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Al-Qaeda group blamed for Iraq killings
IRAQ: An al-Qaeda-linked Sunni group in Iraq said yesterday that it kidnapped 18 government workers and soldiers in retaliation for the alleged rape of a Sunni woman by members of the Shiite-dominated police force. Hours later, the government said the bodies of 14 security officers had been found. p
Diana inquest to be heard by jury, court rules
BRITAIN: The British royal family's desire to end the decade-long controversy over the death of Princess Diana foundered again yesterday after the High Court ruled the inquest must be heard by a jury. p
Moscow mayor adds his voice to rising anti-gay tide in eastern Europe
RUSSIA: Moscow's mayor Yuri Luzhkov has added to
the stream of increasingly vocal criticism of gay lifestyles from
central and east European politicians. p
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Ahmadinejad to arrive in Saudi Arabia today for talks on future of Lebanon, Palestinians
MIDDLE EAST: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Saudi Arabia today on his first visit to the kingdom as his country's head of government. pWar crimes court battles to achieve peace and justice
EU: The International Criminal Court aims to prevent crimes against humanity, but it can also confuse peace efforts, writes Jamie Smyth p15 foreigners feared kidnapped in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA: Fifteen foreigners, including 11 French nationals, two Britons and an Italian, are believed to have been kidnapped in a remote and inhospitable area of Ethiopia where separatist rebels operate. pBush to visit areas hit by tornadoes that killed at least 20
US: US president George Bush will today visit areas hit by tornadoes that have killed at least 20 people in several American states, including eight students at an Alabama high school. pSenior Taliban leader captured in Pakistan
PAKISTAN: Pakistani security forces have captured one of the Taliban's three top leaders, just hours after US vice president Dick Cheney's unannounced visit to Pakistan earlier this week, a senior security official and Taliban sources have said. pIsrael's Eurovision song draws complaints
MIDDLE EAST: The Finnish hosts of this year's Eurovision Song Contest say the organisers will have to decide whether to allow the Israeli entry to compete after complaints about its lyrics. pPolish deputy PM urges EU-wide abortion ban
POLAND: Poland's education minister and deputy premier, Roman Giertych, has called for an EU-wide ban on abortion, which he called "a new form of barbarism". pEarning foreign capital abroad to prop up ailing regime
CZECH REPUBLIC: North Koreans are working as indentured servants in the EU, writes Daniel McLaughlin in Zelezna, Czech Republic pBush's war on the cheap straining army to breaking
IRAQ : US engaged in Iraq longer than it was in the second World War The US military machine is being broken by the war in Iraq in ways the Bush administration could not have imagined, argues Tony Kinsella pCourt denies motion to halt burial
BAHAMAS: A US Supreme Court justice yesterday denied a motion by Anna Nicole Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, to halt the burial of the former model and take her body to Texas, according to reports last night. pIllegal Irish remain on tenterhooks in hope of immigration reform
America: When graphic designer Deirdre Foy moved to New York from Dublin 11 years ago, she was just 24 and the world seemed to be at her feet. Sponsorship from a US company meant she could work legally, and when she decided to change jobs a few years later her new employer agreed to sponsor her too. pIn short
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