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  • Serb protesters set US embassy on fire

    The US embassy in Belgrade burns after masked attackers broke into the building and set an office on fire following a massive protest in the Serbian capital against western-backed Kosovo independence. Serbia: Serb protesters stormed and set alight the US embassy in Belgrade last night following a 200,000-strong rally to denounce Kosovo's western-backed declaration of independence. p

  • Ipswich murderer likely to spend rest of his life in prison

    Steve Wright: convicted of killing five prostitutes. Britain: A 49-year-old forklift truck driver from the east of England, is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of killing five women who worked as prostitutes in what the prosecution called a six-week "campaign of murder" at the end of 2006 . p

  • McCain denies affair with political lobbyist

    United States: Republican presidential frontrunner John McCain has strongly denied that he had an affair with a woman lobbyist, describing as untrue a New York Times report that he did political favours for the woman and her clients. p
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  • UK admits to two landings of rendition flights

    Britain: After years of denial, and to its acute embarrassment, Britain's Labour government has admitted that two US special or "extraordinary rendition" flights landed on British territory in 2002. p

  • Beijing accused of undermining Tibetan language

    China: The Beijing government is putting the Tibetan language in jeopardy by forcing children in the Himalayan region to learn Mandarin Chinese and not supporting the indigenous tongue, the Free Tibet Campaign has said in new report. p

  • Pentagon confident missile hit on satellite successful

    United States: The Pentagon said yesterday it was very confident that a navy missile hit the toxic fuel tank of a defunct US spy satellite, which could have caused harm if it had fallen to the Earth intact. p

  • Ruling could impede SA World Cup building plans

    South Africa: Development plans in many of the South African cities hosting the 2010 world cup games were thrown into turmoil this week when a court ruled that Johannesburg's inner city squatters could not be evicted unless alternative accommodation was provided. p

  • Anti-Musharraf coalition emerges

    Pakistan: Pakistan's two main opposition parties agreed to work together yesterday to form a government after their election win, raising the prospect of a coalition intent on forcing President Pervez Musharraf from power. p

  • Kenyan rivals agree on creation of PM post

    Kenya: The Kenyan government said yesterday it had agreed in principle to the creation of a prime minister's post as part of a possible powersharing peace deal with the opposition. p

  • Auditor cites abuse in way some MEPs use allowances

    EU: A report by the European Parliament's internal auditor is causing a ruckus among MEPs after it found problems with the way deputies use their staff allowance. p

  • Brown stresses ties to EU on first official visit

    EU: In his first official trip to the European Commission since taking office seven months ago, British prime minister Gordon Brown yesterday sought to persuade sceptics in Brussels that Britain is a fully-committed and wholehearted member of the European Union. p

  • Timorese president out of coma after attack

    East Timor : East Timor president José Ramos-Horta has regained consciousness from a coma after being shot 10 days ago in an assassination attempt and is talking to his family in an Australian hospital. p

  • City that seduced Marco Polo still sparkles in New China

    Suzhou Letter : When Marco Polo came through Soochow in the 13th century the great traveller was almost overwhelmed by what was then one of the richest cities in Kublai Kahn's empire. p

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