The Scotsman - Internationalnews-world:World$300 to stay safe from the Taleban- July 4, 2008 IN A darkened room just outside the town of Musa Qala, three Afghan elders are discussing a price. Finally, after several minutes, they come to a conclusion and lean over a tahttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/300-to-stay-safe-from.4255161.jp Warlord Bemba sent to The Hague- July 4, 2008 THE International Criminal Court in The Hague took custody yesterday of its highest-profile suspect to date the Congolese former rebel warlord and vice-president Jean-Pierrehttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/Warlord-Bemba-sent-to-The.4255164.jp Missing Metropolis footage found in Argentina- July 4, 2008 HISTORIANS had doubted they would ever find the missing parts of Metropolis until three reels of the science fiction film made in Germany a long time ago, were discoveredhttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/Missing-Metropolis-footage-found-in.4255148.jp Wildfire forces evacuations- July 4, 2008 CALIFORNIANS were ordered to evacuate the scenic Big Sur coastal area yesterday to allow firefighters sole use of narrow roads to battle a stubborn wildfire in the steep terrahttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/Wildfire-forces-evacuations.4255174.jp Chelsea chief quits governor's post- July 4, 2008 ROMAN Abramovich, the Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea Football Club, has quit as governor of a remote Arctic region, ending what was effectively a deal with former phttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/Chelsea-chief-quits-governor39s-post.4255199.jp 'Woman' who lived as a man gives birth- July 4, 2008 AN American who was born a woman but has lived as a man since having surgery has given birth to a baby girl, it was reported last night.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/39Woman39-who-lived-as-a.4255287.jp World's oldest mother has twins at age of 70- July 4, 2008 AN INDIAN woman has become the world's oldest mother, after giving birth to twins at the age of 70.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/World39s-oldest-mother-has-twins.4255179.jp 13 feared dead after kayaks strike dam- July 4, 2008 THIRTEEN people are feared dead after their kayaks hit a dam under construction in Slovenia yesterday.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/13-feared-dead-after-kayaks.4255269.jp Ingrid Betancourt: 'This must be how paradise feels'- July 4, 2008 COLOMBIA'S most famous hostage was reunited with her children yesterday, their first meeting in almost six-and-a-half years. But even amid the emotion, Ingrid Betancourthttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/Ingrid-Betancourt-39This-must-be.4255194.jp Militants planned foreign attack- July 4, 2008 A GROUP of ten suspected Muslim militants detained in raids on Sumatra island by Indonesia's anti-terrorism unit was plotting to attack Western targets. A large cache ofhttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/Militants-planned-foreign-attack.4255195.jp |