Infamous warlord, accused blood diamond merchant and former Liberian President Charles Taylor will be in the dock today before a war crimes tribunal bent on sending a powerful message to the world’s despots that no one is above the law.

French students and unions are vowing to press ahead with a one-day strike and more protests tomorrow unless the government withdraws a new youth labour law that has sparked violent demonstrations and shut down universities.

The Palestine Hotel, which houses many foreign journalists in Iraq, has come under attack, forcing The Associated Press journalists to take refuge in the corridor.

Up to 60 people are feared dead after an airliner carrying 100 people crashed near a Peruvian jungle town as it was attempting an emergency landing.

Several new variants of a computer worm emerged today to attack corporate networks running the Windows 2000 operating system, just a week after Microsoft Corp. warned of the security flaw.

An Italian publishing house gathered together Rome’s glitterati today for the official launch of Pope John Paul II’s new book, hoping the work that includes his first public description of the moments after he was shot can become an international best seller.

Basing their facts on the same presidential election results, US TV networks diverged today in projecting a winner in the key state of Ohio.

The judge in the Michael Jackson child abuse case today set a tentative trial date of September 13 and heard arguments on whether to reduce the pop star’s bail but did not issue an immediate ruling.

A media lawyer asked an appeals court to overturn an order preventing access to the grand jury in the Michael Jackson molestation case, hours after the panel apparently convened in a secret location.

The Pentagon is revving up a two-wheeled scooter in a plan to develop battlefield robots that think for themselves and communicate with troops.

Australian police today dismissed claims that the disappearance and suspected murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio was an insurance scam.