Plane breaks in two in Jamaica crash

44 people hurt, 4 seriously, when American Airlines flight skidded off runway in Kingston, halting within 10ft of ocean

Navy hero’s family massacred in revenge attack

Mourning family members have been murdered in an apparent revenge attack after Mexican marine helped to kill drugs kingpin

Expat confusion as India stiffens visa rules

Travel plans of thousands of Britons may be disrupted as India suddenly changes regulations after arrest of Mumbai suspect

Troop training a casualty of war

Cuts and a change of focus in Afghanistan meant the Armed Forces missed out on more than 50 training exercises this year

Dictator who was blind to his fate

The history behind the death by firing squad of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu and the fall of their disastrous regime in Romania

How The Times fights Iran’s media suppression

The Tehran regime may control the media and close websites but brave sources and trustworthy e-mails still leak reports

Army halts training to cut costs

Troops are pulled out of Nato exercise with US, raising concerns about the readiness of military personnel in Afghanistan

Ford accepts $2bn Chinese offer for Volvo

American parent company has confirmed that it is to sell the lossmaking Swedish carmaker to Zhejiang Geely of China

Troops pay tribute to 'friendly fire' victim

Lance Corporal Christopher Roney, who left a wife and a five-month-old son, was described by colleagues as 'a born leader'

Cow's sale brings power to the people

John Nyirenda’s life has been revolutionised by a small solar panel provided by SolarAid, part of the Times Christmas appeal

Activists seek Super Bowl ban for Pete Townshend

The Who’s guitarist came off the sex offenders register last year but the invitation for him to play in Miami is under attack

Iranian court refuses to free French student

Academic accused of espionage is caught in tangled web of negotiations over release of Tehran assassin held in France

India unveils vast overhaul of security services

Government proposes a raft of reforms and pledges to recruit 400,000 more police officers to prevent another Mumbai-style attack