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Anglo-French relations poised to enter new era
BRITAIN: GORDON BROWN and Nicolas Sarkozy vied
yesterday to define their ambitions for a new era of Anglo-French
relations, promising an entente formidable while predicting the
forthcoming French presidency of the EU could prove "historic". p
Monks storm press briefing in Lhasa
CHINA: A GROUP of 30 Tibetan Buddhist monks defied Beijing's efforts to control the spin on this month's riots in Lhasa and other Tibetan areas when the lamas stormed a carefully stage-managed news briefing in Lhasa's Jokang temple for foreign journalists, shouting "Tibet is not free! Tibet is not free!" p
Mugabe rival says recovery could take years
ZIMBABWE: IT COULD take more than 10 years to bring Zimbabwe's crippled economy back to its previous status as one of Africa's healthiest, presidential hopeful Simba Makoni warned yesterday. p
Slum TV gives a voice to the voiceless
KENYA: A team of film makers is chronicling life in
Nairobi's Mathare slum, writes
Stephanie McCrummen . p
Other World Stories
Serial killers who preyed on virgins go on trial in France
FRANCE: THEY ARE known as les diaboliques . For nearly 16 years, from the end of 1987 until their arrest in mid-2003, Michel Fourniret (65) and Monique Olivier (59) were a husband and wife serial killer team who preyed on virgins. pDefending legal rights against a rogue state
ZIMBABWE: Being able to contact a lawyer in this ruined country can mean the difference between life and death. pThe place is ruined but liberty is at hand
BULAWAYO BLOG : Timeline: two days ago. So much going on it's difficult to keep track. pBusiness leaders call for calm to avert Turkish crisis
TURKEY: LEADING TURKISH business leaders have upped calls for calm this week, as tensions sky-rocket following an indictment against the governing party that could end in lifetime political bans for the country's president and charismatic prime minister. pHeathrow's new Terminal 5 suffers teething problems
BRITAIN: Heathrow's new £4.3 billion (€5.5 billion) showcase terminal yesterday suffered an unfortunate opening day with flights cancelled, luggage delayed and long queues. pDutch MP releases film criticising Koran
THE NETHERLANDS: Right-wing Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders launched a film yesterday that accuses the Koran of inciting violence, despite government fears that it will offend Muslims worldwide and stoke unrest. pSlovak media attacks Bill it says will curtail freedom
SLOVAKIA: SLOVAKIA'S MAIN newspapers devoted yesterday's front pages to a scathing attack on a proposed new media law they say will drastically reduce freedom of speech. pObama attacks Bush's fiscal plans
UNITED STATES: PRESIDENT GEORGE Bush's plans to tackle the troubled US economy are "completely divorced from reality", Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said yesterday. pRussia to send ships to guard fishing fleet from being seized by Norway
RUSSIA: Russia will send two ships to guard its Arctic fishing fleet from being seized by Norway's coast guards, Interfax news agency quoted the head of Russia's fisheries committee Andrei Krainiy as saying yesterday. pMaliki vows Basra battle with militia will be 'to the end'
IRAQ: Iraq's prime minister Nuri al-Maliki pledged yesterday that security forces would battle Shia militia in Basra "to the end", despite huge demonstrations to demand his resignation. pBurma's leader urges people to work with army
BURMA: BURMA'S MILITARY leader has urged citizens to join with the armed forces to crush "destructive elements" said to be trying to destabilise the isolated nation. pRacial undertones accompany global rise of 'brown sahibs'
DELHI LETTER : A NEW breed of Indian sahibs is emerging on the Western industrial and business scene, quietly but resolutely buying up iconic brands synonymous with former British colonisers. pIn Short
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