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Republican candidate John McCain has promised to put party divisions aside
- Rice arrives in Libya for historic trip16:55 Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Libya today on the first trip there by a US secretary of state in 55 years.
- Venezuela arrests Colombian ex-minister16:08 Venezuela arrested a former Colombian farming minister wanted in his home country on charges of kidnapping a political rival and accused of links to right-wing military groups, state television said today.
- Russia accuses US of encouraging Georgia15:15 Russia accused the United States today of encouraging Georgian aggression by supporting Tbilisi's Nato membership bid.
- 'Missing' canoeist makes bid for appeal13:39 Back from the dead canoeist John Darwin has launched a bid to appeal against his sentence, his solicitor said today.
- Latest hurricane kills 136 in Haiti13:02 Powerful Hurricane Ike weakened slightly as it charged across the Atlantic toward the Bahamas and the United States today while Tropical Storm Hanna's death toll from floods in Haiti grew to 136.
- Former US lobbyist gets 4 years in corruption case12:46 Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced yesterday to serve four more years in prison in a corruption scandal that rocked Washington's power elite and helped Republicans lose control of Congress.
- Poland investigations CIA prison allegations12:16 The Polish prosecutor's office is investigating allegations that there was a CIA prison in Poland where al Qaeda suspects were questioned and guards might have used methods close to torture, the prime minister's top adviser said today.
- Mother of 'missing' girl pleads not guilty to kidnap11:49 The mother of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews, who went missing for 24 days earlier this year, has been charged with her kidnap and false imprisonment, a court heard today.
- Indian authorities warn of further flooding11:20 Authorities battling a massive deluge in eastern India issued public warnings today of more floods to come and asked villagers not to return home from temporary shelters yet.
- Thai police warn on protests as gunman wounds two10:01 Thai police today warned students to avoid street protests after a gunman shot and wounded two students demonstrating against the country’s prime minister, raising new fears of violence in the country’s tense political crisis.
- Boeing issues guidance after crash landing investigation07:26 An aeroplane maker has issued urgent guidance to pilots in the wake of an investigation that found a British Airways jet’s crash landing was probably caused by ice in its fuel system.
- West blocking Russia's entrance to WTO - Shuvalov07:08 Russia wants to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) but the West is blocking the process, the country's first deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov has said.
Other World Stories
- Haiti in middle of 'catastrophe' as fourth tropical storm looms
HAITI:HAITI WAS reeling last night from a series of tropical storms which have devastated crops and infrastructure and left bodies floating in flooded towns. - Thais to vote on dissolving parliament
THAILAND:IN A fresh effort to defuse Thailand's political crisis, its cabinet agreed yesterday to hold a referendum hours after the beleaguered prime minister Samak Sundaravej again vowed, in a national radio address, that he would not resign. - Quake report blames bad buildingsCHINA:A CHINESE official assessing the destruction in Sichuan province caused by the May 12th earthquake has acknowledged that shoddy construction could be the reason so many schools collapsed, killing thousands of children.
- US involved in Pakistani village raidUS: - US commandos entered Pakistan this week to attack an al-Qaeda target near the Afghan border in a move that could signal more intense American efforts to thwart cross-border attacks, US officials said yesterday.
- Clarke calls for Brown to 'stand down with honour'UK:GORDON BROWN should "stand down with honour" unless able to "establish his authority and set a clear leadership direction" in the next few months, former home secretary Charles Clarke said yesterday, reports Frank Millar, London Editor.
- Albanian artist's cork mosaic a record breakerALBANIA:An Albanian artist has created the largest mosaic ever made from corks, which he arranged as an homage to life around the Mediterranean.
- Chad still using child soldiers - rights groupTHE CHADIAN government and a Darfur rebel group backed by it both continue to recruit child soldiers, a human rights group has said, writes
Mary Fitzgerald, Foreign Affairs Correspondent
- Mugabe sets powersharing deal deadline for Tsvangirai
ZIMBABWE:ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe will form a new government without the opposition if its leader Morgan Tsvangirai had failed to sign a powersharing deal by last night, state media said yesterday. - French peace initiative comes with few strings attachedSYRIA:Syrians welcome France's role in the Middle East, but there are contradictions in the countries' relations, writes
Lara Marlowein Damascus
- Police set to indict Olmert on corruption chargesISRAEL:Israeli police are likely to recommend on Sunday that the prime minister Ehud Olmert be indicted on corruption charges, Israeli media reported yesterday.
- 24 killed in Chinese coal mine blastCHINA:Twenty-four people were killed and six injured in a gas explosion at a coal mine in Chinas northeast province of Liaoning early yesterday, Xinhua news agency said.
US Election
- Republican star is born as Palin has delegates on their feet
US:REPUBLICANS YESTERDAY hailed the birth of a new political star after John McCain's vice-presidential running mate Sarah Palin thrilled the party's national convention with a barnstorming speech that slammed Barack Obama as insubstantial and elitist, while defending her own credentials, writes
Denis Stauntonin St Paul, Minnesota. - Inexperience of 'pretty headstrong lady' is no barrier, says mayorUS:'She likes hunting and is against abortion, so she sounds like the kind of person we want.'
Andrew Wardmeets voters in St Peter, Minnesota
- Inexperience of 'pretty headstrong lady' is no barrier, says mayor'She likes hunting and is against abortion, so she sounds like the kind of person we want.' Andrew Ward meets voters in St Peter, Minnesota
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- 17:13Worthington puts faith in science
- 17:08Robinson meets loyalist paramilitaries
- 16:55Rice arrives in Libya for historic trip
- 16:40Barton gets 6-match ban for attack
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