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  • Date for sending Irish units to Chad due today

    French soldiers from the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment help foreign residents to evacuate the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, yesterday. Thousands of civilians have fled the city as rebels threaten a fresh offensive to oust President Idriss Deby. Chad: The Defence Forces are expected to make a decision today on a possible date for the deployment of advance units of Irish troops as part of an EU mission to Chad as the central African country braces itself for a fresh offensive by rebels seeking to topple President Idriss Deby. p

  • Tadic re-election may precipitate crisis in Serbia

    Boris Tadic speaks to the media after winning the presidential election in Belgrade. Serbia: Widespread relief at the re-election of Serbia's pro-EU president Boris Tadic was tempered yesterday by fears that the country's coalition government could crumble under the strain of internal divisions and Kosovo's imminent declaration of independence. p
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  • 'We could see armed cars in the streets and looting'

    Chad: Ana Damasio, who works with aid agency Oxfam Spain, was evacuated from N'Djamena late on Saturday night amid fierce rebel fighting. p

  • EU welcomes Serb moderate's win

    Serbia: The EU has welcomed the re-election of Serbia's pro-western president Boris Tadic and pledged to speed up the Balkan state's path towards future membership of the union. p

  • Early general election likely in Italy

    Italy: An early general election in Italy, at the end of March or the beginning of April, looks more and more likely following the failure of senate speaker Franco Marini to oversee the formation of an interim government. p

  • One dead in Israel bombing

    Middle East: A Palestinian suicide bomber from the Gaza Strip killed a woman in southern Israel yesterday, the first such attack in the country in a year, but Israeli officials said peace talks would not be derailed. p

  • Bugging report within weeks, says Straw

    Britain: The investigation into the alleged bugging of Labour MP Sadiq Khan's prison visits to a constituent fighting extradition to the US should report within the next fortnight, justice secretary Jack Straw told MPs yesterday. p

  • Zimbabwe opposition talks fail

    Zimbabwe: Reunification talks between leaders of Zimbabwe's fractured opposition have collapsed, giving the ruling party of President Robert Mugabe a powerful boost heading into elections next month. p

  • Taiwan's referendum on UN irritates Beijing

    China: Cross-strait relations between mainland China and Taiwan are becoming more tense ahead of presidential elections on the self-ruled island next month. p

  • Unicef's German branch faces crisis after chairwoman quits

    Germany: The German branch of children's charity Unicef is facing a crisis of credibility after its honorary chairwoman resigned, complaining of lax spending controls. p

  • Funding rejection for hardline Polish station

    Poland: The Polish government has blocked a €15.3 million application for EU funding by fundamentalist broadcaster Radio Maryja. p

  • Campaigns experiment online to see what works

    United States: With 24 US states voting today, the internet is seen as the easiest way to reach supporters, writes Jose Antonio Vargas in W ashington, p

  • US subprime banks 'invest' heavily in presidential race

    United States: Corporate America is pouring money into the US presidential campaign at an unprecedented rate, with a torrent of donations coming from the businesses behind the subprime mortgage crisis, a campaign finance watchdog group has reported. p

  • Text of Lisbon Treaty still needs to be fleshed out

    European Diary : After months spent ploughing their way through the turgid text of the Lisbon Treaty, many EU diplomats hoped for a welcome break from EU "institution-building". p

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