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  • 34,400 civilians killed in Iraq last year, says UN

    The wreckage of vehicles is strewn across the road following a car bomb attack outside the al-Mustansiriya university in Baghdad yesterday IRAQ: The UN said yesterday that the civilian death toll in Iraq last year was 34,452 - much higher than previous estimates - as an explosion outside a Baghdad university killed a further 65 people. p

  • Blair says union good for Scots and English

    UK: British prime minister Tony Blair has dismissed calls for an "English parliament" while declaring himself confident that the United Kingdom would survive the renewed nationalist challenge in Scotland. p

  • Obama enters White House race

    US: Barack Obama will provide an alternative to Hillary Clinton for Democrats, writes Denis Staunton in Washington p

  • Uniting America: the making of a star

    US: When Barack Obama exploded onto the national political scene at the 2004 Democratic convention, he was still an almost unknown state legislator from Illinois. p
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  • Campbell pleads guilty to assaulting her maid

    US: In keeping with the dictates of fashion, Naomi Campbell arrived at Manhattan criminal court a little later than the appointed time of 9.30am to plead guilty to assaulting her housekeeper with a mobile phone. p

  • Golden Globes set tone for Oscars

    US: The Oscars got their front-runners on Monday: Dreamgirls and Babel are likely to fight it out for best film, while Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker take the lead in the fight for best actress and best actor. p

  • Film and TV

    The winners: p

  • Snow Patrol picks up three Brit nominations

    UK: British singer Lilly Allen led the field with four nominations for the Brit music awards when the shortlist was announced last night. She is closely followed by Gnarls Barkley, Muse and Irish band Snow Patrol, who received three nominations apiece. p

  • London SUV drivers to be targeted in their pockets

    UK: A suburban local authority in London has decided to press ahead with a controversial anti-pollution residential parking fee scheme that targets SUVs (sports utility vehicles) and other high-fuel consumption cars. p

  • Paying the price of pollution

    UK: Richmond's parking-fee system is based on the average amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) a vehicle produces for every kilometre it travels, information which is readily available from manufacturers. p

  • Right-wing Sarkozy is praised even by the left

    FRANCE: The French socialist presidential candidate, Ségolène Royal's, hitherto charmed campaign has run into trouble. The shift in the country's mood has so far found expression in only one opinion poll, but the change is as palpable as a sudden cold spell. p

  • Charges in oil-for-food programme abuse case

    US: The former head of the UN oil-for-food programme for Iraq and a brother-in-law of a former UN secretary general have been charged with bribery and conspiracy to commit fraud tied to the programme. p

  • Secret talks explored deal between Israel and Syria

    ISRAEL: Eight meetings, facilitated by an unnamed European mediator, took place between 2004 and 2006, writes Peter Hirschberg in Jerusalem p

  • Saudis back US plan but insist sectarian strife must be tackled

    IRAQ: The US won Saudi backing yesterday for its plan to stabilise Iraq, but Washington's Gulf ally said success depended on Baghdad tackling sectarian strife, which was driving the country towards civil war. p

  • Russia confirms delivery of missiles to Iran

    RUSSIA: Russia said yesterday it had delivered new anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran and would consider further requests by Tehran for defensive weapons. p

  • German politician is new European Parliament leader

    EU: Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering, a German career politician whose father died in one of the last battles of the second World War six months before he was born, was yesterday elected president of the European Parliament. p

  • Russians warn against 'imposed settlement' on Kosovo

    UN: Serbian officials have again urged the UN to delay a final decision on Kosovo's bid for independence yesterday, while Russia is insisting it will only accept a solution acceptable to Belgrade. p

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