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Eighth suspect linked to bomb plot arrested
BRITAIN/Investigations: An eighth suspect connected
to the failed car bombs in London and Scotland has been arrested,
the British police said last night. The man was arrested "at an
undisclosed location", the police said in a statement but did not
confirm reports that the arrest had taken place abroad. p
Putin makes fresh offer to Bush on missile defence
US: Russian president Vladimir Putin has made a fresh proposal to resolve his country's dispute with the United States over a proposed missile defence system Washington wants to base in Poland and the Czech Republic. p
Dink murder trial opens in Turkey
TURKEY: The 18 men accused of murdering a prominent
Armenian-Turkish editor appeared in an Istanbul court this morning
at the start of a trial widely seen as a test of the effectiveness
of Turkey's judicial system. p
UK Terror Alert
Politicians unite in face of terrorist threat
BRITAIN: British home secretary Jacqui Smith wins praise for her calm response to the attacks, but a 90-day detention plan will be divisive, writes Frank Millar , London Editor pPolice restrict vehicle access to terminals
BRITAIN/Airport security: Britain remained on high alert yesterday, with airports and train stations the main focus of heightened security after last week's three attempted car-bombings in London and at Glasgow Airport. pHow a quiet desert kingdom gave rise to generation of extremists
BRITAIN/Jordan link: In recent years it has become something of a riddle. How did Jordan - the Arab country many considered relatively quiet, stable and modernising; the one some journalists liked to dismiss as the Hashemite Kingdom of Boredom - give rise to a generation of radical Muslim extremists? p
Obama has financial edge as fund hits $32.5m
US: Barack Obama has raised $32.5 million for his presidential campaign in the past three months, breaking all records for a Democratic candidate and giving him a financial edge over frontrunner Hillary Clinton. pBusinessman jailed for karaoke attack
SOUTH AFRICA: One of South Korea's richest businessmen was jailed for 18 months yesterday for abducting karaoke bar workers, punching them and hitting them with a steel pipe. pUS military attache's body found in Cyprus
CYPRUS: The US embassy in Nicosia confirmed yesterday that the body found on a dirt track in a remote area of Cyprus was missing military attache Lieut Col Thomas Mooney. pPolish coalition partner rejects revised EU treaty
POLAND: A junior partner in Poland's ruling coalition has declared war on the new EU treaty, saying it violates Polish values and interests. pChad president's son found dead in Paris suburb
CHAD: French police began a murder inquiry yesterday after the son of Chadian president Idriss Deby was found dead in his basement in an affluent west Paris suburb. pAbbas fires Hamas-linked civil servants
MIDDLE EAST: A few weeks ago, Sheikh Yazid Khader had one of the most coveted jobs in the Palestinian Authority. A senior bureaucrat in the information ministry and a Hamas loyalist, he had a plush office, a staff of dozens and a million-dollar budget at his disposal. pWhistleblower on Israel's nuclear secrets jailed for breaching parole
MIDDLE EAST: Mordechai Vanunu, the man who revealed Israel's nuclear secrets to the world, was yesterday jailed again by a Jerusalem court for talking to foreigners in breach of his parole conditions. pArgentine premier backs wife as successor
ARGENTINA: Argentina's president Néstor Kirchner has indicated he will not stand for a second term in office and will instead back his wife, senator Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, as the ruling bloc's candidate in October's presidential election. pPolish twins set new treaty hurdle as Portugal takes helm
European Diary: After weeks of contentious treaty negotiations, the EU press corps flew to Portugal at the weekend hoping for some rest and recuperation. pIn short
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