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- French muslim girls lose veil case in European court16:56 Europe's human rights court today threw out a complaint by two French Muslim girls who were expelled from their school for refusing to remove their headscarves during sports lessons.
- Suicide bombs kill 15 in western Iraq16:37 Two suicide truck bombs targeting Iraqi police stations killed at least 15 people, wounded 147 others and levelled six houses in western Iraq today, police said.
- Chile's Lagos bows out of presidential race16:23 Former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos ruled out running in next year's presidential race today, leaving the ruling but weakened center-left coalition without its main contender.
- Moscow's mayor links gays to spread of Aids15:41 Moscow has banned gays and lesbians from promoting their way of life because they can help spread HIV/Aids, the Russian capital's 72-year-old mayor was quoted as saying today by RIA news agency.
- Pakistan pledges to hunt down Mumbai attack plotters14:45 US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice said in Islamabad today that Pakistan gave assurances that it would root out terrorism and round up anyone connected to last week's attack in the Indian city of Mumbai.
- Israeli riot police begin evicting Hebron settlers13:39 Israeli police in riot gear started evicting hardline Jewish settlers from a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron today after days of stone-throwing clashes with Palestinians.
- Bombers attack Afghan government compounds13:36 Suicide bombers killed at least four people when they attacked two government offices in the southeastern Afghan town of Khost today.
- Thai king fails to attend function as crisis continues12:34 Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has a throat infection and is on a drip, his daughter said today after he failed to make his traditional birthday eve address amid a crippling political crisis.
- Russia welcomes Nato offer to repair ties09:31 Russia today welcomed Nato's declaration that it wanted to repair ties after a war earlier this year between Russia and Nato-aspirant Georgia.
- China rejects Dalai Lama's demand for autonomy09:03 China says there is no chance of embracing the Dalai Lama's demands for autonomy for Tibet, using the state media to condemn the exiled Buddhist leader's stance ahead of his meeting with French president Nicolas Sarkozy.
- Zimbabwe appeals for help over cholera outbreak08:11 Zimbabwe has declared a cholera outbreak as a national emergency and appealed for international donors to help, state media reported today.
- Pakistan kills up to 30 militants in airstrike06:22 Pakistan killed up to 30 Islamist militants in an air strike and three soldiers and a civilian were killed in a suicide attack in the northwest near the Afghan border today, officials said.
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- US seeks to ease India-Pakistan tension
TENSION BETWEEN India and Pakistan deepened yesterday as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tried to persuade New Delhi to adopt a more measured stance towards Islamabad after last week's terrorist strike on Mumbai that claimed more than 180 lives, writes
Rahul Bedi in New Delhi - Businessman who refused to pay Eta extortion killed JUST TWO weeks after French police arrested Garikoitz Aspiazu, the alleged leader of Eta, two gunmen yesterday afternoon shot and killed Ignacio Uria, a leading Basque businessman, as he left his office to meet a group of friends in a restaurant for a game of cards, writes
Jane Walker in Madrid
- 'Propaganda missiles' latest test of patience for beleaguered N Korea
FAMINE, ISOLATION, a collapsing economy and a leader reportedly near death - times are tough for North Korea, writes
David McNeill in Tokyo - Turkish woman's protest lets cat out of designer bag on workplace conditions
A worker dismissed for joining a union is in the national spotlight, writes
Nicholas Birch in Istanbul - Tory councillor resigns after IRA link revealed
A PROMINENT Conservative councillor has resigned because of the disclosure of her close associations with the Provisional IRA in the early 1970s, writes
Dan Keenan , Northern News Editor - Be ready to arrest Sudan leader, UN is told UNITED NATIONS, New York – The International Criminal Court prosecutor told the United Nations yesterday to prepare to arrest Sudan’s president if he is indicted on genocide charges, and not to protect him in a “cover-up”.
- Zimbabwean human rights activist kidnapped LEADING ZIMBABWEAN human rights activist Jestina Mukoko was abducted from her home at dawn yesterday by a group of armed plain-clothes men who identified themselves as police. Her whereabouts are now unknown, writes
Patrick Smyth
- Plan to unseat Canada's PM 'a coup' OTTAWA – Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper was due to address the nation last night as part of a high-stakes political and constitutional battle over whether the opposition should be allowed to replace his government.
- In Short A roundup of today's other international news stories in brief .
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- 17:01Du Plantier files handed over to French embassy
- 16:56French muslim girls lose veil case in European court
- 16:56Molloy admits 'mistakes made' during Fás tenure
- 16:37Suicide bombs kill 15 in western Iraq
- 16:37Derry men deny being Real IRA members
- 16:26Major ECB rate cut draws approval
- 16:26Fabregas reiterates Arsenal commitment
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