Interfaith memorial services will be held in major cities around the world, including London, over the next few days to mark the anniversary of the killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

An al-Qaida militant arrested with September 11 plotter Ramzi Binalshibh in Karachi has been identified as one of the murderers of reporter Daniel Pearl, a senior police official said today.

THREE Pakistani militants who led police to the body of Daniel Pearl claim the Wall Street Journal journalist was murdered by an Arab two days after he tried to escape from kidnappers, investigators said yesterday.

Three Pakistani militants who led police to the body of Daniel Pearl claim he was murdered by an Arab two days after he tried to escape from kidnappers.

A Pakistani court today received an appeal against conviction from a Briton sentenced to death for the kidnap and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl - and from prosecutors seeking the death penalty for three other men who received life sentences.

British Islamic militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh did not mastermind the kidnap and killing of Daniel Pearl, his brother Awais claimed today.

The remains of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl could soon be returned to his family after a Pakistani DNA test confirmed that a decapitated body found in the city of Karachi was his, a government official said today.

DNA tests have confirmed that a body found in a shallow grave in Pakistan is that of murdered American reporter Daniel Pearl, a US official has said.

The British Islamic militant sentenced to death for masterminding the abduction and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl today filed an appeal against his sentence, a defence lawyer said.

The lawyer for a British Muslim sentenced to hang for the abduction and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl today said he was ready for a battle in Pakistan’s appeals courts that could last more than a year.

A BRITISH Muslim was yesterday sentenced to death by hanging in Pakistan for the kidnap and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl.

Four Islamic militants were today convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Lawyers for the Briton accused of the kidnap and murder of reporter Daniel Pearl said today that evidence their client was detained illegally will likely win his acquittal.

The widow of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has given birth to a healthy baby boy in Paris, a spokeswoman for the family has said.

A trial in Pakistan of a British-born Muslim accused of abducting and killing a US reporter resumed today with the cross-examination of FBI agents by defence lawyers.

An FBI video expert was today set to testify at the trial in Pakistan of a British Muslim accused of the abduction and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl, the chief prosecutor said.

The trial of the Briton accused over the murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl has been adjourned after a defence lawyer accused the chief prosecutor of blasphemy.

The closed-door trial of a British-born Islamic militant for the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl today resumed under tight security in the Pakistan city of Hyderabad.

British-born Islamic militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three co-defendants have denied the kidnap and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

The trial of a British man accused of masterminding the abduction and murder of a US reporter in Pakistan was adjourned for a further week today.

The trial of the British Islamic militant charged with the kidnap and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan was adjourned today after his lawyer demanded more documents from the government.

Scores of Pakistani police armed with assault rifles searched vehicles entering Karachi’s central prison today ahead of the trial of a British-born Islamic militant for kidnap and murder.

A British militant goes on trial for his life in Pakistan tomorrow accused of the kidnap and murder of American reporter Daniel Pearl.

The trial of a British-born Islamic militant and three alleged accomplices for the kidnap and murder a US journalist will take place in jail, Pakistani judges ruled today.

Four men accused of kidnapping and killing Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl today challenged the Pakistani’s Government’s decision to try them behind prison walls, saying a closed trial violates Pakistani law.

Pakistani police today ringed the colonial-era courthouse in Karachi where a Briton was appearing for the kidnap-killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, in a massive show of force before the hearing.

A court in Pakistan has set a trial date for four men accused of the kidnap and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

The British former public schoolboy accused of masterminding the abduction and murder of American reporter Daniel Pearl was today charged in Pakistan.

A Pakistani prosecutor today presented charges against four Islamic militants in the slaying of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Pakistan put its military and police on high alert today and stepped up security at diplomatic missions and churches after a grenade attack on a Protestant congregation killed five people.

The United States has indicted a British-born Islamic militant in connection with the abduction and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl.

Pakistani police are currently questioning a man who claimed he murdered US reporter Daniel Pearl.

Dozens of heavily armed police surrounded a Karachi court today for the appearance of the British Islamic militant who confessed to masterminding the abduction and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl.

The American government tonight offered a $5m (€5.8m) reward for the capture of the killers of kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

The US Ambassador to Pakistan has met with President Pervez Musharraf to discuss the possibility that the prime suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl may be extradited to the US.

Three Islamic militants suspected of involvement in the murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl were remanded in custody at a brief court appearance in Pakistan today.

Armed police were today guarding an anti-terrorism court in Karachi, Pakistan, for a closed-door hearing of the British former public schoolboy who confessed to masterminding the kidnapping of murdered US reporter Daniel Pearl.

The British-born chief suspect in the kidnap and murder of reporter Daniel Pearl could go on trial in front of an American military tribunal.

Police in Pakistan are currently seeking three Arab men who are believed to have played a role in the kidnap and execution of US reporter Daniel Pearl.

The widow of American journalist Daniel Pearl today condemned his ‘‘cruel and cowardly’’ murder but urged the US not to seek revenge.

A 21-year-old Islamic militant has confessed in court to sending emails announcing the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

The British Islamic militant suspected of kidnapping American reporter Daniel Pearl could soon be extradited to face trial in the United States.

The British-born chief suspect in the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl may be extradited to America, it emerged tonight.

The key suspect in the abduction of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has told a court the journalist is dead.