Smash hit

Has Tiger Woods's mind gone into the rough?

On the professional golf circuit in recent weeks one question has been asked repeatedly: What is wrong with Tiger Woods?

Sarkozy blow as Obama beats Bruni to style award

Elle's annual best-dressed list awarded first place in the category of 'political chic' to the US First Lady

Caver dies after getting stuck upside down

Experienced caver John Jones died after getting stuck in a tiny crevice 150 underground in Utah for over 28 hours

Sarkozy 'very effective' in securing Polanski release

Roman Polanski's family praise the behind-the-scenes role played by the French President in getting the director out of prison

Evidence of life on Mars lurks in meteorite

Nasa scientists have produced the most compelling evidence yet that bacterial life exists on Mars

TV wannabes gatecrash White House state dinner

Michaele and Tareq Salahi evaded security checks to mingle with VIP guests at state dinner for Indian PM Manmohar Singh

Obama has mountain to climb and gulf to bridge

The President is in danger of disappointing its supporters abroad and angering its opponents at home on climate change

Journalists freed from captivity in Somalia

Nigel Brennan and Amanda Lindhout had been pistol whipped, tortured and held in chains throughout their 15-month long ordeal

How to be a great gatecrasher

Hats off to the Salahis: their White House blag accords them instant elevation to the pantheon of pushy partygoers

Obama ‘has unrealistic hopes for Nato surge’

US President expected to send another 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan — but Nato will be less forthcoming, say analysts

Two investigations into White House gatecrashers

White House and the Secret Service both have to account for how Michaele and Tareq Salahi breached security

White House partycrashers: how they did it

UK's foremost gatecrasher assesses technique of TV wannabes who crashed Barack Obama's first state dinner

Hero's welcome for Ahmadinejad in Venezuela

President Chavez said Venezuela and Iran would be allied 'until the end' as Iranian president bolstered his powerbase

Polanksi on bail as Swiss consider extradition

Switzerland's top criminal court grants request by director, facing child sex charges, to be released on £2.7m bail

COMMENT: nothing more than a photo opportunity

President Obama's decision to attend Copenhagen for one day at the start of the summit sends out the worst possible message

Bermuda shorts teamed with a pair of socks rule

Bermudas are favoured during the summer as a smart alternative to trousers with colours ranging from beige to pulsating pastels.

Judge rips up mortgage to punish 'repulsive' bank

Court writes of couple's $500,000 debt offering possible relief for some of the 7.5 million Americans in mortgage arrears

Prince Philip presented with royal Bermudas

Love them or hate them? Well, Bermuda is certainly proud as it gives a pair of its cherished shorts to the Duke of York