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Putin to discuss Kosovo, Iran in visit to US
THE US: President George Bush last night welcomed his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to his summer retreat in Kennebunkport, Maine, at the start of an encounter of less than 24 hours designed to patch up deteriorating relations between the two powers. p
Attack warnings issued in April
THE UK: Warnings were issued three months ago about
the threat of a terrorist campaign to mark the end of Tony Blair's
premiership, security sources have revealed.
Day marked by fireworks and mass protest
HONG KONG: Hong Kongers marked a decade of Chinese rule yesterday with fireworks and parachute displays, as well as a mass street protest to demand more democracy. p
UK Terror Alert
Terror threat a test of Brown's resolve
Prime minister's reaction to emergency may test any consensus, writes Frank Millar, London Editor pClear links between attempted attacks in London and Glasgow, police believe
The links between three attempted terrorist attacks in London and Glasgow are becoming "ever clearer", British police have said. An incident involving the ramming of a four-wheel-drive vehicle, believed to have contained gas cylinders, into doors at Glasgow Airport has been linked to two failed car bombings in central London. pLatest attacks al-Qaeda inspired, says PM
British prime minister Gordon Brown has warned Britons that the terrorist threat they face is a long-term one, while vowing his government "will not yield" to or be intimidated by those seeking to undermine the British way of life, writes Frank Millar. pSalmond vows Scotland will not be beaten by onslaught
Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond yesterday promised the country would not be beaten by terrorism as Glasgow Airport fully reopened 24 hours after Saturday's burning car attack on its main terminal. pForeign Affairs says Irish travellers should remain vigilant
The Department of Foreign Affairs has not changed its advice to people travelling to Britain, after assessing the security situation yesterday morning. pPolice vow to act on any Muslim backlash
Muslims reassured: Police chiefs and senior politicians moved to reassure Scotland's Muslim communities yesterday amid fears of a backlash after the terrorist incident at Glasgow airport. pRevellers shrug off security
Concert Security: If the revellers streaming into Wembley Stadium for the Princess Diana memorial concert yesterday were nervous and fearful, they didn't show it. pMILITANT WEB: threat posted
Hours before police averted last week's attacks, an internet forum featured a message telling Islamists to "Rejoice, by Allah, London shall be bombed". p
Spanish gay parade far from being a drag
SPAIN: A homosexual march is hardly the place one would expect to see the Teletubbies. But Tinky Winky and his pink handbag was one of the stars of the fourth annual gay pride celebrations in Madrid this weekend. pKatsav's plea bargain deal is shelved
ISRAEL: Israeli prosecutors postponed a plea bargain deal with former president Moshe Katsav yesterday after public watchdog groups that want him tried for sexual misconduct appealed to the Supreme Court, officials said. pLet's drop pretence energy efficiency has no cost
THE US: The senator was vexed. The US auto companies were resisting attempts by her and other Senate well-meaners to impose a radical rise in fuel efficiency by 2017. Why can't they be more like the Chinese, she complained, Charles Krauthammer writes. pIn Short
A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
