British holiday jet in bomb alert
Athens Two Greek fighter jets escorted a British airliner to Athens airport after a bomb threat was received while it was on its way to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. The Thomson holiday plane carrying 213 passengers and crew from Bristol landed safely. (AP)
Election criticised as ‘undemocratic’
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev, 70, extended his rule over Kazakhstan with a 95 per cent victory in a snap election that observers said fell well short of democratic standards. President Medvedev of Russia sent his congratulations. (AFP)