A US judge has denied bail to an American student extradited from Britain on charges that he was involved in a conspiracy to equip al-Qaida fighters.

THE spectre of babies being created for “spare parts” was brought closer yesterday, as the British House of Lords declared “designer babies” can be used to treat siblings with genetic disorders.

The British fertility watchdog may have to relax its rules on “designer babies” because of mounting pressure from doctors and parents, a leading specialist said today.

PAKISTAN’S main opposition leader has appealed against a 23-year sentence for trying to stir an army rebellion against President Gen Pervez Musharraf, a spokesman for his party said yesterday.

SUSPECTED Islamic rebels attacked a police post in troubled Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing nine police officers and two civilians, police said yesterday.

A further six British couples want permission to create a ‘‘designer baby’’ following a ruling by Britain’s fertility watchdog.