Beijing's spending on rocket science turns outer space into 'commanding heights' of modern warfare and could chill relations with America, advisers warn

Mineral riches opened up by global warming could be key source of energy, according to EU paper

Protests and unrest given coverage in the hope that regime can control the story

Warnings that 'forgotten war' and political upheaval in Gulf of Aden and Indian ocean mean lawless zone could grow

Ghandi attempts to rebrand the past in an effort to save his future in politics

Ministry of education orders daily jog to boost patriotism and health

Panel says China in a position to delay or disrupt the deployment of America's military forces around the world

Russia faces possible devaluation of the rouble and a severe drop in living standards next year

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait could cut back on spending as recession and slump in oil value hit hard

Iran's oil stabilization fund, used to release profits when revenues decline, is reportedly badly depleted

British Library to sue former head of Iran Heritage Foundation over estimated £400,000 damage

Fans pay ?75 for a ticket to attend premier of celebrity chef's latest show in a tent in Frankfurt

Immigration minister claims asylum appeals are being used to frustrate the system

Clashes expected as opposition accuses president of rigging elections in favour of Sandinista government

A serving police officer included in a list of British National Party members leaked on an internet blog has tonight been suspended from duty, police said

New movie is said to explore the underlying roots of Spock's tortured personality

Zoe Williams: I have been on a bus with T three times: the first, he was about four weeks old

Simon Hoggart: As the immigration minister's replies to the home affairs committee show, deadpan wit can too easily get lost in the written record

Alexander Chancellor: According to new US research, modern parents praise and flatter their children to such an extent that they believe they are the cat's whiskers

Mark Lawson: The shock jock's sacking suggests a loss of nerve on freedom of speech, as does the BNP exposure