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MEPs protest at absence of treaty referendums
Strasbourg: A group of jeering MEPs disrupted a
ceremony marking the signing of the EU charter of fundamental
rights yesterday, using the opportunity to call for more
referendums on the new EU reform treaty. p
Huckabee leads as debate in Iowa fails to ignite
United States: Republican presidential candidates
have met in their final debate before Iowa's caucus on January 3rd,
promising to strengthen the American economy and maintain high
levels of military spending. p
Propaganda war hots up over Nanjing
Japan: A new Japanese movie claims to debunk
Chinese massacre claims, writes
David McNeill in Tokyo p
Other World Stories
Hopes high Reform Treaty will be panacea for EU ills
Portugal: Treaty signing is only half the battle for Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, writes Jamie Smyth in Lisbon pState supports Cox for chair of EU group
Brussels: The Government is backing former Munster MEP and president of the European Parliament Pat Cox to chair an influential new reflection group on the future of the EU. pOpponents oust Blocher from new Swiss cabinet
Switzerland: Controversial billionaire businessman Christoph Blocher has been ousted from Switzerland's new cabinet after a revolt by the other political parties against his combative and populist style. pTymoshenko PM bid blocked as power impasse deepens
Ukraine: Allies of prime minister Viktor Yanukovich blocked deputies from entering Ukraine's parliament yesterday to vote on Yulia Tymoshenko's bid to replace him, deepening a power struggle that could paralyse the country's political structures. pGeneral's killing raises tension in Lebanon
Lebanon: The assassination of a senior Lebanese
army general yesterday exacerbated tensions in a country already on
edge due to parliament's failure to elect a president since Emile
Lahoud left office late last month. pCar bombs kill 40 as British poised to leave Basra
Iraq: Three car bombs ripped through a busy street in the Shia city of Amara yesterday, killing 40 people and wounding 125 in one of the deadliest attacks in southern Iraq this year. pFormer president of Peru jailed for abuse of power
Peru: Former president of Peru Alberto Fujimori has
been convicted of abuse of power and sentenced to six years in
prison after a judge found him responsible for an illegal search at
the home of the wife of his one-time intelligence chief. pSix children shot leaving school bus in Las Vegas
United States: Six children were shot and wounded in Las Vegas yesterday after getting off a school bus, but none of the injuries was life-threatening, police said. pGerman intersexual sues over operation
Germany: A German intersexual has gone to court in Cologne seeking €100,000 compensation from the doctor who she says removed her uterus and ovaries without her knowledge or consent 30 years ago. pClimate change road map to lack specific targets
Bali: The green lobby will not be pleased, writes Frank McDonald , Environment Editor p60% rise in humanitarian disasters, says Red Cross
The number of humanitarian disasters reported worldwide increased by 60 per cent to more than 6,800 in the past decade when compared with the previous 10 years, a new report released by the Irish Red Cross has revealed. pGormley demands action
Bali: Rich countries that "continue to prevaricate" in confronting global warming were "guilty of a gross dereliction of duty and future generations will judge them harshly", according to Minister for the Environment John Gormley pHotels accused of price hikes for Olympics
China: Keen to allay fears of Olympic money-grabbing, Beijing Olympics organisers have played down reports in the local media that hotels in the capital are planning to charge 10 times their usual rates during the games next year. pKorean anger over return of adopted girl after 7 years
Hong Kong: The case of a Korean girl given up by a Dutch diplomat and his wife in Hong Kong seven years after adopting her has sparked outrage among social workers and expatriate Koreans who are struggling to find a new home for her. pRock musician Ike Turner dies, aged 76
United States: Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogre-like image as the man who brutally abused former wife Tina Turner, died yesterday at his home in San Diego. He was 76. p
