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  • US and Iraqi troops arrest Shia politician

    Soldiers of the US Army 1st Cavalry Division congregate in Combat Outpost Casino yesterday in the violent Iraq: US and Iraqi forces detained a deputy health minister yesterday, a senior member of the political group of radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, in the first major sign that a security crackdown in Baghdad was under way. p

  • Anna Nicole Smith dies at 39

    United States: Former Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith, who took her fight to inherit from her aged billionaire husband to the US Supreme Court, has died at the age of 39 after collapsing in a Florida hotel room, her lawyer said yesterday. p
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  • Reid's heckler arrested on terror charges

    Britain: The determination of the British authorities to crack down on what they see as Islamic extremism was evident yesterday - regardless of claims that they run a police state - when police arrested Abu Izzadeen, a high-profile radical Muslim who barracked home secretary John Reid last year. p

  • N Korea nuclear talks show signs of progress

    North Korea:  There were signs of progress in talks yesterday in Beijing to resolve the nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula, as North Korea signalled it may take initial steps towards curbing its atomic ambitions. p

  • Sadrist militia slow to respond to provocation

    Iraq: The US arrest of an Iraqi minister may herald a wider assault on the militia loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr, writes Michael Jansen . p

  • Hizbullah demands return of weapons seized by authorities

    Lebanon: Hizbullah demanded the return of a truck carrying munitions seized by Lebanese authorities yesterday, saying the supplies were heading to its fighters in south Lebanon. p

  • Past verdicts a bad omen for Muslims' case

    France: Whatever verdict is handed down in the coming weeks, the two-day trial of Philippe Val, the editor of Charlie Hebdo magazine, is unlikely to improve inter-faith relations in France. p

  • Excavations dispute divides Israeli cabinet

    Middle East: A live, around-the-clock video broadcast of the dig at a disputed holy site in Jerusalem; reassurances by the office of prime minister Ehud Olmert that the dig and planned construction will in no way harm the holy site; a similar message delivered by the police to the Muslim religious trust that administers the site. p

  • Palestinian factions agree deal in Mecca talks

    Palestine: Rival Palestinian factions signed a deal to form a unity government after agreeing on the distribution of key cabinet posts at talks in Saudi Arabia yesterday, Al Jazeera television reported. p

  • EU constitution not the answer, says Dutch PM

    EU: Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende said yesterday Europe did not need a constitution, but does need changes to existing treaties to help make it work better. p

  • In Short

    A round-up of today's other news stories in brief. p
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