Jason Burke reports from north-west Pakistan, where government troops are fighting Taliban militants.
The UK Organ Donation Taskforce has rejected calls for an opt-out system. One member of the panel, Dr Paul Murphy, tells health editor Sarah Boseley why the taskforce reached that decision.
A government inquiry is under way into the tragedy of 'Baby P', the 17-month-old infant who died in Haringey after repeated abuse by his guardians, despite 60 visits from care workers. Robert Booth looks at what the investigation hopes to achieve.
Martin Chulov reports from Baghdad on plans to build an underground railway system in the Iraqi capital.
And Duran Duran talk to our Latin American correspondent Rory Carroll on their first visit to Colombia.