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Drama and tears in Bali as US finally gives in
Bali Climate Change Conference : No UN climate
change summit witnessed such high drama and raw emotion as
Bali. p
No respite for Brown as slide in support persists
Britain: British prime minister Gordon Brown's need of a new year relaunch was underlined yesterday by a poll spelling a gloomy Christmas for Labour MPs. p
Iowa newspaper's backing boosts Clinton campaign
United States: Hillary Clinton's presidential
campaign has gained an important boost with the endorsement of the
Des Moines Register , Iowa's most influential newspaper, as
polls show her trailing Barack Obama in the state. p
Other World Stories
British hand over power in Basra
Iraq: Britain devolved responsibility for security yesterday to Iraqi forces in the last of four provinces it once patrolled, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq. pRussian general's attack warning unacceptable, Polish PM declares
Poland: Poland and the Czech Republic have condemned Russia for warning them that they would be in danger of attack if they agreed to host a US missile defence shield. pTurkey launches air raids on Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Iraq: Turkish warplanes targeting Kurdish rebels bombed villages deep in northern Iraq yesterday, killing one woman and forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes, local officials said. pAnimosity mars ANC debate as Zuma backers heckle ministers
South Africa: President Mbeki warned the conference of the 'virus' of corruption, Joe Humphreys reports. pIran's former president to lead coalition into election
Iran: Former president Mohammad Khatami is set to lead a 21-party coalition with the aim of winning a majority in Iran's parliament in elections scheduled for mid-March. pOpposition vows to repeal Musharraf amendments
Pakistan: A key Pakistani opposition group has promised to try to undo amendments President Pervez Musharraf made to the constitution before lifting emergency rule on Saturday. pHamas flexes muscles before meeting of donors
Middle East: In anticipation of today's meeting of donor countries in Paris, Hamas demonstrated its strength in the Gaza Strip on Saturday by staging a rally of at least 200,000 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the movement's founding. pKhartoum's peace deal in jeopardy as North-South tensions persist
Sudan: A howling wind lifts handfuls of grey, dusty soil into the air before letting it rain down on the mudbrick houses of Jebel Auria refugee camp. pHow a bricklayer's daughter is redrawing the legal map
Paris Letter : Rachida Dati is often described as President Nicolas Sarkozy's twin sister. Like her mentor and idol, France's justice minister is hard-working, energetic and ambitious. Like him, she does not take kindly to criticism and turns brittle and sarcastic when challenged. pCandidates' religious beliefs their own business
Opinion : Mitt Romney declares, "Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone." pIn Short
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