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Compiled by MONITOR IN Zimbabwe the result of the presidential election had still not been announced after twelve days. Fears were growing that President Mugabe intended to retain power by force or by rigging a run-off election if one took place.

General Petreaus, US commander in Iraq, and Ryan Crocker, US Ambassador in Iraq, jointly gave evidence to Congress in Washington. The general said that gains were “reversible and fragile” and that 140'000 US troops should remain in Iraq after the 30'000 involved in the “surge” returned home.

The world tour of the Beijing Olympic Torch led to violent protests in London and Paris; in San Francisco trouble was avoided by changing the route without notice.

Bulletin Headlines of the Week

SUNDAY/MONDAY: Crackdown On Illegal Races (Two teenager motorcyclists lost their lives in what police suspected was an illegal race between Selva and Caimari).

TUESDAY: Balearic Medical Strike (Medical staff were protesting about the closure of an operating theatre at the General Hospital and about “poor pay”). WEDNESDAY: Island Regions Gather In Palma (Islands from 12 countries were represented at the meeting of the European Islands Commission). THURSDAY: Fire Alert: Majorca was on Red fire alert after lack of rain during the winter period). FRIDAY: Search For “Missing” British Church in Majorca” (The church is thought to have been built for the British workers involved in the drainage of the Albufera wetlands in the 18th century). SATURDAY: Spanish Taxman May Owe You Cash (Thousands of Britons who made capital gains by selling Spanish property maybe due tax rebates of 20 percent).