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  • Sarkozy vows to break with past as he takes over

    France's new president Nicolas Sarkozy passes by republican guards after the handover ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, yesterday. In his inaugural address, Mr Sarkozy said his election was the victory of 'the France that doesn't want to die'. Photograph: Thomas Coex/ Reuters. France: Nicolas Sarkozy had to pause a long moment at the end of the red carpet leading to the Élysée Palace, because he arrived two minutes early for his investiture yesterday, as if he could wait no longer. With a distinctive walk, somewhere between an amble and a George Bush-like swagger, he approached president Jacques Chirac, who stood on the steps. Mr Sarkozy's solemn expression broke into an ironic smile. p

  • Police interview Russian man in Madeleine case

    Portugal: Portuguese detectives continued their investigation into the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann yesterday, as the campaign to highlight her presumed abduction received British government backing. p

  • Gaza infighting kills 16, Hamas fires on Israel

    A Fatah supporter shouts slogans during a rally against Hamas in the West Bank city of Jenin. At least 16 Palestinians were killed during factional fighting in Gaza. Photograph: Abed Omar Qusini/ Reuters. Middle East: Israel renewed its aerial attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip yesterday, as fighting between the Islamic group and the Fatah party of President Mahmoud Abbas claimed at least 16 lives. p
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  • Sending Prince Harry to Iraq is too dangerous, says army chief

    Britain: Britain's Prince Harry will not be sent to serve in Iraq after military commanders decided that it would be too dangerous, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday. p

  • Senate says no to troop exit as war funding agreed

    US: The US senate has rejected a proposal to start withdrawing US troops from Iraq within four months, as Democratic and Republican leaders agreed to send President Bush a new Bill to fund the war by the end of next week. p

  • Queen appoints Salmond as Brown gets clear run

    Britain: Queen Elizabeth has formally appointed nationalist leader Alex Salmond as Scotland's first minister, while fellow Scot chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown appears on the brink of a "coronation" as Labour leader and prime minister of the United Kingdom. p

  • Deadlock expected between EU and Russia

    Russia: Deadlock across a wide range of issues is expected today when Russia and EU leaders will struggle to present a cheerful facade to their increasingly tense relationship. p

  • Serbs pressed to pursue war criminals before talks

    Serbia: The European Union welcomed Serbia's new government yesterday but warned that it had to prove its commitment to catching war crimes suspects before talks on closer ties could resume. p

  • EU talks centre on UK objection to losing veto

    Britain: British objections to removing its national veto over judicial and police co-operation matters have moved to centre stage in the debate over how to redraft the EU constitution. p

  • Jerry Falwell, evangelist who galvanised religious right, dies

    US: US evangelist Jerry Falwell, who helped turn the religious right into a powerful political force and caused controversy with his battles against abortion and homosexuality, died on Tuesday aged 73. p

  • US moves closer to agreeing new immigration law

    US : Irish lobbyists for immigration reform in the United States have expressed optimism about the prospects for new legislation after Senate leaders postponed a vote on the issue until next Monday. p

  • Republican candidates' no-holds-barred debate

    US: Republican presidential candidates abandoned any pretence of cordiality in their second major debate as frontrunners sniped at one another and more obscure candidates burnished their conservative credentials by attacking everyone around them. p

  • Chauffeur says he saw Spector leave house with a gun and blood on hands

    US: The man considered to be the star witness in the Phil Spector murder trial has taken the stand and described the morning when actress Lana Clarkson died, saying he saw Spector leave his home with blood on his hand, carrying a gun. p

  • Uribe faces new scandal on wiretapping claim

    Colombia: President Alvaro Uribe faced a new scandal over alleged wiretapping of political opponents and journalists, one day after he ordered the arrest of 19 present and former politicians accused of signing a "devil's pact" with right-wing paramilitaries. p

  • 40 years on, Aboriginals await fair dinkum deal in Australia.

    Sydney Letter/ Padraig Collins:  Between 40,000 and 50,000 years ago the people who would become known as Aboriginals came to what became Australia. p

  • In Short

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