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Spy Death: Radiation Traces Found
Guardian Unlimited

Traces of polonium 210 have been found at two further addresses in the West End of London by officers
investigating the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, police have confirmed.

Scotland Yard said traces of the substance were found at 7 Down Street and 25 Grosvenor Street, as
they continue to probe Mr Litvinenko's death from radiation poisoning on Thursday evening. >>>MORE

A Lebanese Civil War? Not Just Yet
Lebanon Daily Star

Lebanon's political leaders are today confronted with two simple choices:
to talk now in order to avoid a civil war or to talk later after waging one.
The leaders have already held two series of national dialogue roundtables,
with 14 leaders representing all major political and religious currents,
debating vital national issues. They failed to reach a consensus on where Lebanon is heading, polarizing
an already tense political situation. These consecutive failures could prove costly as many believe that
the ingredients of a civil war are coming together in the country.

Indeed, the assassinations of prominent political and media figures that followed that of former Prime
Minister Rafik Hariri in February 2005, including the latest killing of Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel,
seem to be pushing Lebanese factions toward confrontation. Compromise seems impossible to achieve
through peaceful and democratic means. >>>MORE

Serb Nationalist Fails To
Show At War Crimes Trial
The Independent Online

One of Serbia's most infamous
paramilitary leaders boycotted
the start of his war crimes trial in
The Hague yesterday. Vojislav
Seselj is accused of unleashing a
bloody campaign of persecution,
extermination, murder and
atrocities against non-Serbs in
Croatia and Bosnia.

Mr Seselj, 52, one of the >>>MORE

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