Barbara Bush hospitalised

Former US First Lady taken to hospital for tests after complaining of feeling unwell for the last week

Ala Bashir: being Saddam's doctor

70-year-old says that despite his double life as the dictator’s doctor and favourite artist he never witnessed his violence

Gillian Bowditch: Only take our money if you agree with us

Finding people willing to give money to charity is no problem, but assuring them it will be donated wisely is another story

Renato Brunetta’s big ideas to revive Venice

Brunetta is standing for mayor of the city. He promises to revive its former glories with £23 billion investment package

Briefing: China v Google

Last week the US giant shut its Chinese website, but can Google afford to abandon the world’s biggest internet market?

‘Haul queens' shop to get rich

New phenomenon of young women uploading home-made videos showing "hauls" from mall trips that can earn them £70k a year

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Soldiers and militants die in Gaza clashes

Israel withdrew its forces from Gaza after a series of gunbattles, resulting in the deaths of two soldiers and two militants

Household Cavalry soldier killed in Afghanistan

The soldier died after a grenade was thrown at him while he was on foot patrol in Sangin on Friday afternoon

Hopes fade of finding survivors

South Korean authorities are still searching for 46 missing marines after a naval ship exploded and sank on Friday

Church faces abuse inquiry

Officials in Northern Ireland are considering ordering an inquiry into claims of child abuse by Roman Catholics priests

Yoga guru on mission to clean up politics

One of India's most popular Hindu gurus is to form his own party to contest the next parliamentary elections in 2014

Heroin king arrested as bloodshed goes on

Mexican police hailed the capture of José Antonio Medina, "King of Heroin", asa major victory in the murderous drug war

Rome puts pressure on Catholic leader to quit

Nothing less than Cardinal Sean Brady’s resignation will diminish Rome's fury over his role in the child abuse scandal

Hamilton arrested for 'boy racer stunt'

British Formula One ace charged on summons after caught doing 'burnout' and 'fishtail' on public road in Melbourne

Republican disarray after sacking of Frum

American Enterprise Institute sacks Bush speechwriter and leading conservative after he condemned party over healthcare

US and Russia agree nuclear weapons cut

Obama and Medvedev agree final wording on treaty that will reduce each country's arsenal from 2,200 warheads to 1,550

Recount call as Allawi wins Iraq election

Secularist group wins 91 seats against 89 for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's party in second election since invasion

Shanghai residents told to ditch the pyjamas

Authorities in China’s glitziest metropolis determined to present the city’s best face at the 2010 World Expo fair

L’Aquila’s wheelbarrow people demand action

Almost a year after an earthquake made thousands homeless, many are accusing the Government of failing to rebuild the city