One nation undivided under God
Up until 2005, Indonesia seemed sure to succumb to a wave of Islamist terror. But, in the post-Suharto era, even political Islamists seem intent on democracy, tolerance and keeping the peace.
Undercover with the young Conservatives
The sexual appeal of Margaret Thatcher, "the bloody Lib Dems" and the true meaning of "the big society" -- I heard it all at my first Conservative Future event.
Paperback writers and rock’n’roll poets
Rock and pop lyrics had their heyday in the wake of the Beatles, but the best songwriters have left us a rich literary legacy.
The myth of the welfare queen
The coalition’s attack on the benefits system appears to be a copy of US policy, and it is single mothers who will suffer.
African al-Qaeda
The murderous mission of the Somali rebel group al-Shabaab.
Web Only: the best of the blogs
The five must-read blogs from today inclunding Nimby cuts, the hidden expense of the IDS plan and the Haitian presidency.
A "choppy recovery" or a double dip?
There are too many warning signs for the coalition to dismiss fears of a double dip.
Michel Houellebecq jokes at his own expense
The French author's next novel abandons "human despair" for humour.
Imran Khan on Naomi Campbell, Charles Taylor and the "blood diamonds"
Here's a sneak preview of my interview with the ex-Pakistani cricket captain.
Bank of England to lower growth forecast
Bank to raise inflation expectation and lower growth forecast due to VAT rise, fuelling fears of double dip recession.
Al-Qaeda ramps up recruitment in Iraq
Militant group offers Sunni allies bigger salaries to join them, as US troops prepare to leave.
International aid for Pakistani flood is "sluggish" and ungenerous
Oxfam says that substantially less has been pledged to flood relief effort than for previous disasters.
Cameron promises crackdown on benefit fraud
PM promises new measures to tackle "outrageous" £5.2bn cost of fraud and error.
100 days of Dave
Tim Montgomerie runs through the ten moments that define David Cameron’s first three months in power and signal the direction in which the coalition is taking the country.
Blair must be arrested
Tony Blair must be prosecuted, not indulged like Peter Mandelson.
The Omar Khadr case makes a mockery of US justice
After eight years in Guantanamo, the last western 'enemy combatant' faces a deeply flawed trial.
Are we being unfair on the Big Society?
Taken as a whole, the coalition's proposals amount to some seriously joined-up thinking.
The NS Interview: Jane Goodall, primatologist
“My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa”
Your Democracy
Everything you want to know about your MP, the Lords and the UK’s main political parties. Plus, browse debates from 1803 to the present day.
Aegis creates Swiss holding company for tax-breaks
London based firm accused of tax-evasion as outpost is established in Basel.
'Light' quantitative easing for slow US economic recovery
Federal Reserve has followed Britain's lead in stimulating the economy with immediate lift being felt by Dow Jones
UK executive pay packages up £500,000 over the year
Ordinary employees' salaries remain static despite hike in bosses' remuneration.
Paperback writers and rock’n’roll poets
Rock and pop lyrics had their heyday in the wake of the Beatles, but the best songwriters have left us a rich literary legacy.
Knight and Day (12A)
Ryan Gilbey wonders if Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz will ever work again.
The Deep
This underwater drama is made to be exported.
Gone in a flash
Fisun Güner on the work of a forgotten pioneer who burned out too young.
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Knight and Day
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War crime or not?
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