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Olmert gives green light for 530 settler homes
MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL'S PRIME minister Ehud Olmert
embraced the right-wing settler movement yesterday by saying he
shared their pain in the wake of last week's killings at a Jewish
religious school and by approving 530 new settler homes in the West
Bank. p
Voting under the shadow of terror
SPAIN: The suspected Eta murder of a politician has
focused minds on democratic values. p
Wyoming victory restores Obama impetus
UNITED STATES: BARACK OBAMA has won a resounding
victory over Hillary Clinton in Wyoming, helping to restore his
campaign's momentum after a punishing week of primary reversals and
the resignation of foreign policy adviser Samantha Power. p
Other World Stories
Serbia set for snap election as government falls
SERBIA: SERB PRESIDENT Boris Tadic is poised to call a snap general election after a government comprising his allies and those of nationalist prime minister Vojislav Kostunica collapsed due to disputes over Kosovo and ties with the European Union. pIs this the beginning of a new intifada?
MIDDLE EAST: A third bloody Palestinian uprising may have begun long before last week's seminary massacre. pBush rejects Bill outlawing torture use by CIA
UNITED STATES: HUMAN RIGHTS campaigners and Democratic legislators have condemned President George Bush for vetoing a Bill that would have forbidden CIA interrogators from using waterboarding and other forms of torture. pBad news for Musharraf as parties agree coalition and back judges
PAKISTAN: FORMER PAKISTANI prime minister Nawaz Sharif agreed yesterday to join the late Benazir Bhutto's party in a coalition, raising the prospect of a government hostile to US ally President Pervez Musharraf. pChina foils attempts to crash aircraft and sabotage Olympics, says official media
CHINA: BEIJING'S SECURITY concerns ahead of the August Olympics are focusing increasingly on the restive western region of Xinjiang, after official media said security officials had thwarted efforts by suspected terrorists to crash an aircraft from Urumqi to the capital. pHungary's unpopular cost-cutting looks set for referendum defeat
HUNGARY: HUNGARY'S EMBATTLED Socialist government was braced for defeat last night in a referendum on controversial reforms aimed at bolstering the country's struggling economy. pMalaysian PM refuses to quit after drubbing in election
MALAYSIA: THE WIDELY expressed comment that Malaysia's general elections at the weekend caused a political earthquake may be a cliche, but the metaphor is apt. pWeighing up the cost of soaring prices
CHINA: Alarm bells are ringing in China after a freakish winter badly hit food prices. pMaltese polls suggest narrow Labour defeat
MALTA: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS in Malta went down to the wire last night, heightening the tension in this politics-mad island state. pLocal elections provide first major test for Sarkozy
FRANCE: NICOLAS SARKOZY was braced for the first electoral test of his presidency last night as France voted in the first round of local elections, with part of the electorate expected to punish him for the sluggish economy, watered-down reforms and irreverent personal style. pIt takes courage, not rhetoric, to reach out and unite a nation
OPINION : SHE THREW the kitchen sink at him. Accused Barack Obama of plagiarism. Mocked his eloquence. Questioned his truthfulness about Nafta. pIn Short
A roundup of today's other world stories in brief: p
