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Iranian weapons killed 170 troops, officials claim
Iraq: Officials of the US-led coalition yesterday showed what they said were examples of Iranian weapons used to kill 170 of their soldiers and alleged high-level Iranian involvement in training Iraqi militants. p
Putin broadside at US recalls Cold War era
Germany: Cold War rhetoric left a chill at this
year's Munich security conference after Russia accused the US of
starting a new arms race and blundering from one "unilateral,
illegitimate" war to the next. p
Royal lays out plan to tackle 'seven crises'
France: Ségolène Royal presented her
long-awaited presidential programme in a convention centre near
Roissy airport yesterday. p
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Lukashenko looks west as Russia threatens Belarus with subsidy cut
Belarus: The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, is now saying he would like his country to join the EU, but few are taking him seriously, writes Conor Sweeney in Moscow. pPortugal set to legislate as abortion poll fails
Portugal: Portuguese prime minister José Sócrates said yesterday he would ask parliament to vote to lift a ban on abortion despite a referendum on the issue looking likely to fail due to low voter turnout. pCameron's cannabis past 'remains private'
Britain: British opposition leader David Cameron said yesterday he would not deny newspaper reports that he smoked cannabis when he was a pupil at Eton College 25 years ago. pAustria's handling of child pornography case criticised
Austria: The Garda was not the only police force caught out when Austrian police revealed last week that they had cracked a child pornography ring involving more than 2,300 computer users in 77 countries. pJapan launches bid to end ban on whale hunting
Japan: Japan launches its most determined bid yet to end the two-decade ban on whale-hunting tomorrow when it hosts a special meeting that some fear could seal the fate of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). pTwo die as UN plan sparks Kosovo riots
Serbia: Kosovo's leaders pleaded for calm yesterday after two people were killed in riots against a United Nations plan to give the province only "conditional" independence from Serbia. pDecision to allow turkey imports defended despite flu outbreak
Britain: The British government has defended a decision to allow the import of turkey meat from Hungary after an outbreak of bird flu at an English farm that may be linked to an infection in the central European country. pSatellite technology leads to arrests in Politkovskya case
Russia: Satellite technology has led to the arrest of two men for the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, according to Russian media reports. pMirren is best actress in BAFTA awards
Britain: Royalty triumphed at the British film awards yesterday, with The Queen clinching best film and Helen Mirren best actress for her portrayal of the monarch, while The Last King of Scotland scooped three awards. pSenate must emerge from its protective fog of Iraq War semantics
Opinion : National Intelligence Estimates are not supposed to be amusing, writes Charles Krauthammer . And the latest analysis of the situation in Iraq was grim. pIn Short
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