S.Africa’s Mbeki meets Mugabe for crisis talks

South African President Thabo Mbeki held talks with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday to try to help end a political crisis.

Calls for crackdown on Jerusalem Arabs

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday called for reviving the practice of demolishing the homes of attackers’ families, while his chief deputy proposed cutting some Arab neighbourhoods off from the rest of the city.

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Abramovich steps down as governor

MOSCOW: Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has resigned as governor of a remote Arctic region, a position he has held for almost eight years.

Arrests made as ultra-nationalist group ‘plots coup’

THE HAGUE: Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba was extradited from Belgium yesterday to stand trial before an international war crimes tribunal charging him with responsibility for rape and murder.

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Bush to attend Olympic Games opening

WASHINGTON: President George W Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the White House said last night.

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