A man arrested on suspicion of murdering a young mother and her eight-month-old daughter was being questioned by police in Britain for a second day today.

Washington's new anti-terrorism law could end up violating international treaties protecting detainees, with some provisions denying suspects the right to a fair trial, a key UN rights expert said today.

The remains of three men who committed suicide at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay have been sent home, the Pentagon said.

The United Nations has told the US that it must set a better example in combating torture and cannot hide behind intelligence activities in refusing to discuss violations of the global ban on prisoner abuse in the war on terror.

The US will be grilled by the United Nations today over its compliance with the global ban on torture, for the first time since it launched its war on terror.