Away from the photo ops, the decisions not taken at the latest world meet on climate change imperil human life on the planet, writes Curtis Doebbler in Cancun, Mexico

Anayat Durrani is disappointed to find that fellow Americans disapprove of attempts to bring transparency to the world of diplomatic intrigue

Short on detail and offering few revelations, the Middle East nevertheless looms large in former US president George W Bush's new memoir, writes David Tresilian