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Chechen rebel "president" Saidullayev beheaded
Kremlin-backed govt in Grozny claims
The self-declared Chechen rebel "president", Abdulkhamid Saidullayev, has been killed, officials in the Moscow-backed Chechen government said yesterday.

'Britain bribed Saudis to buy arms in 70s'
A former British defence secretary claimed Friday that Britain paid bribes to encourage Saudi Arabia to buy his country's arms in the 1970s.

Italian prince arrested for links to criminals
Prince Victor Emmanuel, son of Italy's last king, was arrested on Friday on suspicion of links to criminals involved in corruption and prostitution, the Ansa news agency said.

India to sign convention against N-terrorism
India has acceded to an international convention against nuclear terrorism drafted by the United Nations, a government statement said.

Blair's partymen want him quit by late 2007: poll
Two-thirds of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's governing Labour Party members want him to quit before late 2007, according to a poll published Saturday in The Guardian newspaper.

Koizumi, Bush to declare stonger security ties
Tokyo and Washington plan to declare stronger security ties later this month to help combat threats such as global terrorism, Japanese media reported Saturday.