‘Diplomat detained’ on US plane

A man has been detained after he tried to set fire to his shoes on a US flight, reports say.

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Afghan assault Marines dismissed

Two Royal Marines have been sentenced for assaulting an Afghan prisoner after he had been detained on suspicion of planting a roadside bomb. Devon-based Sergeant Mark Leader was found guilty by a court martial panel of assault causing actual bodily harm to Mohammad Ekhlas on 19 March 2009. Captain Jody Wheelhouse, from 45 Commando, Arbroath, Scotland, admitted the same offence at an earlier hearing

US ‘order to kill’ Yemen cleric

The US government has authorised operations to capture or kill the radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, currently based in Yemen, reports say. The cleric, who is a US citizen, is being targeted for his involvement in planning attacks on the US, officials told journalists

Blasts kill at least 28 in Iraq

A series of large explosions has hit the centre of Baghdad killing at least five people, reports say.

Second Moscow bomber identified

Russian officials have confirmed the identity of the second suicide bomber to attack the Moscow metro, a 28-year-old woman from Dagestan.

Party politics

As Gordon Brown is due to confirm the general election will be held on 6 May the papers are awash with party politics. cries, predicting the arrival of a "frenzy" of electoral combat. The Daily Mail hails "the most defining" election for a generation, while the Daily Telegraph says the "election battle lines are drawn"

Prison stand-off draws to close

A protest by dissident republican prisoners at Maghaberry prison has ended.

To infinity…

Time was when a four-star rating for a hotel was the marker of sheer, unbridled luxury. Then it was five stars, then six and seven

Limb loss rises among UK troops

Rising numbers of UK service personnel are losing limbs as a result of serving in Afghanistan, official figures show. Some 54 lost part or all of a limb in 2009, including 26 who lost more than one, the Ministry of Defence says. That compares with 30 amputees in 2008 and 12 the year before

Attack on Pakistan US consulate

A series of explosions has been reported in the north-west Pakistani city of Peshawar.

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