25 October 2007: Afternoon

Scrutiny is back on Bush and his handling of natural disasters after a weak federal response to California wildfires.

Long deployments and 140,000 single parents in the military mean custody battles are increasingly being fought overseas.

Guardian America, Yankee cousin of the famed British paper, launched yesterday.

Matthew Baldwin gears up for NaNoReMo 2007; this year's book is Catch-22--are you in?

Russia's 'chessboard killer' is convicted for at least 48 deaths, but doesn't want cops taking credit for his capture.

Kazakhstan hopes to shed Borat image by re-making its capital in the image of Brasilia, other shiny cities.

This dessert can be found in many outposts of tyranny, showing a high degree of cooperation between the axis of evil countries. Excerpts from the Axis of Evil Cookbook.

Netting a motley crew of environmentalists, peace activists, and Maori leaders, New Zealand terrorist sting is deemed a success.

Calendar featuring Aboriginal swimsuit model proves to be more popular overseas than in Australia.

Croatia's Museum of Broken Relationships hits Berlin, where visitors are encouraged to donate their love life's detritus.

Oh, my: Denis Kucinich and Shirley MacLaine are seeing UFOs together.

Pasha Malla and Mike Baker debate whether director Wes Anderson's latest feel-good brother epic is racist, or just bad?

Forget Franny and Zoey: stories behind real-life famous siblings, from the Wrights to the Windsors.