EU leaders sign Lisbon treaty to reform bloc
LISBON (Reuters):European Union leaders signed the Treaty of Lisbon yesterday to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions and give it stronger leadership.At an elaborate ceremony at Lisbon's grandiose Jeronimos Monastery, leaders said the treaty would open a new chapter...
Kenya's first lady slaps gov't official
NAIROBI (Reuters): Kenya's first lady slapped a government official during an Independence Day celebration after he introduced her by the name of a woman widely believed to be President Mwai Kibaki's second wife, local media reported.An official from the...
UK security staff working illegally
LONDON (Reuters): More than 6,600 security industry employees in Britain do not have the right to work here, Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, said yesterday. Smith told parliament she had ordered checks by the Security Industry Authority and the Border and Immigration Agency ...
INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS
NAIROBI (Reuters):Kenya's first lady slapped a government official during an Independence Day celebration after he introduced her by the name of a woman widely believed to be President Mwai Kibaki's second...
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