1. Life in limbo for Afghan refugees
(Opinions/Society)

Pressure is mounting on Australia to grant asylum to almost 50 Afghans who have been stranded on the Indonesian island of Lombok for the past five years. FULL STORY...   Pressure is mounting on A

2. Nato lukewarm on US troop call
(Archived/News/Global)

US appeals for greater assistance in the war in Afghanistan have failed to win much support from Nato allies.

3. Al Jazeera wins journalism award
(Archived/News/Arab)

Al Jazeera's Hamish MacDonald has been named Young Journalist of the Year at the Royal Television Society Awards in London.

4. Afghanistan mourns bomb victims
(Archived/News/Global)

Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, has announced three days of national mourning after more than 40 people were killed in the country's worst bombing attack since the 2001 US-led invasion of