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'Reasonable' chance to secure peace, says Rice
MIDDLE EAST: US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice
said yesterday a US-led push for Israeli-Palestinian peace had a
"reasonable chance of success" as both sides sparred over a planned
Middle East conference. p
Summit hopes to bury six years of wrangling
EU: EU leaders meet in Lisbon today for a summit intended to end six years of institutional wrangling and decide a new blueprint for the future of the Union. p
Bhutto due to arrive in Pakistan today
PAKISTAN: Despite death threats and deepening
turmoil, Benazir Bhutto is due to fly into Karachi today, ending
eight years of self-imposed exile and launching one of Pakistan's
most ambitious political resurrections. p
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US waking up to reality of expanded EU - Bruton
EU: EU enlargement has caused the US to look at its relationship with Europe in a new light, with relations between the two increasingly defined by how to promote joint interests globally, the European Commission's ambassador to Washington, John Bruton, said in Dublin yesterday. pBush warns Turks against action in Iraq
US: President George Bush has warned Turkey against launching a military offensive inside Iraq against Kurdish rebels Ankara claims are responsible for attacks inside Turkey. pBrown again dismisses referendum on treaty
BRITAIN: A more combative Gordon Brown has again dismissed demands for a British referendum on the EU reform treaty ahead of today's European summit in Lisbon. However, Conservative leader David Cameron has warned the prime minister he faces a loss of public trust if he reneges on Labour's 2005 election manifesto commitment. pPolitical costs of seeking opt-outs highlighted
EU: Countries which opt out of justice and home affairs issues in the proposed EU reform treaty should expect to have less influence on the policy being adopted, the European Commission's ambassador to Washington, John Bruton, said yesterday. pFallon jury shown pictures of rendezvous
BRITAIN: The first undercover pictures of the men accused of a £2 million race-fixing scam involving former champion jockey Kieren Fallon were released today. pJunta to continue crackdown
BURMA: Burma's military junta said yesterday that it had detained almost 3,000 protesters who took part in the pro-democracy uprising and vowed to continue the ruthless crackdown. pSomali forces detain head of UN aid programme
SOMALIA: Somali armed forces stormed a United Nations compound in Mogadishu yesterday and detained the head of the World Food Programme in the city. pRussian officer charged over reporter's murder
RUSSIA: Prosecutors have charged nine people, including a lieutenant-colonel in Russia's security service, with involvement in the murder of anti-Kremlin journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Interfax news agency said yesterday. pTwo rising political figures presented to faithful
CHINA: China's 17th national party congress got down to the nitty gritty of behind-door power-broking yesterday as the two men widely considered to be the next generation of leaders were put on display. pIndia still quietly supporting Burma
INDIA: India has opted to continue its policy of "constructive engagement" with neighbouring Burma, despite widespread calls by western countries for international political action such as sanctions against its military junta following last month's crackdown on protesting Buddhist monks. pAction on Austrian student quotas to be suspended
AUSTRIA: The European Commission will suspend legal action against Austria over restrictions it places on foreign students attending its medical schools. pIn Short
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