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  • Musharraf aide concedes gains by opposition

    PAKISTAN: Pakistan's opposition parties were poised to sweep nationwide parliamentary elections as President Pervez Musharraf's supporters prepared to concede defeat. "It seems, according to predictions, that the opposition has won," said Tariq Azeem, a spokesman for the pro-Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League last night. p

  • Obama accused of plagiarism by Clinton campaign

    Chelsea Clinton meets Maui residents at a rally in Wailuku, Hawaii, this week to drum up support for her mother, Hillary Clinton, ahead of todays primary US: Hillary Clinton's campaign has accused Democratic presidential front runner Barack Obama of plagiarism after he admitted lifting lines from a two-year-old speech by Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick. p

  • Fayed outlines a vast international conspiracy theory at Diana inquest

    BRITAIN: It was some time during the afternoon that counsel for the Metropolitan Police outlined the extent of the international conspiracy to kill Diana, Princess of Wales, and her companion Dodi Fayed, as outlined by Dodi's father Mohamed al-Fayed, in the high court in London yesterday. p
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  • Clinton fears delegate rules could weaken Texas victory

    US: Districts where Mrs Clinton should do well will return fewer delegates than those where Barack Obama is favourite, writes Matthew Mosk p

  • Chinese activist who criticised Olympics is due to stand trial

    CHINA: In a sign of growing intolerance of dissent ahead of the Olympics in Beijing this summer, a Chinese activist who criticised the games is due to go on trial this week after he called for more focus on human rights. p

  • Singer swaps seat for stage to make opera out of a crisis

    BRITAIN: An English National Opera singer received huge applause after he stepped up from the audience, still in his suit, to replace a sick colleague part-way through the opening night show. p

  • Rice adds support to Annan Kenya peace talks

    KENYA: US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice told leaders in Nairobi yesterday that "real powersharing" between the Kenyan government and the main opposition party was urgently needed to put the country back on track after the disputed election in December. p

  • Senior Israeli official clashes with UN envoy

    MIDDLE EAST: A senior Israeli official yesterday accused the UN's top humanitarian envoy, Sir John Holmes, of putting Israel on a par with terrorists and of failing to acknowledge that Israelis were victims in the 60-year conflict with Palestinians. p

  • Brown will shed few tears if Blair fails in EU ambitions

    European Diary:  British prime minister Gordon Brown travels to Brussels this week on a charm offensive designed to persuade onlookers that he has a vision for Britain's place within Europe. p

  • Charges filed against Kosovan leaders

    SERBIA: Serbia has filed criminal charges against Kosovo's leaders in retaliation for their declaration of independence from Belgrade, and vowed to work with Russia to prevent the fledgling state joining international organisations such as the United Nations. p

  • TAIWAN THREAT: China 'deeply concerned'

    TAIWAN: With its mind clearly set on Taiwan and on separatist movements within its own borders, China yesterday lambasted Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia and called on both sides to keep talking. p

  • Prelate queries need for clerical celibacy

    GERMANY: The newly appointed head of the Catholic Church in Germany has described the vow of celibacy as "theologically unnecessary" for priests or the church. p

  • Maoist rebels kill 13 in attacks on police

    INDIA: A fierce gun battle continued for the third consecutive day yesterday between police backed by military helicopters and Maoist rebels in India's eastern Orissa state, after their cadres killed 13 policemen at the weekend. p

  • Medvedev tries to reveal human side in interview

    RUSSIA: Dmitry Medvedev, the man likely to be the next Russian president, fell in love with his wife when they were both teenagers, put himself through university by working as a street sweeper and calls his mother every day. p

  • Mugabe promised immunity by challenger

    SOUTH AFRICA: Simba Makoni, one of President Robert Mugabe's main challengers in next month's Zimbabwean election, has said he will ensure the dictator has a safe haven if he loses the presidential race. p

  • Nato expects rise in attacks in Afghanistan

    AFGHANISTAN: Guerrilla attacks on foreign forces in Afghanistan will rise this year in the face of a growing Nato presence, the alliance's top operations commander said yesterday. p

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