Outgoing Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld and other high-ranking US officials face war crime charges in Germany, reports Tamam Ahmed Jama

The nomination of Ségolène Royal as Socialist Party candidate in next year's presidential elections marks a first in French politics. But will she be able to convince the wider electorate, asks David Tresilian in Paris

The global community feted Cuba at the UN General Assembly and condemned the US blockade of Cuba for the 15th year in a row, writes Faiza Rady