Churchill roars among generation hungry for greatness

Sarkozy may have cooled to Brown, but France has just fallen for the charms of another British leader — Sir Winston Churchill

Project Natal is about simple gaming

Motion system is for those daunted by all the buttons on a controller and is part of a trend to make gaming more social

Look! No hands!

Video games could soon be completely joypad-free

Neda Soltan’s grave defaced for second time

The young woman who was shot dead in protests in Iran has become the posthumous target for ‘embarrassing’ the regime

Row over London links to Detroit bomber

Yemeni Government claims Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was radicalised and recruited by al-Qaeda while a student in London

Military should rebuild war zone, say Tories

Armed Forces would have expanded role in reconstruction and development projects in Afghanistan under Tory plans

China in grip of a cold snap — and energy crunch

China’s problems with its energy resources, while prompted by the weather, go to the heart of its struggles to transform itself

Battle for evidence of ‘war without witnesses’

Despite efforts by the Sri Lankan Government, much of what has emerged has come from photographs, video and human testimony

Landmark New York restaurant to be sold

Tavern on the Green was a big draw for stars such as John Lennon, Michael Jackson and Duke Ellington

Envoys meet to defuse clash over Iraqi oil well

Iran and Iraq have attempted to ease diplomatic tensions that flared over an Iraqi oil well in a disputed border area

Former neo-Nazi leader ‘ordered Auschwitz theft’

Anders Hoegstrom, who led the National Socialist Front, says money from sale of sign was to be used to disrupt Swedish election

5,000 tributes to US war dead

Exhibition to remain unfinished until US forces return home

Britain refused to put Iraqi civilians at risk

Commander tells inquiry that Iraqis’ requests to strike targets were declined amid concerns over civilian casualties

Chinese face eviction for spitting

The ubiquitous habit has hitherto proved almost impossible to stamp out despite repeated government attempts to do so

Difficulties of mixing soldiers and civilians

The reconstruction officials are unlikely to be missed by their military counterparts if their power is reduced this year

Attack on CIA 'planned by bin Laden aides'

Suicide attack by Jordanian that killed seven CIA agents was planned by Haqqani network that is shielding al-Qaeda leader

Speeding Ferrari? That will be £181,632.39

Millionaire Swiss motorist clocks up painful penalty for doing 63mph through a village in his red Ferrari Testarossa