Deutsche Welle English Service News July 30th 2005, 16:00 UTC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's highlight on DW-WORLD: "Ein Kurswechsel wäre falsch" Fünf Millionen Menschen sind in Deutschland arbeitslos. Ist die SPD mit ihrer Politik gescheitert? Im Interview mit DW-RADIO verteidigt Klaus Brandner, wirtschaftspolitischer Sprecher der SPD-Fraktion, die Reformen.
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The four suspected bombers went on the run when their explosives failed to detonate fully on three London subway trains and a double-decker bus. The attempt came two weeks after 56 people, including four suicide bombers, were killed in a similar string of attacks on London's transport network on July 7. Mobile usage helps track down suspect Italian authorities say the latest suspect arrested in the failed London bombings is of Ethiopian origin. Osman Hussein was seized in Rome on Friday apparently after police tracked his movements through his mobile phone. Italian media reported that Hussein used fake Somali documents to claim political asylum in Britain and to later obtain British citizenship. British authorities are seeking his extradiction from Italy. Foreign students ordered out of Pakistan Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has ordered all foreign students attending Islamic religious schools in the country to leave. Musharraf said the move was part of a drive to stamp out terrorism and religious extremism in Pakistan. Security forces have detained more than 600 people in the past week in a crackdown on militant groups, mosques and religious schools, or madrasas. Musharraf ordered the crackdown after the July 7 bomb attacks on London, which police said were carried out by three Britons of Pakistani descent and a fourth Briton of Jamaican origin. One of the bombers was discovered to have visited a madrasa during trips to Pakistan in the past two years. Talks seek joint statement on N.Korea Six-party talks about North Korea's nuclear program entered a fifth day in Beijing this Saturday. Host nation China presented all sides with a draft of a joint statement aimed at convincing North Korea to disarm. The US envoy called it a good basis for more negotiations. A Japanese newspaper reported that the six sides had "roughly agreed" to issue a draft document that would mention a safety guarantee and economic assistance for North Korea and a promise of normalised relations with the United States. Bomb hits convoy in Iraq, 2 Britons dead Two British citizens working for a private security firm in Iraq have been killed by a roadside bomb. A spokeswoman from the British consulate said the Britons' convoy was attacked as it passed through a southwestern part of Basra. The two people killed were security contractors employed by Control Risks Group, a London-based security company. In a separate incident in Baghdad, a suicide bomber in a car attacked a police checkpoint near the National Theatre, killing at least five people there and wounding 20 others. Discovery astronauts on first spacewalk Two astronauts have floated out of the Discovery shuttle's airlock for the mission's first spacewalk. Japan's Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson from the US have been testing repair techniques developed in the wake of the Columbia tragedy more than two years ago. Media reports said it took both astronauts some time to gain their "space legs" before they began their work. The next spacewalk for the Discovery astronauts is scheduled for Monday. Uganda vote backs multiparty politics Ugandans have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a restoration of multi-party politics in a nationwide referendum, ending a nearly two-decade ban on political parties. According to final results, 92.5 percent of voters had backed the reform, while only 7.5 percent opposed it. Voter turnout was 47 percent. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni imposed single-party politics on the east African state 19 years ago, but he then promoted the referendum to end it. Critics say the former rebel's change of heart is a ploy to appease foreign donors who fund about half the country's budget and have long been pressuring for political reforms. US Senate OKs legislation In a flurry of activity before an upcoming recess, the US Senate has passed numerous bills, including the re-authorisation of the Patriot Act. That is the law that gave the US government new powers to hunt down suspected terrorists after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Senate also passed a $14.5 billion energy bill, the first of its kind in a decade. The aim of the law is to lower the US's dependence on foreign energy. Turkey takes last hurdle to EU talks Turkey has cleared the last obstacle to the start of its entry talks to the European Union in October. On Friday, it signed a protocol extending its customs union to the ten new EU members including Cyprus, a country it does not recognise. Ankara however also issued a declaration making clear the signing of the protocol did not mean a change in its stance on Cyprus. The Mediterranean island has been divided since 1974 between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Turkey only recognises the Turkish side while the EU views the Greek side as the sole legitimate authority. Astronomer finds 10th planet An astronomer at the California Institute of Technology has discovered what he claims to be the 10th planet in the solar system. The new satellite has been identified as the most distant object ever detected orbiting the sun. The planet is about 1.5 times bigger than Pluto which was discovered in 1930. Mike Brown, the astronomer, did not reveal the proposed name. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Place your bets on the World Cup qualifiers at DW-WORLD in our multilingual betting game, where you can win attractive prizes. 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