Transcript reports 9/11 "mastermind" confesses The alleged mastermind of the attacks of September 11th, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. According to a transcript from a hearing at Guantanamo Bay, he has 15/03/2007
Italian journalist pleads for his freedom An Italian journalist seized by the Taliban in Afghanistan did not cite troop withdrawal as a condition for his release during a message taped by his 15/03/2007
Far-right candidate declares for French election Jean-Marie Le Pen has become the seventh runner to declare for the race to be France’s next President. The leader of the far-right Front National has 15/03/2007
Want lederhosen with a built-in phone? Try CeBIT The world’s biggest high-tech trade fair is underway in Hanover, Germany. Showcasing the latest must-have computer, telecommunications and consumer 15/03/2007
Italian hostages in Nigeria released Two Italian oil workers kidnapped in southern Nigeria three months ago have been released. Francesco Arena and Cosma Russo were seized in a raid on 15/03/2007
OPEC holds steady on crude output OPEC ministers meeting in Vienna have decided to leave production levels unchanged. They said they took into account the fact that inventories in 15/03/2007
Imperial Tobacco looks to combine with Altadis Britain’s Imperial Tobacco is offering 11.5 billion euros for the Franco-Spanish tobacco group Altadis. It is an unsolicited bid and Altadis said its 15/03/2007
Russia, Bulgaria and Greece to sign oil pipeline deal Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and Greece in Athens. The three leaders are to sign an agreement to 15/03/2007
Deal reached on new sanctions against Iran An agreement has been reached among major world powers on new sanctions against Iran. Ambassadors to the UN from the US, Russia, China, Britain 15/03/2007
Poland launches controversial vetting law Hundreds of thousands of Poles will now have to declare whether they had links with Poland’s communist-era secret police under a contentious new 15/03/2007
Al Qaeda suspect admits Pearl killing says US It is being reported a top al Qaeda suspect has admitted beheading US journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. The Wall Street Journal reporter was kidnapped 15/03/2007
Death threat reported against Italian journalist It is reported an Italian journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan 10 days ago is warning that he has been threatened with death in two days’ time. A day 15/03/2007
Protests cloud National Day in Hungary Fighting off a shower of rotten tomatoes, eggs and even potatoes, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has been taking part in celebrations in the capital 15/03/2007
US army admits Iraqi situation resembles civil war At least 29 people have been killed across Iraq, including eight in a suicide car-bomb blast in Baghdad. This on the day the US army said for the 15/03/2007
Poland's past darkens present over communist collaboration In the biggest new EU member state in post-communist Europe, the new law requiring political vetting is stirring unease from Warsaw to Strasbourg and 15/03/2007
Russia, Greece and Bulgaria sign pipeline deal Russia, Greece and Bulgaria have signed an agreement to build an oil pipeline between the Black Sea and the Aegean. It will run from Burgas in 15/03/2007
Hungarian police braced for holiday protests Hungarians are today marking the anniversary of the country’s 1948 revolution, but while some are celebrating a national holiday, others are 15/03/2007
Saddam aide to be hanged after losing appeal It has been confirmed that Saddam Hussein’s former vice President has had his sentence changed from life to death. Taha Yassin Ramadan was given a 15/03/2007
Hamas and Fatah present new government “A united government that now expects great world support.” That is how the Islamic Hamas movement is describing the newly approved Palestinian 15/03/2007
Poles forced to come clean on their past A controversial new law comes into force in Poland today requiring people in positions of authority to declare in writing whether or not they 15/03/2007
