The verdict dashed her hopes of being freed quickly from jail.

Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint exited a minivan cab at New York City's Battery Park early Monday, leaving the 1723 Antonio Stradivari "Ex-Keisewetter" inside.

But when you're building your amusement park in downtown Baghdad, those risks come with the territory.

Union, church and human-rights leaders across southern Africa rallied against allowing Chinese freighter An Yue Jiang to dock at ports in any of landlocked Zimbabwe's neighbours, and they were bolstered by behind-the-scenes pressure from the United States.

The flame, carried on an official Chinese Olympics jet, landed at an air force base in the capital under the kind of protection usually afforded visiting world leaders. Local officials said security on Thursday would exceed protection given to U.S.

France and high-profile French retailer Carrefour have been singled out by Chinese nationalists who saw the April 7 protests against the torch relay by pro-Tibetan groups and others as an insult to their national pride.

In Kandahar province, a suicide bomber blew himself up next to a vehicle carrying intelligence agents in the border town of Spin Boldak, killing three civilians, Kandahar Gov. Assadullah Khalid said.

Other clashes Tuesday killed 10 Tamil Tiger rebels and one soldier, the military said.

That's the last word that comes to mind when watching one of the elegant female entertainers of Kyoto's Miyagawa-cho geisha district drift down the stone-paved streets in colourful silk kimono, white make-up and gleaming, upswept black hair.

In a complaint filed at the Vejalpur police station here, the girl also accused a woman of helping the trio. According to the complaint, the girl was confined in a house in Juhapura area from March 25 to April 18,

Narendra Kumar, manager of Meena Bazar saree showrrom, was repeatedly stabbed by an unidentified man inside the shop in Lajpat Nagar central market. The incident came to light when police received a call from a person, who refused to reveal

Peter Preston: My friend Tom Sharpe's photographs of apartheid South Africa have a new, painful resonance today

Leader: If labor MPs had been sharper a year ago, they might not be in such a mess now over tax

Madeleine Bunting: After decades of ruinous western meddling, donors now realize the key to feeding this starving continent is small farmers

Andrew Rawnsley: In one respect, at least, Labour's worried ranks are united: the government's fundamental problem is a lack of clear direction

Leader: For banks, as for the unemployed, rights to state support must come with responsibilities

Jackie Ashley: However noble the cause, labor MPs up in arms over 10p tax must ask whether they want to inflict such grave damage

Leader: To treat the leader singer of the Fall like rock's drunk uncle is a mistake

William Leith: I heard the news that John Prescott suffered from an eating disorder, and I thought, well, I've known that for years - he's always looked like a binger

William Leith: I heard the news that John Prescott suffered from an eating disorder, and I thought, well, I've known that for years - he's always looked like a binger