Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, at the G20 summit in Scotland
- US begins healthcare debate20:53President Obama met with Democratic members today to rally support ahead of vote
- Motive sought for Texas killings17:33Suspected gunman who shot and killed 13 soldiers at US army base remains in a coma
- Man sends photo for wanted poster17:25British man on the run provides picture of himself because he disliked police mugshot
- More than 100 held at Iranian rally15:58Tehran demonstration was held to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy
- Afghanistan criticises UN remarks08:06UN official went beyond his authority by giving instructions on corruption, ministry claims
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WITH HIS successor smarting from poor mid-term opinion polls and fighting to reassert himself after a series of setbacks, former president Jacques Chirac returned this week to the national stage he bestrode for three decades with the publication of the first volume of his keenly awaited memoirs. - Prospects for deal to address deforestation unclear, says alliance PROSPECTS FOR a credible deal to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation – commonly known as REDD – were still unclear when the UN climate talks concluded yesterday, according to the Ecosystems Climate Alliance (ECA).
- Search for baby exposes hospital kidnap ring Vanessa Castillo was told her newborn daughter had died. She had actually been sold, writes
JO TUCKMAN in Mexico City
- Powersharing deal in Honduras collapses A POWERSHARING deal between the de-facto government of Honduras and the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, has collapsed, reigniting the country’s political crisis.
- Tsvangirai calls off MDC boycott of cabinet meetings ZIMBABWE’S MOVEMENT for Democratic Change (MDC) leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has called off his party’s boycott of the transitional government’s cabinet meetings following the intervention of regional leaders.
- Israel rejects endorsement by UN of Gaza report
ISRAEL YESTERDAY rejected a UN General Assembly resolution calling for investigations into a report alleging that war crimes were committed in Gaza. - Czech interim PM among candidates to join European Commission PRAGUE – Czech interim prime minister Jan Fischer is among candidates to join the European Commission, Czech media reported yesterday.
- Danish journalism student held in Iran IRANIAN AUTHORITIES are believed to be holding a Danish journalism student arrested in a crackdown on foreign reporters. Niels Krogsgaard (31) was reported missing on Wednesday after attending a rally organised by the Iranian government to mark the 30th anniversary of the storming of the American embassy in Tehran.
- Germany admits errors in air strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan BERLIN – German troops made mistakes but acted appropriately when they ordered an air strike on two fuel trucks in Afghanistan that killed dozens of civilians, defence minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said yesterday.
- Palestinian youths breach section of Israel's barrier NILIN – Masked Palestinian youths breached a six-metre (20ft) section of Israel’s security wall in the occupied West Bank yesterday in a protest marking the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago this month.
- Political bickering hinders release of Fr Sinnott IRISH MISSIONARY Fr Michael Sinnott remains in captivity nearly four weeks after his abduction in the southern Philippines, but efforts to secure his release are becoming bogged down in political bickering between the army and Muslim rebels.
- Fledgling state looking outward but struggling to provide for its people There is little respite from the harsh reality of life in Kosovo, writes
DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN in Pristina
- American dream of home ownership morphs into nightmare AMERICA: African-American borrowers were 3.8 times more likely than whites to be given subprime loans, writes
LARA MARLOWE
- Book casts new light on Cork woman living in turbulent times in Paraguay Eliza Lynch lived through one of the bloodiest wars in South America, writes
TOM HENNIGAN in São Paulo
- In Short A round-up of other world news in brief
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