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English Service News 22. 06. 2006 16:00 Uhr UTC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW THE WORLD CUP WITH DW-WORLD.DE! Get all the latest news, background analysis, interviews and service information with DW-WORLD.DE's special coverage of the big event at http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=1hlhfvIfcha79I0&req=l%3D1hlhfuIfcha79I0 You can also subscribe to "Instant Replay," DW-WORLD.DE's soccer newsletter, which will update you daily during the Cup. To subscribe, go to: http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=1hlhfvIfcha79I1&req=l%3D1hlhfuIfcha79I1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's highlight on DW-WORLD: German Soldiers Barred from Congo Mission After Sex Scandal The German defense ministry has said that a group of paratroopers allegedly involved in bizarre sexual practices in the barracks won't participate in the DR Congo mission to safeguard elections there. To read this article on the DW-WORLD website, just click on the internet address below: http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=1hlhfvIfcha79I2&req=l%3D1hlhfuIfcha79I2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Solana to meet Iran on nuclear offer European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana says he expects to meet Iran's chief nuclear negotiator again in the next week to explain a plan to reward Tehran if it ends sensitive nuclear activities. Solana delivered a package of proposed incentives to Iran on behalf of major world powers on June 6. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that Tehran would reply to the proposal by late August. The US, meanwhile, says it would like a reply in advance of a Group of Eight industrialised nations summit in Russia, in mid-July. Power struggle deepens in East Timor East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao has threatened to resign as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri to quit over last month's gang warfare in the capital Dili. Alkatiri, however, has been backed by his ruling party, Fretilin, which said it rejected what it called "political persecution". Earlier, Gusmao had demanded that Fretilin nominate a new premier as foreign intervention troops escorted one of Alkatiri's close allies to court. Sacked interior minister Rogerio Lobato has been accused in an Australian television documentary of supplying weapons to a militia. East Timor's crisis erupted in March when Alkatiri sacked 600 soldiers. As many as 200 dead in Indonesia floods As many as 200 people have been killed in floods and landslides on Indonesia's South Sulawesi islands. Most deaths occurred Tuesday across five districts in the province, but search and rescue operations have been recovering bodies since then and struggling to reach some of the most isolated affected areas. Meanwhile, Indonesia's navy has pulled 80 survivors from choppy seas off Sumatra island after a ferry sank in a storm, but dozens of others are still missing. Iraq - kidnapped workers still missing In Iraq authorities say about half of the 85 factory workers and relatives kidnapped by gunmen at Taji on Wednesday have been freed. Those still missing are reported to be Shiites from adjacent suburbs of Baghdad. Iraq's trade ministry says Australia has apologized for the mistaken shooting of a bodyguard of Iraq's trade minister in Baghdad. Security personnel who were guarding Australia's ambassador opened fire as trade ministry bodyguards approached. The US military has denied that Saddam Hussein has joined a hunger strike by former regime officials facing trial after gunmen snatched and killed a third defense lawyer, Khamis al-Obeidi. The US military says four of its soldiers have been killed in Anbar province. Eight soldiers have been charged over the killing of an Iraqi civilian in April. Bush marks Hungarian 1956 uprising US President George W. Bush is on a state visit to Hungary, where he has paid homage to the country's failed uprising against Soviet rule 50 years ago. After talks with Hungarian leaders, Bush laid flowers at a memorial to the victims of the 1956 uprising. The US leader hailed Hungary's commitment to democracy in a region that was long dominated by Russia. Bush's visit to Budapest comes at the end of a brief trip to Europe that highlighted improving ties with the European Union, which Hungary joined in 2004. The only other stop on Bush's trip was in Vienna, where he participated in a US-EU summit. Ukraine's "orange" coalition reforms Ukraine's pro-Western parties have signed a deal to form a governing coalition three months after elections. Yulia Tymoshenko is to be reinstated as prime minister eight months after being sacked from the job. The coalition will hold 243 of 450 seats, and is made up of Tymoshenko's bloc, President Viktor Yushchenko's "Our Ukraine" party and the Socialists. The accord unifies the liberal parties who backed the "Orange Revolution" that helped propel Yushchenko to office late in 2004. Serbia, Montenegro establish formal ties Serbia and Montenegro have officially established diplomatic relations, following the Balkan state's peaceful split last month. On June 15, Serbia recognised the independence of Montenegro, twelve days after the parliament of the tiny republic proclaimed separation from Belgrade after more than eight decades of union. Montenegro held a referendum on independence in May, in which 55.5 percent of voters opted to break away from Serbia. The threshold for the "Yes" vote to be validated was 55 percent. Abbas, Olmert meet informally in Jordan Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas have met for the first time since Olmert took office in January. The informal meeting took place at a breakfast hosted by Jordan's King Abdullah II for Nobel prize laureates and other dignitaries. Officials said the two leaders would not hold any formal talks during the conference in Jordan's ancient city of Petra. EU plans controversial wine reform The European Commission is planning radical reform of Europe's wine industry. It wants to slash 12 percent of Europe's grape vines in the next five years and reform labelling because of oversupply and inroads by "New World" wines from Australia, South America and southern Africa, which account for 20 percent of wines drunk in Europe. EU Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel warned of "severe problems" if Europe failed to reform its traditional wine industry. It produces 60 percent of the world's wine. In Paris 50 French producers have protested outside the EU commission's bureau. EU wine industry subsides amount to 1.2 million euros each year. Allianz to cut 7,500 jobs Germany's biggest insurance company Allianz has announced plans to cut its workforce by 7,500. The Munich-based company said most of the cuts will come in Germany. 5,000 jobs are to be scrapped at Allianz itself, while the rest will go at its subsidiary, Dresdner Bank. The company also said it plans to reduce the number of its insurance centres in Germany from 21 to 10. The cuts immediately drew fire from the giant services sector labour union, Ver.di, which threatened warning strikes. Russia to repay Paris Club debt early The Russian government has approved an early repayment offer for Russia's remaining 16.5 billion euros owed to the Paris Club of creditor nations. Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said his country's debt would be reimbursed before August. Some creditor countries, Germany in particular, had resisted the Russian proposal to pay early because they would lose money on interest that would no longer be paid. The German government had counted on interest being paid until 2015 in its budget provisions. Cup soccer - Italy, Ghana through In World Cup soccer action here in Germany, Italy has qualified for the next round by beating the Czech Republic 2-nil. Also through is Ghana. It defeated the United States 2-1. 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