior Church of England bishop said both events showed Americans disregarding others and acting 'how they pleased'