Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar pledged today to find those responsible for the worst terrorist attack in Spanish history as the nation mourned the 198 who died in the string of train bombings.

Liberia is “basically destroyed” and the country’s only hope is for the international community to quickly send more aid to the war-ravaged West African country, the UN’s special representative to Liberia has said.

The US and Britain were today forced to delay the United Nations Security Council vote in a bid to build up support, with France and Russia poised to block a resolution setting a March 17 deadline for Iraq to disarm or face war.