The Independent

The Prime Minister has accused some journalists of almost wanting a disaster to happen in Iraq. Robert Fisk, who has spent the past five weeks reporting from the deteriorating and devastated country, says the disaster has already happened, over and over again

The disaster that has befallen the seabird colonies of Shetland and Orkney is not only a terrible blow to the ecology of those small islands, but a warning that even the slightest nudge to the world's environmental balance can have catastrophic knock-on effects.

Two roadside bombs in northern Iraq killed three American soldiers and an Iraqi civilian yesterday. The death toll among foreign nationals in Iraq has now passed the 1,000 mark.

Hamid Karzai has appealed for more Nato troops to maintain security during the Afghan elections. His plea reminds the West that removing a regime does not solve everything

Irak halkı, 30 yıllık zulüm, baskı, savaş ve yaptırımlardan sonra özgür ve müreffeh bir geleceğe ilk önemli adımlarını atıyor

"Don't worry, it's a slam dunk." George Tenet may come to rue his confident prediction to George Bush about the threat from Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction.

An A-Z of the Iraq war and its aftermath, focusing on misrepresentation, manipulation, and mistakes

Fresh allegations of American abuse of prisoners continue to appal the world. But now 'The Independent on Sunday' has uncovered proof of US troops deliberately and indiscriminately shooting civilians. By Raymond Whitaker in London and Justin Huggler in Baghdad.

George Bush and Tony Blair made grand promises when they took on the Taliban. They sound hollow now. What does it all mean for Iraq? Kim Sengupta reports

A tiny bundle of blankets is unwrapped; inside is the body of a baby, its limbs smeared with dried blood. Then the mourners peel back the blanket further to reveal a second dead baby.

Israel was accused yesterday of committing a war crime by its destruction of more than 3,000 Palestinian homes in Israel and the occupied territories since the intifada began three and a half years ago.

The dispossessed have dealt a mighty blow to the assumptions of the country's chieftains

It was the result they said could not happen. India, the world's largest democracy, rode the crest of a surging economic wave.

Until their publication shocked the world, these pictures were dismissed by the Pentagon as the work of 'six morons who lost the war'. Now the White House says it is as shocked as anyone about what they reveal, and that a few bad apples have poisoned the reputation of a nation.

Those who know Lynndie England look at the photographs and cannot believe what they are seeing.

In a particularly ominous turn for President George Bush, opinion is hardening in both the US and Iraq against his handling of the Iraq conflict, amid rumblings of unease in the military and among diplomats at the course of events there and the Middle East as a whole.

Tomorrow, 10 more members join the European Union. Friendly new faces? Hardly. Many of the newcomers are already embroiled in fierce disputes with the state next door. Stephen Castle performs the introductions

For many Iraqis it was the final insult. Again and again they expressed outrage yesterday that Iraq's United States-appointed and unelected leaders had, overnight, abolished the old Iraqi flag, seen by most Iraqis as the symbol of their nation, and chosen a new one.

Shell admits deceiving shareholders; Sacked chairman savaged in report

Thousands of young Nigerians are sold into slavery every year. Sue MacGregor made a hazardous journey to meet the victims of this brutal trade, and the campaigners fighting against it

Hundreds of thousands of people are being prescribed powerful anti-depressants that they may not need because doctors are using the pills as a "quick fix" solution to mild anxiety problems, according to a report published today.

Downing Street tried to muzzle the Government's top scientific adviser after he warned that global warming was a more serious threat than international terrorism.

Hans Blix is chuckling as he emerges from his study and settles into an armchair in his spacious Stockholm flat to leaf through a document.

Ariel Sharon decided on Tuesday that Mr Vanunu should "be subjected to appropriate supervisory measures in order to prevent him from perpetrating additional security offences".

UK and US authorities discourage counting of deaths as a result of the conflict. But academics are monitoring the toll and have identified a grim new milestone. By David Randall

Today the President gives his annual address. As the election battle begins, how does his first term add up?

Orkestra şefi Daniel Barenboim, müzisyenleri İsrail-Filistin ayrılığına aykırı bir gençlik orkestrası kurarak onu eleştirenleri hiçe saydı. Şef Barenboim, James Rampton'a politika yapmadığını, müziğin onun bu soruna çözüm için katkısı olduğunu anlattı.

Four million CCTV cameras watch public. UK has the highest level of surveillance

"People are not good at making wills here. So it's important to think about what happens afterwards, so children do not feel alone when their mother has gone," said Joshua Ainabyona, an HIV/Aids programme officer for Save the Children.

Saddam Hussein told his American interrogators that Iraq never had weapons of mass destruction, claiming that they were an invention of the US government to justify an invasion, it was reported last night.