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Al-Qaeda 'sleeper' jailed for nine years in England
Britain: A British court sentenced a man described
by police as a terrorist "sleeper" to nine years in jail yesterday
for possessing a trove of al-Qaeda computer material, including
documents on attacking nightclubs and airports. p
Bush allies criticise Iraq policy
Iraq: The White House has appealed to Republicans
for patience with President Bush's strategy in Iraq after another
of the party's senior figures called for a change of course. p
Hamas vows revenge for killings of 11 by Israelis
Middle East: Thousands of Palestinians marched in
Gaza yesterday for the funerals of 11 people, including nine
militants from the ruling Hamas, who were killed in an Israeli raid
into the central Gaza Strip a day earlier. p
Other World Stories
Leader's plane shot at, mosque siege still on
Pakistan: The sense of crisis gripping Pakistan grew yesterday as a bloody siege of a mosque stretched into its fourth day, suspected militants targeted the plane of the country's president, Pervez Musharraf, and a suicide bomber killed six soldiers near the Afghan border. pTerror suspect studied at Queen's University
Britain: The terror suspect fighting for his life after the car-bomb attack on Glasgow airport last weekend had studied at Queen's University Belfast, it emerged yesterday. pMarines face Iraqi deaths inquiry
Iraq: Up to 10 US marines are under investigation for the deaths of eight Iraqi prisoners during the November 2004 battle for Fallujah, marking the third war crimes probe of marines at California's Camp Pendleton, a government spokesman said yesterday. pArrests may sour relations between India and Britain
India: India's Muslims are dismayed at being linked to a terror plot, writes Rahul Bedi in Bangalore. pInvestigator stands over jails report
Europe: Council of Europe investigator Dick Marty said yesterday that he stood by the findings of his recent report, which alleged that Poland and Romania had hosted secret CIA prisons. pBelgian man in court after dinner guest found bodies in freezer
Belgium: A Belgian man appeared in court yesterday following the gruesome discovery of the bodies of his dead wife and stepson in the freezer by a guest at his dinner party. pDutchman arrested over McCann extortion plot
Holland: Dutch police have arrested a man on suspicion of trying to extort money from the parents of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann by saying he knew her whereabouts. pTwo arrests in Italy linked to Red Brigades
Italy: For the second time in five months, the spectre of 1970s-style terrorism raised its head in the northern Italian city of Padua yesterday when two alleged members of the PCPM (Partito Comunista Politico Militare), a group linked to the Red Brigades, were arrested. pFamily in Nigeria negotiates with kidnappers for release of girl (3)
Nigeria: The family of a three-year-old British girl abducted in Nigeria began negotiating her release yesterday with kidnappers who have threatened to kill her unless their ransom demands are met. pFish traders gutted by toxic site plan
Japan: For a nation that consumes one-third of the world's fish, few areas of Japan are as symbolic as Tsukiji. pGusmao gets partners to form coalition
East Timor: A party set up by East Timor's former president Xanana Gusmao has lined up partners to form a coalition government in the wake of last week's parliamentary elections, party leaders said yesterday. pImmigration reform has US politicians running scared
America Letter : The casualty list after the Senate's rejection of comprehensive immigration reform last week is long and distinguished, starting with President Bush, who staked more of his dwindling political capital on the Bill than on any other domestic policy issue. pIn Short
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