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Betancourt joy at French return
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt expresses her thanks as she lands in France, days after her release from captivity.
4 Jul 2008 at 11:08am
SocGen hit by rogue trader fine
French bank Societe Generale is fined 4m euros for allowing one of its staff to operate as a rogue trader.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:53pm
Poland holds out over US missiles
Poland's prime minister rejects the latest terms offered by the US to site part of a missile defence system there.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:35am
Pakistan 'knew of nuclear flight'
Disgraced scientist AQ Khan says Pakistan flew nuclear material to North Korea with the knowledge of the army.
4 Jul 2008 at 1:15pm
Ex-Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86
Former US Republican Senator Jesse Helms - a leading conservative politician - dies aged 86, officials say.
4 Jul 2008 at 11:06am
Tehran responds to nuclear offer
Iran responds to an international offer of incentives for suspending uranium enrichment, EU and Iranian officials say.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:33pm
Dozens hurt in Belarus bomb blast
Fifty people are injured in the Belarussian capital in a bomb explosion at a concert attended by President Lukashenko.
4 Jul 2008 at 11:01am
Opposition 'must accept Mugabe'
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says the opposition has to accept him as leader before any talks.
4 Jul 2008 at 1:12pm
Fires cause California evacuation
Thousands of people are told to leave their homes as wildfires burn in large areas of the US state of California.
4 Jul 2008 at 2:50am
'Bright object' spotted in sky is the Moon, police confirm
A 999 caller worried about a bright object in the sky has the mystery solved by police - it was the Moon.
4 Jul 2008 at 5:24am
US 'pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl
US 'pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl
3 Jul 2008 at 5:10pm
Zimbabwe to miss World Twenty20
Zimbabwe withdraw from the World Twenty20 in England next summer, but retain their ICC status.
4 Jul 2008 at 5:22am
Cricket: Shoaib's ban suspended
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is free to play cricket after his 18-month ban for indiscipline is suspended.
4 Jul 2008 at 4:41am
Toilet to catwalk
Excrement clearers join top models in New York
4 Jul 2008 at 6:57am
Out of the blue
Bomb blast shatters Belarus' facade of stability
4 Jul 2008 at 10:57am
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Obituary: Jesse Helms
Senator Jesse Helms, member of the US Senate's foreign relations committee for two decades and its chairman from 1995 to 2001, has died at the age of 86. To echo this newspaper's memorable comment on the death of William Randolph Hearst, it is hard even now to think of him with charity. From his earliest years, Helms's attitudes recalled those of an earlier southern bigot, Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi, who so outraged his Senate colleagues, that they eventually refused even to let him take his seat
by Harold Jackson
4 Jul 2008 at 1:25pm
Q&A: Zimbabwe's disputed election
Allegra Stratton rounds up recent developments in the country's political crisis
by Allegra Stratton
4 Jul 2008 at 1:19pm
Zimbabwean prison officer's film shows Mugabe vote-rigging
Film believed to be first footage of how Robert Mugabe's supporters rigged the elections in Zimbabwe has been smuggled out of the country by a prison officer
by Duncan Campbell, Paul Lewis
4 Jul 2008 at 1:15pm
Zimbabwe election: The stolen ballots
Robert Mugabe's henchmen have long been suspected of stealing civil servant postal ballots. This GuardianFilms exclusive provides the first evidence of how they did it
4 Jul 2008 at 1:13pm
Betancourt describes sadistic treatment at hands of captors
Harrowing details about the captivity of Ingrid Betancourt and other rebel-held hostages in Colombia emerged today, as doubts surfaced over the official version of their daring rescue
by Rory Carroll, Sibylla Brodzinsky
4 Jul 2008 at 12:51pm
Q&A: The 'pregnant man'
What's the story?An American female to male transexual called Thomas Beatie has given birth to a baby girl in the state of Oregon
by David Batty
4 Jul 2008 at 12:29pm
Litvinenko associate granted asylum by Britain
Moscow angered by Home Office ruling that Andrei Sidelnikov, who met murdered spy two days before his poisoning, faces danger if sent back to Russia
by Luke Harding
4 Jul 2008 at 11:01am
Police pursue burglary theory in French student murders
Two French students found stabbed to death after a fire at a London flat may have been the victims of a bungled burglary, police say
by Rosalind Ryan
4 Jul 2008 at 10:29am
BBC admits error in broadcasting fatal Jerusalem shooting on 10pm news
The BBC has admitted it was wrong to broadcast graphic footage of a man being shot dead in Jerusalem. By John Plunkett
by John Plunkett
4 Jul 2008 at 9:59am
Bush to attend Olympic opening ceremony
China's Olympic organisers received a political filip today as George Bush accepted an invitation to attend the opening ceremony, despite boycott calls by human rights groups
by Jonathan Watts
4 Jul 2008 at 9:37am
News of the World's 'Sex with Diana' story was false, claims Paul Burrell
Paul Burrell's solicitors have written to the PCC claiming a News of the World story alleging the former royal butler claimed he had sex with Princess Diana was untrue. By Jemima Kiss
by Jemima Kiss
4 Jul 2008 at 9:20am
24 hours in pictures
A selection of the best images from around the world
4 Jul 2008 at 9:11am
Former Tamil Tigers commander leaves UK after war crimes inquiry dropped
Colonel Karuna Amman, who was jailed for entering Britain on a fraudulent passport and investigated for alleged war crimes, returns to Sri Lanka
by Owen Bowcott
4 Jul 2008 at 8:08am
Obituary: Charles Wheeler
For more than four decades Charles Wheeler, who has died aged 85, reported for BBC radio and television from most of the world's trouble spots. By Harold Jackson
by Harold Jackson
4 Jul 2008 at 7:21am
Mugabe defiant on return to Zimbabwe
President Robert Mugabe was greeted by cheering crowds today as he returned to Zimbabwe after defending his controversial re-election to African leaders
by Allegra Stratton
4 Jul 2008 at 7:13am
The Scotsman
$300 to stay safe from the Taleban
IN A darkened room just outside the town of Musa Qala, three Afghan elders are discussing a price. Finally, after several minutes, they come to a conclusion and lean over a ta
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Spain's Swiss stroll gave Hibs player Natalie taste for Europe
HIBS Ladies player Natalie Ross today admitted watching Euro 2008 had merely made her all the more impatient for the European Women's under-19 championship to get underway
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
50 injured as bomb explodes at independence day concert
MORE than 50 people were injured today when a bomb went off at an outdoor concert in the Belarus capital, Minsk.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Seven killed in kayak horror
SEVEN bodies have been recovered from a river in south-east Slovenia after a boating accident, police said today.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Ingrid Betancourt: 'This must be how paradise feels'
COLOMBIA'S most famous hostage was reunited with her children yesterday, their first meeting in almost six-and-a-half years. But even amid the emotion, Ingrid Betancourt
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
World's oldest mother has twins at age of 70
AN INDIAN woman has become the world's oldest mother, after giving birth to twins at the age of 70.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Chelsea chief quits governor's post
ROMAN Abramovich, the Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea Football Club, has quit as governor of a remote Arctic region, ending what was effectively a deal with former p
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Missing Metropolis footage found in Argentina
HISTORIANS had doubted they would ever find the missing parts of Metropolis ? until three reels of the science fiction film made in Germany a long time ago, were discovered
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
'Woman' who lived as a man gives birth
AN American who was born a woman but has lived as a man since having surgery has given birth to a baby girl, it was reported last night.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Ambulance is too sick for Mongolia run
FUNDRAISERS who planned to drive to Mongolia in a clapped-out ambulance have had to ditch their plans after it overheated ? while they were staging a trial run to Fife.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
'Proof of coup' claim by police
DOCUMENTS seized by Turkish police indicate that a shadowy, ultra-nationalist illegal organisation planned to trigger a coup to unseat the government.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Wildfire forces evacuations
CALIFORNIANS were ordered to evacuate the scenic Big Sur coastal area yesterday to allow firefighters sole use of narrow roads to battle a stubborn wildfire in the steep terra
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
13 feared dead after kayaks strike dam
THIRTEEN people are feared dead after their kayaks hit a dam under construction in Slovenia yesterday.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Military leaders open Fiji talks with politicians
Fiji: The military government will hold its first talks with political parties next month in a step that could help push the coup-prone country back toward democracy.
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
Warlord Bemba sent to The Hague
THE International Criminal Court in The Hague took custody yesterday of its highest-profile suspect to date ? the Congolese former rebel warlord and vice-president Jean-Pierre
3 Jul 2008 at 7:00pm
The New York Times
Betancourt, in France, Details Her Captivity
Two days after her rescue from the clutches of guerrillas in the Colombian jungle, Ingrid Betancourt shared some painful details of her long ordeal.
by By STEVEN ERLANGER and ALAN COWELL
4 Jul 2008 at 1:06pm
Japan Sees a Chance to Promote Its Energy-Frugal Ways
Japan?s single-minded dedication to reducing energy use, which dates to the 1970s, has given it the potential to play a rare leadership role on a pressing global issue.
by By MARTIN FACKLER
4 Jul 2008 at 3:57am
Iran Issues Response to Nuclear Offer
Iran formally responded Friday to a proposal of incentives aimed at resolving the impasse over the country?s nuclear program, European officials said.
by By ELAINE SCIOLINO
4 Jul 2008 at 1:52pm
India Party Struggling for U.S. Nuclear Deal
India?s governing Congress Party was on the verge of swapping allies on Friday in a last-ditch effort to push through a controversial nuclear deal with the United States.
by By HEATHER TIMMONS and SOMINI SENGUPTA
4 Jul 2008 at 1:47pm
2nd Terror Suspect Released in Britain
The release of the unnamed Algerian was the second time in a little more than two weeks that a suspect named by prosecutors as having close ties to Osama bin Laden has been freed on bail in Britain.
by By JOHN F. BURNS
3 Jul 2008 at 11:24pm
Flights Begin From China to Taiwan
The flights, the latest breakthrough in warming cross-strait relations, mark the first time that ?ordinary? Chinese citizens will be allowed to visit Taiwan as tourists.
by By JONATHAN ADAMS
4 Jul 2008 at 9:50am
Seasonal Factor Seen in Melting and Ice Shifts in Greenland
A study using 17 years of satellite measurements suggests that the movement of glacial ice is not as rapid as had been feared.
by By ANDREW C. REVKIN
3 Jul 2008 at 11:18pm
A Billionaire Governor Resigns in Russia
Roman A. Abramovich, an investor, soccer club owner and yachtsman, has resigned his post as governor of Chukotka, an impoverished, icy expanse of Russia?s far east.
by By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
4 Jul 2008 at 1:16am
Two Killed in South Ossetia Bombardment
Six people were also wounded in heavy exchanges of fire that the Georgian government and the separatists blamed on one another, media reports and officials said.
by By REUTERS
4 Jul 2008 at 12:02am
Congolese Politician Goes Before International Court
Jean-Pierre Bemba, , a former vice-president and still a sitting senator in Congo, has been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
by By MARLISE SIMONS
4 Jul 2008 at 11:42am
9 Terrorism Suspects Detained in Indonesia After a Raid Uncovers Bombs
Indonesian police transferred nine suspected terrorists, bound and wearing black hoods, to Jakarta after their arrest in southern Sumatra.
by By PETER GELLING
4 Jul 2008 at 3:01am
Blast in Belarus Injures Dozens
A bomb exploded during an outdoor concert Minsk, the capital of Belarus, injuring dozens of people.
by By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
4 Jul 2008 at 11:40am
Gunmen Kill 8 Police in Southern Afghanistan
Gunmen lobbed a grenade and sprayed a police checkpoint with gunfire in southern Afghanistan, killing eight officers, Kandahar?s police chief said.
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
4 Jul 2008 at 10:30am
Sri Lanka Fighting Kills 34
A wave of battles across Sri Lanka?s embattled northern region has killed 32 ethnic Tamil rebels and two government soldiers, the military said.
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
4 Jul 2008 at 10:30am
Obama Fuels Pullout Debate With Remarks
Change in Iraq has posed a challenge for Barack Obama, who said he might ?refine? his policies but later held a news conference to clarify his statement.
by By MICHAEL COOPER and JEFF ZELENY
4 Jul 2008 at 1:39pm
Reuters
Sarkozy greets Betancourt in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt landed in Paris on Friday to an emotional welcome from President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had made her release from captivity in the Colombian jungle a foreign policy priority.
4 Jul 2008 at 1:26pm
Iran hands Solana nuclear offer response: report
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran responded on Friday to an incentives package offered by six world powers aimed at resolving a standoff over the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear ambitions, the official IRNA news agency said.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:31pm
Mugabe says opposition must drop claim to power
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, defiant despite growing African condemnation of his re-election, said on Friday the opposition must drop its claim to power and accept that he was the rightful head of state.
4 Jul 2008 at 11:41am
Biofuels blamed for food price crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75 percent -- far more than previously estimated -- according to a confidential World Bank report published in a British newspaper on Friday.
4 Jul 2008 at 9:39am
Zambia asks Mbeki to explain comment on Mwanawasa
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia has demanded that South Africa explain why President Thabo Mbeki announced publicly that Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa had died, state television reported on Friday.
4 Jul 2008 at 1:28pm
Historic China-Taiwan flights take off
TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Historic regular flights between Taiwan and China began on Friday, in a show of conciliation between the long-time rivals that could bring large numbers of mainland Chinese visitors to the island.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:20am
Armenian opposition supporters march through capital
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Thousands of opposition supporters marched through the Armenian capital on Friday and vowed to hold a month-long series of protests to demand the resignation of President Serzh Sarksyan and new elections.
4 Jul 2008 at 1:15pm
U.S.-led air raid kills 22 Afghan civilians
ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Twenty-two civilians, including women and children, were killed in an air strike by U.S.-led forces on Friday in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nuristan, an official said.
4 Jul 2008 at 9:32am
Israel orders razing of Jerusalem attackers' homes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Friday sought the demolition of the houses of two Palestinians behind recent deadly attacks against Israelis after the attorney-general said the move was legally viable.
4 Jul 2008 at 12:21pm
EU defends new migration rules amid Latam uproar
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - New European Union rules for immigration are fair and the bloc is more open to foreigners than some Latin American countries that are protesting about the changes, the head of the EU's executive said on Friday.
4 Jul 2008 at 10:33am