Perhaps the strongest impression left by Tony Blair’s memoirs is one of familiarity. From Iraq, to terrorism, to public service reform, to criminal justice, the former prime minister plays the same tunes we heard from him when he was in No. 10.

Tony Blair has written an extraordinary political memoir. He could hardly do otherwise. This is not a judgment on the quality of his prose, which is sometimes erratic. It is a statement of the politically obvious.

Never mind the ceremonial handshakes – that's Israeli PM Netanyahu on the left and Palestinian lead Mahmoud Abbas on the right, with US Sectary of State Hillary Clinton looking on.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations yesterday sitting down for U.S.-brokered talks even as hard-liners on both sides vowed never to accept a deal.

Auto sales in the United States and Europe slumped in August reflecting the end of government sales subsidies and underscoring uncertainty about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery.

A federal judge has rejected the U.S. government’s request to dismiss an industry lawsuit challenging its deepwater oil and gas drilling moratorium dealing another blow to the Obama administration.

Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will be replaced for the team’s remaining matches in Britain after allegations of fixing.

The Pakistan spot-fixing scandal has once again shone the spotlight on illegal betting in the sub-continent and reopened the debate on the legalisation of gambling in India.