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Burma generals threaten action against monks
BURMA: Burma's military rulers last night
threatened to "take action" after up to 100,000 demonstrators
protesting against the regime flooded the streets of Rangoon in the
biggest show of dissent in almost two decades. p
France's role in Nato may increase - Sarkozy
FRANCE: France could rejoin Nato's integrated military command if there is progress towards an independent European defence capability and Paris wins a leading role in Nato's command structure, President Nicolas Sarkozy has told a US paper. p
Iranian leader dismisses war talk as he confronts angry US critics
US: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has
shrugged off concerns about the possibility of a US or Israeli
attack on his country, dismissing talk of war as a propaganda
tool. p
Other World Stories
World leaders hear plea on climate change
CLIMATE CHANGE: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened a landmark conference on climate change yesterday urging world leaders to craft a swift and united response to global warming or face the opprobrium of future generations. pFallon goes on trial at Old Bailey for race-fixing
BRITAIN: Six-times champion jockey Kieren Fallon will swap his saddle for a seat in the Old Bailey dock tomorrow as he goes on trial with five others, including two fellow jockeys, for allegedly fixing race results between December 2002 and September 2004. pSchwarzenegger adds muscle to climate cause
US: When Arnold Schwarzenegger ran for governor of California in 2003, environmentalists guffawed at his penchant for driving fuel-guzzling Hummers while pledging to clean up the planet. pArm's length: France and Nato
FRANCE: A founder member of Nato in 1949, France withdrew its forces from the alliance's integrated military structure in 1966 under Charles de Gaulle after a series of disputes over the dominant role of the United States. pBrown keeps election intentions to himself
BRITAIN: Gordon Brown yesterday mixed patriotism and social conservatism with the promise of more progressive change in a conference speech that left Labour and the opposition parties still guessing about his election intentions. pAmsterdam brothels face major crime crackdown
HOLLAND: Amsterdam's red light district is a haven for organised crime, according to the mayor and officials who are waging war on the centuries old sex trade, using the legal status of brothel-keeping to revoke the permits of a string of brothel owners and drive them out of business. pPoland rejects OSCE election monitors
POLAND: Poland's foreign minister Anna Fotyga has rejected an offer of election monitors ahead of the country's general election next month, saying Poland "has nothing to hide". pJunta flounders as protests lead to demand for peace and democracy
BURMA: What do the Burmese protesters want? Soe Myint , a Burmese journalist in exile, explains pUkraine's president refuses neutral stance as poll looms
UKRAINE: Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko has dismissed calls from election officials to stop campaigning and remain neutral ahead of next week's ballot, in which West-leaning and pro-Russian parties will fight over the future direction of the deeply divided country. pPakistani police arrest opposition activists in Supreme Court protest
PAKISTAN: Pakistani police detained opposition activists yesterday to stop them protesting in front of the Supreme Court as it resumed hearing challenges to president Pervez Musharraf's plans for re-election. pVillage power comes into play on EU reform treaty
European Diary The tiny village of East Stoke in Dorset went to the polls last week to begin a campaign aimed at shaping Britain's future role in Europe. pIn Short
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