A public inquiry into the UK's role in the Iraq war is set to open, with former civil servants first to appear in hearings that will climax with Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, taking the stand.
Arroyo vows justice over massacre
The Philippine President, Gloria Arroyo, has said "no effort will be spared" in the hunt for those responsible for a massacre in the south of the country.
Uproar over India mosque report
The findings on an inquiry into the controversial destruction of a mosque by Hindu mobs that triggered bloody religious riots in the early 1990s is set to be tabled in the Indian parliament, media reports say.
