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  • Tory leader under siege after adoption rebellion

    BRITAIN: The British Conservative Party leader, Mr Iain Duncan Smith, was under siege last night after his "unite or die" challenge to his colleagues saw the bookmakers slash the odds on his survival. p
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  • Florence fears violence during social forum

    ITALY: The spectre of the violent riots that marred last year's G8 summit in Genoa will hang over Florence this morning as the renaissance city braces itself for a four-day- long European Social Forum. The gathering will bring together a broad spectrum of Italian and international anti-globalisation and anti-war movements. p

  • Shayler gets six months for selling MI5 details

    BRITAIN: David Shayler, the former MI5 officer who sold details about his time with Britain's internal intelligence agency, was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday for breaking the Official Secrets Act. p

  • Schroder popularity slumps in public fury over taxes

    GERMANY: Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's popularity has slumped by a record level since beginning his second term of office last month after an about-face on taxes. p

  • Greece welcomes plan for Cyprus

    GREECE: The Greek Prime Minister has welcomed a suggestion that the problem of Cyprus might be resolved if the island followed the example of Belgium. Mr Costas Simitis was responding to comments made by Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose Justice and Development Party won the Turkish elections on Sunday. p

  • Faith in magic is a comfort in war-torn Congo

    CONGO: Eastern Congo in is the grip of elite criminal networks, says the UN. Declan Walsh reports from Uvira, where the Mayi-Mayi, an army that believes in magic, holds sway p

  • Brawl between Netanyahu and Sharon will grab election limelight

    ISRAEL: February's poll will be overshadowed by the power play between the prime minister and his foreign minister, writes Peter Hirschberg in Tel Aviv p

  • US to submit new UN proposal on Iraq

    US: After weeks of negotiations between US Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell and officials from other UN Security Council member countries, the fate of the much amended US resolution on Iraq lay last night in the hands of US President George Bush. At a one-hour White House meeting, Mr Powell discussed revisions with US Vice President Mr Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defence Mr Donald Rumsfeld and National Security adviser Ms Condoleezza Rice. p
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