Serbia 's interior minister says the "assassination attempt" on president Boris Tadić was a case of road rage against his motor convoy in Belgrade traffic. (Reuters)
CBS and NBC refuse to air an advertisement by the United Church Of Christ citing the advocacy of accepting Homosexual s is "too controversial". The advertisement was accepted by numerous other networks including Fox , ABC and TBS . (CNN)(UCC)
A French appeals court reduces former Prime MinisterAlain Juppé 's disqualification from holding public office from ten years to one, opening up the way for him to contend in the 2007 presidential election. (BBC)
officials acknowledge troops killed around 20 people during clashes with anti-French protestors, but maintain the French troops acted in self-defense and gave warning shots, contrary to Ivoirian police claims. (BBC)
Rwanda n troops are spotted by UN personnel in eastern Congo where Congolese officials say the troops are attacking and burning villages. The last invasion started the Congo Civil War , which resulted in the deaths of 3-4 million people. (Reuters)
David Blunkett , U.K.Home Secretary , insists that he did no wrong in the controversy surrounding the alleged misuse of his position, and receives the backing of Prime MinisterTony Blair . Sir Alan Budd is appointed to carry out an independent enquiry. (BBC)