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Gunman kills at least eight in Jewish seminary
MIDDLE EAST: AT LEAST eight students were killed
yesterday evening when a Palestinian gunman entered a Jewish
religious seminary in Jerusalem and opened fire. The attack ended
when the gunman was shot dead inside the seminary. p
Florida and Michigan urged to hold new primaries
US: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL Committee (DNC) chairman
Howard Dean has told Florida and Michigan that they must hold new
primaries or caucuses if they want their states' delegates to vote
at the Democratic convention next August. p
New call for MEPs to reveal details of expenses
EU: THE EU ombudsman has insisted MEPs must reveal details of their expenses and has warned that ignoring his recommendations will undermine his office. p
Other World Stories
Admiring Texan Gays toast their diva, Hillary
US: "THE THING is, Hillary's been a victim," says Leo Bartlett, taking a drag of his cigarette. "Hillary's a real fighter." She's been picked on, ridiculed, bullied. Those haircuts, that laugh, the clothes. Oh, and Monica. But she never gives up. She's got good policy positions. She bullies when she needs to. She's "a diva". And that about sums up why gays - not all, of course, but many - are such ardent, long-time and downright defensive backers of Hillary Rodham Clinton. pHollywood abuzz as private eye trial begins
US: THE LIST reads like the credit roll from a 1980s movie: Sylvester Stallone, Farrah Fawcett and Keith Carradine. Instead they are the name that stand out from a five-page list of witnesses released yesterday by prosecutors at the start of the long-awaited trial of Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano. pMinister accused of misleading public on ID card 'choice'
BRITAIN: THE BRITISH Conservatives have accused home secretary Jacqui Smith of misleading the public with an offer of "choice" while pursuing a system of compulsory ID cards "by spin and by stealth". pSerbian government rejects Kostunica's anti-EU move
SERBIA: SERBIA'S TOTTERING coalition government yesterday voted down an attempt by nationalist prime minister Vojislav Kostunica to rule out any deal with the European Union until it revokes recognition of the independence of Kosovo. pSpanish socialists set for narrow election win
SPAIN: AS SPANIARDS cast their votes on Sunday to elect a new government, it is still far from clear who will be their next prime minister. pBrazil and Paraguay at odds over shared power plant
PARAGUAY: Paraguay's main opposition presidential candidate wants a new pricing deal on the Itaipú dam, writes Tom Hennigan pJoint resolution helps to ease crisis over Colombian raid in Ecuador
COLOMBIA: EVEN AS relations remained tense between Colombia and Venezuela, there are signs the Andean region's most serious crisis in recent years may be easing. pCharities urge Gaza intervention as humanitarian crisis worsens
MIDDLE EAST: HUMANITARIAN GROUPS yesterday urged the international community to end the isolation and siege of Gaza, where conditions are at their worst since the 1967 occupation. pTV contest sparks revival of Arabic poetry
MIDDLE EAST: A TV show featuring poets competing for a large cash prize has proved an Arab hit pWishes of Italian voters may be buried in avalanche of choice
LETTER FROM ROME: FANCY VOTING for the "Existential Impotents Party"? Whether the "impotence" in question is sexual or political remains to be seen. On the other hand, perhaps you would prefer the "Catholic And Liberal Holy Roman Empire" party, or maybe the "Movement of Young Poets of Action", or then again the "No Rubbish List", one that is sure to go down well in Naples. pIn short
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