Thursday, September 14, 2006

Two injured as gangs clash in ETimor capital (AFP)

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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.



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Official sick days, from witch doctor
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Callous cabbies force roadside birth in China (Reuters)

Taxis are seen in China's financial hub of Shanghai, July 17, 2003. 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. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IVReuters - 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.



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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.
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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.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Worker trapped waist-deep in tank of chocolate

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Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :)
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Police investigate theft of weather vane
Thieves stole a valuable antique weather vane from the top of barn and replaced it with a replica, Vermont State Police said.


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Abbas agrees to share power with Hamas (AP)

In this photo made available by the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, left, meets with President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza City, Monday, Sept. 11, 2006. Abbas said in a statement on Monday that his moderate Fatah party and the ruling Hamas party have agreed to form a coalition government _ a move the Palestinians hope would ease crippling international sanctions. (AP Photo/Palestinian Authority, Abd Alhalim Abu Askar, HO)AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deal Monday to share power with the militant Islamic Hamas, an accord that could restore international aid and could lead to contacts with Israel.



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Brothel benefits for gas guzzlers
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