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Blair says 'parading' prisoners will add to disgust
BRITAIN: British prime minister Tony Blair has
voiced rising anger and "disgust" at Iran's patent manipulation of
members of the Royal Navy crew seized by Iranian revolutionary
guards in the Gulf. p
Mugabe faces challenge from party dissidents
ZIMBABWE: Robert Mugabe sought to secure his future
as Zimbabwe's president yesterday amid growing dissent in his party
at the economic and political chaos in the country. p
Russian party leader wants Putin to stay on
RUSSIA: Vladimir Putin's term should be extended, one of the country's most senior parliamentarians suggested last night, rekindling speculation about the Russian president's plans. p
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EU threatens action if sailors not released
EU: EU foreign ministers have warned Iran to release immediately 15 British sailors it is holding hostage or face "appropriate measures" in "the near future". pUN: statement watered down
UN: The UN Security Council expressed "grave concern" at Iran's detention of British sailors and called for their release and an early resolution of the controversy. In a press statement, negotiated for more than four hours and watered down from the original British draft, the council also appealed to Iran to allow consular access to the naval crew. pTreatment of prisoners likely to be in breach of Geneva Conventions
IRAN: The Iranian treatment of the Royal Navy personnel taken prisoner in the Persian Gulf would appear to be in breach of the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners. pBalkan neighbours defend record on corruption
BULGARIA: Bulgaria and Romania have defended their records on crime and corruption during their first three months as EU members, in reports aimed at persuading Brussels not to freeze vital funding. p'Mirror' says sorry to prince's girlfriend
BRITAIN: The editor of the Daily Mirror apologised yesterday for publishing a photograph of Kate Middleton, girlfriend of Britain's Prince William, a day after she made an official complaint. pPoland revives its proposal to rebalance EU voting system
POLAND: Poland has proposed an alternative EU voting system it says benefits smaller and medium-sized member states in an attempt to revive the stalled constitutional treaty. pFrench opt for voluntary charter as way to discourage ultra-thin models
FRANCE: France will not ban skinny models from Parisian catwalks but will introduce a voluntary charter to make the fashion industry more aware of the health risks of being very thin, the health ministry said yesterday. pArab rulers make it clear they will no longer tolerate US interference in region
MIDDLE EAST: The Riyadh summit was uncompromising in its land-for-peace plan, writes Michael Jansen pFighting intensifies in Mogadishu
SOMALIA: Rebels shot down a helicopter gunship in Mogadishu yesterday in a second day of battles as Ethiopian and Somali forces sought to crush an insurgency by Islamists and clan militia. At least 30 people, and probably far more, have died. pJapanese prime minister plays nationalist card
JAPAN: Shinzo Abe is unleashing the historical deniers and whitewashers of Japan's wartime past, writes David McNeill in Japan pNo-talent singer could sound fatal note for 'Idol'
America Letter: It's one of the most successful franchises in television history, attracting more votes each year than a US presidential election, but American Idol may be facing its biggest threat yet - from a skinny 17-year-old from Seattle. pIn short
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