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The Duke of York does the job we ask of him
Whatever the Duke's private indiscretions, when it comes to promoting UK trade he can't be faulted, says Praveen Swami.
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Iran clamps down on ancient spring festival fearing it could spark off...
Police in Iran have imposed restrictions on an ancient festival which celebrates the triumph of good over evil, fearing that it could catalyse growing public anger against the country's theocratic...
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Saudi Arabian troops sent to Bahrain as protests escalate
1,000 troops cross causeway to Bahrain to put down protests.
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Bahrain declares state of emergency as three killed
Two security personnel and a protester die in fresh wave of violence.
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Yemeni tribal leader killed in fresh clashes
A Yemeni tribal leader has been killed after clashes broke out between supports of President Ali Abdullah Saleh and those demanding his resignation.
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Why has Bahrain decided to call in the troops?
The Bahrain monarchy's reflexive fear of Iran drove its decision to call out Saudi Arabian troops
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Bahraini police kill two demonstrators in major assault on protest camp
Two security personnel and a protester die in fresh wave of violence.
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Bahraini police kill three demonstrators in major assault on protest camp
Police shoot three protesters dead and wound dozens in dawn assault.
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Japan earthquake: Emperor Akihito's exceptional speech
Minutes before Emperor Akihito made his first-ever television address to his people, the Japanese public broadcaster NHK instructed its editors to cut into the speech if important news on the unfolding...
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Bahrain faces 'war of annihilation'
Security forces sent in tanks to crush protests in Bahrain's capital, to retake Pearl Square, with five killed and hundreds injured in what was described as a "war of annihilation".
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Egypt investigates top business people with links to Mubarak regime
Egypt's transitional military government is investigating more than 150 top business people who it says profited from payoffs to the regime of Hosni Mubarak, the ousted president.
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Defeat the Libyan regime. And then?
Libya's military won't be hard to defeat. What's next will be a bigger challenge, says Praveen Swami.
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Syria: how the al-Assad family has dominated
Syria's modern history has been inextricably linked with one family. In 1963, Hafez al-Asad, who flew British-made Meteor jets in the country's air force, sided with a revolution led by the...
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Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links
Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, the Libyan rebel leader, has said jihadists who fought against allied troops in Iraq are on the front lines of the battle against Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
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Libya: Gaddafi forces dig in for stand in home town
Nato commanders say regime is digging in for last stand in Col Gaddafi's birthplace, raising prospect of bloody battle as rebel forces barrel westward.
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Libya: coalition attacks Sirte for first time
Coalition planes launched air strikes on Sirte, Col Muammar Gaddafi's home town, for the first time on Sunday night.
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Ouattara's victory in the Ivory Coast not quite a triumph for democracy
Alassane Outtara was elected president by the people of Ivory Coast, but his triumphal march into Abidjan isn't quite the victory for democracy the world would like to imagine.
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Taliban attacks Afghan defence ministry ahead of French visit
A Taliban sleeper agent dressed in army uniform attacked the defence ministry, killing two soldiers, hours ahead of a visit by the French defence minister.
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Al-Qaeda: The next generation
As America celebrates the death of its greatest foe, a younger cadre is ready to direct jihad against the West, reports Praveen Swami.
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Pakistan and Osama bin Laden: How the West was conned
The ISI and its covert support of Islamist terrorism must be confronted, says Praveen Swami.
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