Parks honoured at US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP): MORE THAN 30,000 Americans streamed through the U.S. Capitol Rotunda to pay tribute yesterday to Rosa Parks, filing by her casket in hushed awe of the woman whose defiant act on a city bus inspired the modern civil rights movement.
Coalition plans in turmoil
BERLIN, (Reuters): EFFORTS TO forge a new bipartisan German government were thrown into disarray yesterday when the powerful head of the Social Democrats (SPD) said he would step down after suffering a revolt within his party.
UN unanimously adopts resolution on Syria cooperation
UNITED NATIONS (AP): THE UNITED Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution yesterday demanding Syria's full cooperation with a U.N. investigation into the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister and warning of possible "further...
Donors fear giving aid to Latin America
LOS ANGELES (AP): WHEN HISPANIC groups across the United States ask for donations for victims of Hurricanes Wilma and Stan, they often promise contributors one thing...
Prime minister faces further woes
LONDON (AP): BRITISH PRIME Minister Tony Blair, already plagued by government splits over policy, faced further troubles yesterday as opposition lawmakers demanded a probe into the conduct of a key Cabinet ally.
'Wilma' dampens spirit of Halloween
MIAMI (AP): NEARLY A million people were still without power a week after Hurricane Wilma struck South Florida, heightening safety concerns that put a damper yesterday on the nighttime traditions of Halloween.
Doors open to 300,000 immigrants per annum
OTTAWA (AP): CANADIAN IMMIGRATION Minister Joe Volpe said the government was set to unveil sweeping changes to Canada's immigration policy yesterday, including plans to take in as many as 300,0000 new immigrants annually within the next five years.
Bush picks Alito for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP): PRESIDENT GEORGE W. Bush, stung by the rejection of his first choice, nominated a conservative judge to fill a critical Supreme Court vacancy yesterday in a bid to reshape America's top court...
Test of 'Britishness' for UK citizen hopefuls
LONDON, England (Reuters): IMMIGRANTS WHO want to become UK citizens will have to show a knowledge of British customs and history if they are to pass new compulsory tests unveiled by the government yesterday.
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