The Independent's Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on the shocking realities of human trafficking.

John Lindh travelled to Afghanistan to help the ruling Taleban fight against Russian-backed insurgents. Then 9/11 happened. US troops tortured him, tried him as a terrorist and jailed him for 20 years.

Despite weather extremes, an Auckland climate scientist is unconvinced about the role of human-induced global warming.

Each week, Wendyl Nissen takes a packaged food item and decodes what the label tells you about its contents.

Pakistan has almost as many nuclear weapons as its neighbour and rival India, and fears are increasing that some of its arms may fall into the hands of terrorists.

Osama bin Laden was, it appears, still involved in the conception and planning of major al Qaeda operations.

Osama bin Laden's family want proof that the terrorist leader is dead and an investigation into how he was killed.

Osama bin Laden's youngest son and close confidant is reportedly missing after the raid in Pakistan last week which killed his father.