Dons World News

Two injured as gangs clash in ETimor capital (AFP)

Hi Folks !!

Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :)
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AFP - Two people were injured in street clashes involving stone-throwing gangs and intervening Portuguese troops in East Timor's capital Dili, an officer said.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Official sick days, from witch doctor
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Source: www.cnn.com

Callous cabbies force roadside birth in China (Reuters)

Reuters - A Chinese woman was forced to give birth on a roadside earlier this month after a dozen taxi drivers refused to take her to a hospital just 300 metres away, local media reported on Wednesday.

Source: news.yahoo.com

TV soap on mud disaster set to air (Reuters)
Reuters - A noxious mudflow from near an exploratory oil well in Indonesia is the backdrop to a new TV soap opera -- and it has the backing of the very company under fire for the disaster.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Not exactly like the ninjas in the movies... (Reuters)
Reuters - A Greek bank robber armed with ninja throwing stars finally ran out of moves Tuesday when police arrested him after an Athens bank robbery.
Source: news.yahoo.com

posted by Don @ Thursday, September 14, 2006