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Turkey to pull troops from Iraq 'in shortest time'
TURKEY: Turkish leaders have moved rapidly to
assuage international concerns, as the Turkish military launched
what appeared to be its biggest incursion into Iraq in over a
decade. p
TV debate fails to halt momentum for Obama
US: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton returned to campaigning in Texas yesterday after a televised debate failed to change the dynamic of a Democratic race that is moving powerfully in Mr Obama's direction. p
EU and US urge Serbia to protect their embassies
EU: The European Union and the US demanded
yesterday that Serbia protect western embassies in Belgrade after
several were attacked and one man was killed in a night of rioting
fuelled by anger over Kosovo's independence. p
Other World Stories
Democrats overseas vote for Obama
US: Expat Democrats, including those living in Ireland, have chosen Barack Obama as their preferred presidential candidate, according to results from the party's "global primary" held earlier this month. pUpcoming Guantánamo trials all show with little justice
America: Osama bin Laden's former driver, Salim Hamdan, got some good news this week when Guantánamo's former chief prosecutor said he will testify at an April 28th hearing - in Hamdan's defence. pUS presidential election
US: The 2008 presidential race has been more about personality than policy, with the two frontrunners, Barack Obama and John McCain, placing their personal biographies at the centre of their campaigns. pIAEA 'concern' over Iran nuclear agenda
IRAN: The UN nuclear watchdog said yesterday Iran had failed to explain Western intelligence reports showing explosives and missile work linked to the production of atomic bombs and that this was a "serious concern". pBeijing plans sweep against migrants before Olympics
CHINA: After weeks of international criticism sparked by the decision of Steven Spielberg to quit as artistic director, Beijing Olympic organisers returned their focus to ensuring a "safe and harmonious security environment" for the games. pHistoric neglect threatens Kosovo's future
KOSOVO: The town of Mitrovica is a grim emblem for newly independent Kosovo - divided along ethnic lines, braced for possible violence, and blighted by a decrepit industrial complex that once employed 25,000 staff and is now silently crumbling. pDraft treaty on banning cluster bombs welcomed
NEW ZEALAND: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern has welcomed a draft treaty to ban cluster bombs agreed yesterday by more than 80 countries ahead of final negotiations due to take place in Dublin in May. pZapatero under threat from resurgent conservatives in Spanish elections
SPAIN: The reigning Socialists are facing a real challenge from the Partido Popular as the campaign opens, writes Jane Walker in Madrid pSocialists divided over power deal with former communists
GERMANY: Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) face an agonising decision this weekend over whether to break a long-standing taboo and co-operate with the post-communist Left Party. pKenya's warring tribes threaten hunter gatherers' survival
KENYA: Ten thousand Ogiek eke out a living collecting honey and fruit in the Great Rift Valley's Mau Forest, but extinction looms as their habitat is ruined, writes Rob Crilly pIn short
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