Mr Blair's article was seized on by the Conservative Party, with chairman Grant Shapps saying the former PM was right to warn that "Labour aren't a credible party of government under Ed Miliband".

BBC: Tony Blair warns Miliband's Labour over move to left

Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's new foreign minister, seized on the release of the article.

CNN: Analysis: Do war clouds loom over Lebanon vote?

In South Korea, attempts to remove Roh Moo-hyun have backfired catastrophically: a brand-new party loyal to Mr Roh has seized a majority in the country's parliament (see article).

ECONOMIST: Democracy in Asia

Several hundred rebel prisoners were killed after they had seized guns and rocket-propelled grenades from their guards ( see article).

ECONOMIST: America at last puts large numbers of men on the ground