Nepal's King to restore power to the people
NEPAL'S KING Gyanendra said yesterday after weeks of violent anti-monarchy protests he would restore political power to the people, but the largest party said he had not gone far enough and vowed more demonstrations.
Iraq's PM nomination raises possible end to impasse
IRAQ'S RULING Shi'ite Alliance nominated Jawad al-Maliki for prime minister yesterday, winning support from the main Sunni Arab bloc and raising a possible end to a four-month deadlock over forming a coalition government.
Doctors protest work permit plan
OVERSEAS DOCTORS, mainly from the Indian sub-continent, demonstrated outside the Department of Health in London yesterday to protest against new rules forcing them to leave Britain.
International briefs
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Hamas-led government were locked in a stand-off yesterday over a senior security appointment, heightening political tension as the new administration's financial crisis deepened.
Queen Elizabeth turns 80
QUEEN ELIZABETH, her fortunes revived after a tumultuous decade for the monarchy, was given a rousing reception by 20,000 cheering fans when she went on a walkabout yesterday to celebrate her 80th birthday.
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