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  • Bush criticises Iran's role as terror sponsor

    US president George Bush is shown a falcon by Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan during his visit to the United Arab Emirates yesterday. In his only formal speech during his tour of the Middle East, Mr Bush urged US allies in the region to confront Iran "before it is too late". Middle East: US president George Bush has ratcheted up his rhetoric over Iran, lambasting it as "the world's leading sponsor of state terror", and urging America's closest Arab allies to confront it "before it is too late". p

  • Democracy activists protest in Hong Kong

    China: Thousands of democracy activists took to the streets in Hong Kong yesterday to protest against Beijing's decision not to allow direct elections in the former Crown colony until 2017. p

  • Comeback kid McCain now drawing the crowds

    Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain shakes hands with marines during a campaign event in Clawson, Michigan, on Saturday. United States: As the queue snaked around Clawson High School and along an adjoining football pitch, it was hard to believe that the rally inside was for a Republican presidential candidate rather than for one of the Democratic superstars in the race. p
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  • Tehran agrees to answer IAEA questions on nuclear activities

    Iran: Iran has agreed to answer remaining questions about its past covert nuclear activities within a month during talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief, the UN watchdog said yesterday. p

  • Georgia election protest attracts crowd of 35,000

    Georgia: About 35,000 people protested in the Georgian capital yesterday against a presidential election they say leader Mikhail Saakashvili rigged. p

  • Merkel's CDU at centre of row on youth crime

    Hesse state governor Roland Koch and German chancellor Angela Merkel wave to the audience at the start of the state election campaign in Wetzlar yesterday. Germany: The gloves have finally come off in Germany's grand coalition government after a regional row over juvenile crime boiled over into a slanging match in Berlin. p

  • Water torture would be painful - official

    United States: US intelligence chief Mike McConnell said in a magazine interview that waterboarding would be torture if it was used against him personally, but stopped short of condemning the controversial interrogation technique. p

  • Blair EU presidency opposed

    EU: The head of France's opposition Socialist party yesterday rejected the idea that former British prime minister Tony Blair could become the first president of the European Union. p

  • Early season floods devastate large tracts of Mozambique

    Mozambique: Relief efforts have been stepped up to help thousands of people displaced by floods in Mozambique, where the waters of the Zambezi and other main rivers continue to rise. p

  • Taiwan's opposition party sweeps to election victory

    Taiwan: Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang Nationalist Party (KMT) scored a landslide victory over the ruling party in legislative elections on the island on Saturday, boosting their chances of taking back the presidency in elections in March and signalling better ties with China. p

  • Iraq votes to rescind some anti-Baath measures

    Iraq: The Iraqi parliament on Saturday adopted legislation to permit former members of the Baath party to resume government jobs and qualify for pensions. p

  • Man held without conviction in Sri Lankan prison for 50 years

    Sri Lanka: A man has been released from prison in Sri Lanka after being held on remand for 50 years, the BBC has reported. p

  • Child abuse cult case baffles Czech police

    Czech Republic: Czech police are grappling with a bizarre case involving alleged child abuse, an obscure religious cult and a mysterious mistress of disguise, which has enthralled the public and baffled psychologists. p

  • Brown backs change in organ donation system

    Britain: British prime minister Gordon Brown yesterday signalled his support for a new approach to organ transplants which would see everyone automatically placed on a register of donors unless they or their families object. p

  • Interpol chief accused of corruption quits

    South Africa: South Africa's police chief and the head of Interpol, Jackie Selebi, stepped down from both jobs at the weekend after prosecutors said they intend to charge him with bribery and defeating the ends of justice over his "generally corrupt relationship" with a convicted drug trafficker who is on trial for murder. p

  • Golden Globe winners revealed in Hollywood

    United States: Hollywood announced the strike-plagued Golden Globe awards yesterday at a news conference, rather than at the usual star-filled gala. p

  • It's time for canonised Obama to answer real questions

    Opinion : Was it the tears in the New Hampshire coffee shop? Whenever there is a political upset, everyone looks for the unscripted incident, the I-paid-for-this-microphone moment that can account for it. p

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