Thursday, January 4, 2007

Blair threatens to cancel NI elections
19:51 British Prime Minister Tony Blair today threatened to cancel elections to a new Northern Ireland Assembly if Sinn Féin and the DUP do not resolve their row over policing. Mr Blair warned Democratic Unionist leader the Rev Ian Paisley and Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams to end their stand-off and clear the way for a poll on March 7th. The DUP leader issued a statement today, insisting there would be no yielding on his party's requirement for Sinn Féin to support the police.

Iraq identifies guards in Saddam execution video
21:12 Investigators have identified two guards who illicitly filmed Saddam Hussein's execution, an official said today, as the Iraqi government sought to dampen growing outrage from Sunni Arabs over the unruly hanging.
Spain's PM still optimistic despite explosives find
20:27 Spain's prime minister said today that a deadly ETA car bomb had not dashed his hopes for a negotiated peace in the Basque Country, but his words were quickly followed by the discovery of more hidden explosives.
Pelosi becomes first woman to lead US House
20:13 Nancy Pelosi, a California liberal who helped engineer the Democratic takeover of the US Congress from President George W. Bush's Republicans, this evening became the first woman to lead the US House of Representatives.
No special treatment for accused gardaí - Garda chief
15:05 Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy vowed today that any member of the force who broke the law would be dealt with no differently than other sectors of society.