Israeli troops have shot dead four Palestinians in the last 24 hours.

Fresh evidence has emerged that British military intelligence ran a secret operation in Iraq which authorised degrading and unlawful treatment of prisoners.

Dubai is flashy, showy and ambitious but it's still too self-conscious, writes Stuart Dye.

A drug thought to be used by Kiwis as a substitute for ecstasy could be banned in Britain after being linked to two deaths.

In the face of bomb and mortar attacks that killed 38 people and wounded 89 others, Iraqis went to the polls yesterday.

An unspoilt nation with exotic experiences on tap.

Susan Zinkin divorced her husband in 1962 but was forbidden from looking for new love for almost 50 years.

Guards linked to Blackwater given seven days to leave after US court rejects charges.

Tonight, Iran begins marking 31 years since the country's Islamic revolution.

Jill Worrall is whisked through Cairo's cacophony by taxi, boat and horse-drawn carriage.

Israeli security forces closed two popular beaches yesterday to scour them for explosives after two barrels filled with munitions were found washed up on the shores of southern Israel.

Nine figures of the New Zealand film industry have been nominated for the 2010 Oscars.