World Politics

Bland and lacking charisma: Norway's verdict on UN chief

Norway's ambassador to the United Nations has accused its secretary general Ban Ki-moon of weak leadership, making angry outbursts and lacking charisma, according to a confidential letter leaked to the press.

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'Terrorist Facebook' – new weapon against al-Qa'ida

Wednesday, 19 August 2009

Steve Connor: Intelligence agencies adopt new technique to identify terrorist masterminds

Hillary Clinton: I'm secretary of state, not Bill

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Hillary Clinton has a message for the world: It's not all about Bill.

Bill's back, and diplomacy goes into showbusiness

Sunday, 9 August 2009

Jon Stewart, the master of the satirical newscast, teased viewers on Wednesday on the Comedy Central channel. Was the big story of the night the safe return home of two US reporters after their nightmare incarceration in North Korea? "No!" he yelled. "Our big story tonight is: the Big Dog is back!"

How Bing bankrolled Bill's Korean mission

Friday, 7 August 2009

Clinton used rich friends so Obama could keep his distance

The smart choice for summer: staycations

Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Gordon Brown has opted for the Lakes rather than a long-haul trip this summer – and he's not alone. Most leaders don't want to be seen abroad in a recession

UK in Afghanistan for decades

Sunday, 2 August 2009

Diplomat's warning comes as MPs say Britain has lost sight of its original security objectives

Gates in plea to Israel for 'patience' over Iran

Tuesday, 28 July 2009

US fears Israeli military action over Iran's nuclear programme.

Obama declares new era of co-operation with China

Tuesday, 28 July 2009

President Barack Obama declared a new era of "co-operation, not confrontation" with China today, even though two days of high-level talks were not expected to resolve differences over the two nations' yawning trade gap and China's unease over soaring US budget deficits.