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  • US and UK submit new draft resolution on Iraq

    THE UN: The US and British governments yesterday submitted to the UN Security Council in New York a draft resolution on Iraq which would endorse a handover of limited sovereignty on June 30th, but gives the US continuing control of security.  Conor O'Clery in New York reports p

  • France open to reference to religion

    FRANCE/THE EU: The French Prime Minister, Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin, has modified his stance on the inclusion of a reference to Christianity in the European Constitution. Mr Raffarin said in Dublin yesterday that Paris was not hostile to a reference to Christianity and said he was ready to compromise on the question as long as it was done in the "right way". p
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  • Ministers try to break treaty deadlock

    THE EU: European Union foreign ministers have tried to break the deadlock in negotiations on a constitutional treaty, with a special session in Brussels focusing on two of the most controversial issues - the voting system in the Council of Ministers and a reference to the Christian tradition in the constitution's preamble. p

  • Video suggests US hit wedding

    IRAQ: New video footage showing Iraqis celebrating a desert wedding raised more questions yesterday about a US air strike last week that killed about 40 people. p

  • New cracks mean Paris terminal may be razed

    FRANCE: Workers heard new cracks at a Paris airport terminal yesterday a day after part of the roof collapsed, and the airport's head said he would tear it down if an investigation proved the structure was unsafe. p

  • Inquiry into Iranian influence on war

    THE US/IRAN: An urgent investigation has been launched in Washington into whether Iran played a role in manipulating the US into the Iraq war by passing on bogus intelligence through Ahmad Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress (INC), it emerged yesterday. p

  • Pentagon suspends prison guards chief

    THE US: The Pentagon has suspended the general who was officially in charge of prison guards at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, just hours after she publicly accused the senior US commander in Iraq of knowing more about the abuse at the prison than he admitted. p

  • Senator calls for boycott of Israel

    IRELAND/ISRAEL: A Fianna Fáil senator has called for a boycott of Israeli goods after the attack last week at a refugee camp in Rafah on the Gaza Strip. p

  • Old and new inspire Chelsea gardeners

    BRITAIN: King Arthur, Nelson Mandela and the Teletubbies are the inspiration behind some of this year's most eclectic entries at Britain's annual Chelsea Flower Show, the headline event for gardeners around the globe. p

  • Hong Kong DJs quit amid fears of media crackdown

    HONG KONG: The sudden departure of three of Hong Kong's top talk-radio DJs, famous for their outspoken views on mainland China, has prompted speculation of a crack-down on media freedoms in the former British colony and sparked fears of creeping political intolerance. p
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