‘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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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

S Lanka war doctor contests poll

A doctor who worked in Sri Lanka’s war zone during last year’s civil war is standing for a pro-government party in parliamentary elections. Dr V Shanmugarajah gave high casualty figures to aid agencies and the media from within the combat zone

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.

Prison stand-off draws to close

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

US anger at Pakistan mission raid

The US has expressed "great concern" over a deadly assault by militants on the American consulate in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar. The Pakistani Taliban say they carried out the attack, which left three guards and four militants dead.

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

‘Suicide bomb’ at Pakistan rally

At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion at a political party rally in north-west Pakistan, police say. A police official told Reuters news agency the blast had been caused by a suicide bomber who blew himself up at the gates of the venue

Musharraf set for Hay Festival

Current and former presidents join literary heavyweights among the line up for this year’s Hay Festival. The political world is represented by former Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf while playwright Tom Stoppard appears from the world of literature.

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