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Bhutto to defy rally ban
PAKISTAN: A crunch moment in Pakistan's emergency rule crisis loomed last night as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto prepared to stage a mass rally today, in defiance of a government ban. p
Finland mourns students
FINLAND: Finnish politicians have said Helsinki may
drop its opposition to EU plans to tighten gun control laws as the
country struggles to deal with Wednesday's school shooting which
left nine dead. p
Georgian leader bows to protesters and calls elections
GEORGIA: Georgia's leader Mikhail Saakashvili bowed
to the will of opposition parties and demonstrators yesterday by
announcing early presidential elections for January 5th. p
Other World Stories
New calls for Met chief to quit in wake of report
BRITAIN: There were renewed calls for the resignation of Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Ian Blair yesterday after the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) criticised him for delaying its investigation into the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. pSarkozy uses charms to 'reconquer heart' of US
FRANCE: France's pro-American president risks being seen as 'Bush's poodle', writes Lara Marlowe in Paris pIraq's Yezidis yearn for peace and understanding in the troubled state
MIDDLE EAST: Little has been done for the ethnic group since the bombing at Kahtaniya killed 330, writes Michael Jansen in northern Iraq pTony Blair reported on verge of conversion
BRITAIN: Tony Blair will convert to Catholicism within weeks when he is received into the church by the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, according to Catholic magazine the Tablet. pMussolini's Romanian slur threatens grouping
EU: The first far-right political group in the European Parliament, home to French politician Jean Marie Le Pen, was on the verge of collapse last night following a row between its Italian and Romanian MEPs. pForensic breakthrough may solve 1993 race-hate murder
BRITAIN: The Metropolitan Police have confirmed they are investigating new forensic evidence in the case of race-hate murder victim Stephen Lawrence (18). pFamilies petition for release of sons convicted of murder
CHINA: Five young Chinese men are believed to be victims of a miscarriage of justice, writes Clifford Coonan in Beijing pSA court sanctions bribery inquiry into Zuma
SOUTH AFRICA: A South African court has given the green light to a corruption inquiry into African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Jacob Zuma in a move that may thwart his chances of becoming the ruling party's next leader. pSouth American leaders push limits of terms of office
SOUTH AMERICA: As Latin America's leaders gather in Chile for this year's Ibero-American summit, the annual get-together with former colonial masters Spain and Portugal, one item that is not on the agenda is the growing trend among the South American contingent to try to roll back limits on their time in power. pSudan expels top UN official from Darfur
SUDAN: The UN's most senior humanitarian official in south Darfur has been expelled from the war-torn state, becoming the 11th aid worker forced out of his job this year. pSuu Kyi 'ready' to work with junta
BURMA: Detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said yesterday she was ready to work with Burma's military junta to ensure proposed negotiations on political reform were a success. pIn short
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