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CUBA: Hicks agrees to plead guilty in Guantanamo
Australian prisoner David Hicks agreed today to plead guilty before a US military tribunal to a charge of providing material support to terrorists after deferring the entering a plea earlier on.
Two of Hicks three lawyers were disqualified bythe judge for not following proper procedures to officially serve on the defence team.
Allegedly there had been discussions about a potential plea agreement under which Hicks would plead guilty in return for a reduced sentence.
Northern Ireland: Opposition parties seal power-sharing deal
Northern Ireland's main Protestant and Catholic parties agreed today to start sharing power on May 8 after their leaders put aside decades of hostility to hold a historic first meeting.
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and Ian Paisley, from the Democratic Unionist Party sat within a few feet of each other around a table but there was no public handshake.
Blair hailed the deal as a very important day for the people of Northern Ireland: "In a sense everything we've done in the last 10 years has been a preparation for this moment," he said.
