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Freed men now face extradition
Britain: Spain sought the extradition of two Arab
men for alleged al-Qaeda links yesterday, a day after the United
States freed them without charge from Guantánamo Bay and let
them fly to Britain. p
Border barriers come down all over Europe
Europe: From this morning it will be possible to
travel more than 4,000km from Tallinn in Estonia to Lisbon in
Portugal, without showing a passport once. p
New ANC leader denies crisis over election
South Africa: The newly elected president of South
Africa's ruling party has moved to reassure foreign investors that
he is not about to turn the country into a socialist state. p
Other World Stories
Wall of paper may replace last vestige of Iron Curtain
EU : There are mixed feelings on both sides of the EU frontier as internal controls end, writes Derek Scally in Frankfurt-Oder pCommissioner says Ireland welcome to join
EU: EU justice commissioner Franco Frattini has said he would welcome an Irish application to join the Schengen area to enable passport-free travel for its citizens. pBush denies any prior knowledge of CIA tapes
United States: President George Bush will not judge whether the CIA was right or wrong to destroy hundreds of hours of videotapes showing the "harsh interrogation" of terrorism suspects until the conclusion of several inquiries. p13 Iraqi patrol men killed by suicide bomber in Diyala
Iraq: A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with
explosives killed 13 neighbourhood patrol volunteers and a US
soldier in a volatile Iraqi province yesterday. pChannel 4 fined £1.5m over phone-in flaws
Britain: Channel 4 has been fined £1.5 million (€2.1 million) by the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom for breaking rules in two phone-in competitions. pSlovenia prioritises Irish Yes vote
EU: Incoming EU president Slovenia is hoping Britain can help Ireland with its referendum by ratifying the Lisbon Treaty in the Commons prior to an Irish vote. pWinner of Year Brown also gets Porky of Year award
London Letter : 'Tis the season and time to name the movers and shakers, winners (and maybe also some losers) of 2007. pIndia, China in joint military exercise
China: Nuclear rivals India and China began week-long joint military exercise yesterday, the first between the world's two largest armies, 45 years after fighting a bitter border war over a boundary dispute that still remains unresolved. pMoldova expels Romania diplomats
Moldova: Moldova has expelled two Romanian diplomats amid a fierce row over what it calls Bucharest's attempts to influence and even take over a state with which has strong historical and cultural ties. pShark yarn may be one that got away
Australia: As fishy tales go, Scott Wright's was a good one. pBritain fast-tracks law to secure Russian art
Britain: The Royal Academy in London last night said it expected its landmark From Russia exhibition to go ahead after the British government took the unusual step of bringing forward "immunity from seizure" legislation. pDeer-like land animal ancestor of whales
Whale's ancestors completely transformed as they shifted from a four-legged life on land to a life in the ocean, writes Ian Sample . pIn Short
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