Myrna Hague

While there was no sign of immediate resignations, the truth is barely less damaging: it took Downing Street close to six hours to extract grudging statements of support from key members of the Cabinet, and these were only given after Gordon Brown agreed to restrain the influence of Ed Balls, the schools secretary and longtime adviser, and Lord Mandelson, the deputy PM in all but name. Read More

In the three major cities in the Netherlands, more people met violent deaths in 2009 than in 2008, according to figures from the various police corps. Read More

The Hague has been asked to speed up the trial of suspects linked to post-election violence. Read More

Chopra is still planning to travel to Amsterdam in a few weeks and is hoping to discuss her concerns at a news conference outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Read More

A judge in the Netherlands has opened the door to a potential avalanche of legal cases against Shell over environmental degradation said to be caused by its oil operations in the Niger Delta. Read More

If the Metropolitan King County Council succeeds in breaking a partisan deadlock over filling a vacant council seat Monday, the appointment probably will go to departing Seattle City Councilmember Jan Drago. Read More

There were mounting demands for tough action against Iran last night amid claims it was behind the kidnapping of Peter Moore. Read More

Labour will be returned for a fourth consecutive term of office, with a reduced majority. Read More

The death in October of veteran Jamaican trumpeter and bandleader Sonny Bradshaw at the age of 83 passed largely unnoticed in the musical community. Read More