Members of James Brown’s band, The Soul Generals, honoured their late leader during an informal jam session.

THE explosive photos of abuse in an Iraqi prison drive home a defining fact of 21st century life — that the pervasiveness of digital photography and the speed of the internet make it easier to see into dark corners previously out of reach of the mass media.

The explosive photos of abuse in an Iraqi prison drive home a defining fact of 21st century life – that the pervasiveness of digital photography and the speed of the Internet make it easier to see into dark corners previously out of reach for the mass media.

Adventurer Steve Fossett put the final touches today on what he hoped would be the first solo balloon flight around the world.