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Anger over sailors being let sell their stories
Britain: The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Royal Navy were accused of undermining the reputation of Britain's armed forces last night over the decision to allow the 15 sailors and marines held by Iran to sell their stories to the media. p
East Timor struggle may yet realise a failed state
East Timor: Joe Humphreys reports from the troubled
southeast nation, which goes to the polls today to elect a
president. p
Benedict mourns 'continual slaughter' in Iraq
Rome: Pope Benedict has lamented the "continual
slaughter" in Iraq and growing unrest in Afghanistan in his Easter
message delivered in Rome yesterday.
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Other World Stories
Poll shows over 50% of Britons believe Brown is unfit to be PM
Britain: British finance minister Gordon Brown, overwhelming favourite to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister, suffered a blow yesterday when an opinion poll showed more than half of Britons thought he was unfit to lead the country. pHamas seeks prisoner exchange with Israel
Middle East: Hamas has sent Israel a list of Palestinian prisoners it wants released in return for the freedom of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who has been held since last June, officials said yesterday. pGiuliani's 'hero status' under threat as critics speak out
United States : Firefighters and relatives of 9/11 victims are laying aggressive plans to undermine the former mayor's record, writes Peter Wallsten in Washington pChina nicely into its stride in preparation for Olympics
Letter from Beijing: As the green Beijing taxi with its orange band pulled up outside my office, I reached through the protective grille surrounding the driver to pay the 11 yuan, about €1, on the meter, thanking the driver in Chinese and bidding him farewell. As I did so, the driver pointed to the meter and said, in English: "Eleven." Then he said "Bye Bye", too, leaving me dumbstruck on the pavement. pEta signals renewed interest in peace process
Spain: Armed Basque separatists Eta yesterday offered to make new commitments to the stagnated peace process if the Spanish state stopped its "attacks" in the Basque region, where police have been arresting Eta suspects. pEgypt to host foreign ministers
Iraq: Foreign ministers from Iraq, its neighbours, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and the Group of Eight industrialised countries are to meet in Egypt in early May to discuss the security situation in Iraq. pIran denies Iraq PM access to airspace
Iraq: Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki has arrived in Japan after a marathon journey during which Iran refused to allow his plane to cross its airspace. pMan held over fatal shooting of woman in London
Britain: A man was last night under arrest over the murder of a young pregnant woman who was shot dead at point-blank range at her home in southwest London. The man, aged 40, is understood to be local and to have handed himself into police. pHizbullah rules out compromise with coalition
Lebanon: Hizbullah has given up hope of reaching a compromise deal with Lebanon's majority coalition to end the country's political crisis, the group's leader said yesterday. pSlovenian defies beasts and bandits to swim Amazon
Slovenia: Slovenians are celebrating after compatriot Martin Strel defied deadly animals, tropical diseases and river bandits to become the first man to swim the Amazon. pIt was not just Britain that Iran succeeded in humiliating
Opinion : Iran has pulled off a tidy little success with its seizure and subsequent release of those 15 British sailors and marines: a pointed humiliation of Britain, with a bonus demonstration of Iran's intention to push back against coalition challenges to its assets in Iraq, writes Charles Krauthammer . pIn Short
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