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Britain braces for new style under Brown
Britain is bracing for a distinct change of style under new prime minister Gordon Brown, even if he will likely follow a broadly similar agenda to Tony Blair.

Profile of Gordon Brown
A ‘heavyweight’ comes out of the shadows
Denounced by critics as a brooding control freak, but lauded by supporters as a misunderstood political heavyweight, Gordon Brown will finally step out of Tony Blair's shadow yesterday.

India's democracy forced to deal with military neighbours
Often hailed as a beacon of democracy among developing nations, India's overriding business and security needs have forced it to overcome a reluctance to deal with military regimes, analysts say.

Pakistan cyclone leaves 21 dead, 250,000 homeless
Pakistani rescuers struggled yesterday to reach 250,000 people left homeless, and in some cases clinging to rooftops and trees, by a cyclone that lashed the coast and killed 21 people.

‘I want to see him going in flesh and blood’
As the British flags lining the street behind her flutter in the breeze, Donna Mahoney holds a picture of her dead husband and says Tony Blair's departure will help her start a new chapter in her life.

British press divided over how history will judge Blair
British newspapers were divided yesterday in describing how history will judge Tony Blair between those who saw a prime minister who changed the face of Britain, and those who saw one with enormous potential

Musharraf urges tribes to expel Al-Qaeda
President Pervez Musharraf told tribesmen from a troubled border region that they would cause international embarrassment for Pakistan if they failed to expel Al-Qaeda "terrorists", a report said.

US immigration bill revived but fragile
The US Senate on Tuesday resurrected a divisive immigration bill that would offer legal status to 12 million illegal immigrants, even though influential Republicans in the House of Representatives vowed

Blair not my poodle, says Bush
Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair, often caricatured as US President George W. Bush's poodle, is no such thing, Bush said in an interview published yesterday.

2-state solution only way for ME peace: Blair
Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday that a two-state solution is the "absolute priority" to bring peace to the Middle East amid speculation he is to become an envoy there.

Crime crackdown ahead of HK handover anniversary
A crackdown on organised crime in southern China ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong handover has seen more than 24,000 suspects arrested, Chinese state media reported yesterday.

Maoists torch Rly station in W Bengal
Maoist rebels in eastern India have torched a railway station and kidnapped rail staff, police said yesterday as a blockade aimed at halting government plans to establish special economic zones entered