THE invasion of Iraq was of “questionable legitimacy”, Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations at the time of the war said.

Three Japanese have been taken hostage by Iraqi rebels who have threatened to kill them if Tokyo does not withdraw its troops from the country.

President George Bush, on board an aircraft carrier steaming home from war, delivered a warning today: “The United States and our allies have prevailed” against Saddam Hussein and will confront any nation tied to terrorists.