Friday 24 May
• Russia-US
The presidents of the United States and Russia, George Bush and Vladimir Putin, signed what they called a landmark treaty, reducing their nuclear arsenals by two thirds.
George Bush and Vladimir Putin, signed what they called a landmark treaty
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India-Pakistan The European Union's Commissioner for External Affairs, Chris Patten, became the first high-profile diplomat to try to defuse the mounting tension between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir.
• Sangatte camp
Northern Ireland Secretary, John Reid, attacked the Conservatives over their insistence that Britain should not accept any asylum seekers from the Sangatte camp in Calais in return for its closure. He said the Conservatives' position was daft and dangerous.
Thursday 23 May
• Sangatte camp
The Home Office welcomed a statement from the French government, confirming that it intends to close the Sangatte refugee centre near the Channel Tunnel. However, the French gave no date for when it will shut.
• Gulf War syndrome
The Ministry of Defence is studying a landmark legal ruling which officially recognises Gulf War Syndrome as a disease. An appeal tribunal in Leeds ruled that a Gulf veteran, Shaun Rusling, has the condition because of his service, and is entitled to an army pension.
• Ashfield young offenders
The director of a privatised prison near Bristol was removed from his post because of fears over the safety of staff and inmates. The unprecedented step was taken after the head of the prison service, Martin Narey, visited Ashfield Young Offenders Institution in Pucklechurch on three occasions.
Wednesday 22 May
• Berlin demonstrations
Demonstrators clashed with police in Berlin where President Bush began his week-long tour of Europe. He is trying to gain German support for US plans to take action against Iraq.
Patricia Amos was released from prison
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India-Pakistan Tony Blair urged India and Pakistan to show restraint as tension mounted between the two countries over Kashmir. The Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said India was ready for a fight.
• Patricia Amos
A woman jailed for allowing her daughters to play truant was released from prison. The judge reduced the sentence against Patricia Amos and allowed her to go free because of the time she had already served.
Tuesday 21 May
• Labour funding
Senior Labour party officials announced plans to set up a new fund-raising committee to vet future donations to the party. They said its aim would be to end the constant innuendo of wrongdoing and encourage people to exercise their democratic right to support the party of their choice.
• India-Pakistan
The Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, is to travel to India and Pakistan next week to try to defuse the escalating tension between the two neighbours over the disputed territory of Kashmir. He said the possibility of war there was "real and very disturbing". Both sides exchanged artillery fire again for the fifth day in a row.
• US terroist attack
The FBI warned police in New York that some of the city's best-known landmarks may be the target of a terrorist attack. The US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, predicted that that terrorists will acquire weapons of mass destruction.
Monday 20 May
• Immigration
Tony Blair called for illegal immigration to be put at the top of the European Union's agenda. He spoke to the Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar, about forging a Europe-wide approach to the problem.
Tony Blair met with the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar
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Rail network The Transport Secretary, Stephen Byers, promised improvements in the way the rail network is maintained. He said future maintenance contracts would be awarded not to those offering the lowest price, but on an assessment of quality.
• Cuba-US
President Bush ruled out any easing of America's 40-year trade embargo on Cuba, unless a series of tough conditions are met. His speech came a week after the former US president, Jimmy Carter, called for the ban to be lifted.
Sunday 19 May
• Suicide bomb
Three Israelis were killed by a Palestinian suicide bomber in the city of Netanya. At least 20 people were injured, some of them seriously. Yasser Arafat condemned the killings.
• US attacks
The American Vice President, Dick Cheney, said that further attacks by Al-Qaeda are almost certain. He said intelligence officials had picked up signs of, what he called, "enhanced activity".
• Royal Marines commander
The Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon, gave his support to the commander of the Royal Marines in Afghanistan, Brigadier Roger Lane, who was criticised by the Sunday Telegraph.
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