He could plausibly make Pakistan the best Test side in the world within two years

The US-led Nato force in Afghanistan killed al-Qa'ida's second-highest leader in the country in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province, the coalition said today.

Nato forces have killed al-Qa'ida's second-highest ranking leader in Afghanistan in an air strike.

The Long View: Are the Pakistanis being so dastardly when they lock up a national who has helped in a murder?

Women fear being ostracised if Oscar winning documentary is screened in homeland

There are few better feelings in cricket than scoring runs under pressure to help your team win a game. I managed it at Lord's and I'd like to be able to do the same in the second Test against West Indies, starting today at Trent Bridge, where I was involved in one of the most bizarre incidents to take place on a cricket field in recent times.

View From the Middle: It was nice to play a pressure innings at Lord's on Monday and be recognised for it

It's been a pretty big few days for world leaders. First the G8 grappled with the economic crisis, then we had the Nato summit on Afghanistan; these are talks of the utmost importance. Maybe, then, it's a little odd that the most memorable image to be produced from the talks was not of sober politicians in statesmanlike negotiation, but of the great and the good getting overexcited by a game of football.

Great Britain's men will begin their Olympic hockey campaign against Argentina. The high-profile opener will come just weeks after a controversial advert showing Argentina's former captain training on the steps of a British war memorial in the Falklands was condemned by the International Olympic Committee.

President and British advisers acknowledge Afghans face tough future as West looks to open exit routes through Pakistan

A couple murdered their "westernised" teenage daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court heard today.

Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter on Sunday because it refused to remove material considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country's top telecommunications officials.