Egypt began taking in wounded Palestinians from the Gaza Strip today.

TWO reports have accused the Sudanese government and Arab militia of massive abuses in the western Darfur region where one million people have been displaced.

A LEADING Pentagon architect of the US war on Iraq was in Baghdad yesterday as a panel of experts warned Washington had three months to create law and order or risk descent into chaos.

US troops blew up a 30ft statue of Saddam Hussein on horseback today, a day after a new tape apparently from the former Iraqi dictator urged his followers to continue a “holy war” against the Allies.