Previous Day
Poland's Civic Platform looks at coalition options
Poland: After Sunday's election victory, Poland's
Civic Platform (PO) weighed up coalition options yesterday and
named their first political priority: to rebuild relations in the
EU, which have been strained by the departing Kaczynski
government. p
Hu reveals the men who will mould China
China: President Hu Jintao unveiled a new-look
politburo standing committee yesterday, giving the world a first
glimpse of the country's power elite and valuable clues as to who
will succeed Mr Hu at the helm of the world's most populous country
in 2012. p
Blood on streets as new breed of killers emerges from the shadows
Italy: The seemingly unstoppable Calabrian mafia is
bringing murder and drug shipments far beyond Italy's shores,
writes
Paddy Agnew . p
Other World Stories
Turkish invasion threat recedes
Turkey: The threat of an imminent invasion of northern Iraq by the Turkish army receded yesterday as Ankara's foreign minister vowed to put diplomacy before war, and Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani, predicted that the PKK guerillas holed up in the mountains on the border with Turkey were about to announce a new ceasefire. pGiuliani in firing line at heated Republican debate
United States: The Republican presidential race turned into a contest of conservative credentials as candidates used a debate in Florida to cast doubt on one another's ideological purity and political consistency. pNo real change involved in treaty - Brown
Britain: A seemingly confident Gordon Brown is gambling on a protracted parliamentary process to ratify the EU reform treaty, kill off referendum demands and eventually turn Britain's European question back on David Cameron's Conservative leadership. pBhutto alleges bombing cover-up
Pakistan: Benazir Bhutto yesterday accused the Pakistani government of staging a cover-up after it refused her request for British and American experts to join the inquiry into last Thursday's suicide bombing. pHungary fears national holiday will be marred by violence
Hungary: Hungarian fury at government lies and cutbacks could spark violent protests during today's national holiday events, according to the leader of a far-right group accused of drawing inspiration from the country's wartime fascist regime. pIMF sees healthy growth for sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa : The economies of sub-Saharan Africa, home to some of the most extreme and pervasive poverty in the world, will grow at a healthy pace next year, International Monetary Fund (IMF) economists said over the weekend. pExecution to go ahead in Alabama
United States: Alabama has modified its lethal injection procedure to take account of fears that it could be painful, and plans to go ahead with an execution scheduled for Thursday, Governor Bob Riley said yesterday. pFormer Mozambique president awarded $5m African leaders' prize
Mozambique: Joaquim Chissano is unusual for an African president. After 18 years as leader of Mozambique, and with a further five-year term beckoning, he stood down. He left behind a nation that was starting to heal after years of civil war. pCalifornia fires force 250,000 to flee homes
United States: Fast-moving fires raged across southern California yesterday, forcing at least 250,000 people to flee their homes and destroying hundreds of buildings as desperate fire officials called for help from other states. pNew Delhi deputy mayor dies after being attacked by troop of monkeys
India: The deputy mayor of India's capital, New Delhi, has died after being attacked by a troop of monkeys, hundreds of which have terrorised the city for decades. pSarkozy backing his friend Blair for new European post
European Diary : Bored from months of picking through the fine print of the EU Reform Treaty, Europe's media quickly turned their attention to the personalities in the running to land the plum new EU job up for grabs in 2009 if the new treaty is ratified. pIn Short
A roundup of today's other world stories in brief: p
