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  • A lawyer says the three Bali bombers have now been executed, apparently by firing squad, according to @BreakingNewsOn sources.
  • The Bali bombers have not yet been executed, despite earlier reports; said to take place within a few minutes, sources tell @BreakingNewsOn.
  • Several earthquakes have rocked Quetta, Pakistan, according to local TV; magnitude or significance of the quakes not immediately clear.
  • Three Indonesians convicted for the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people and injured 209 others have been executed - Al Jazeera.
  • 2002 BALI BOMBERS EXECUTED. DETAILS SOON.
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Auction of ivory tusks begins in South Africa

November 6th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Johannesburg, Nov 6 (DPA) The last and the biggest of four exceptional auctions of ivory stockpiles got underway in South Africa Thursday, with Chinese and Japanese buyers vying to buy up 51 ...

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Discovery of mass tombs near Machu Picchu may shed light on the ancient city

Discovery of mass tombs near Machu Picchu may shed light on the ancient city

September 16th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, September 16 (ANI): The discovery of eighty skeletons and stockpiles of textiles, found in caves near the ancient Inca site of Machu Picchu in Peru, may shed light on the ...

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New flu vaccine that could end yearly jabs in human trials (Re-Issue)

September 7th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 7 (ANI): A universal flu vaccine is being tested on humans that could end the need for yearly injections. Vaccines, which are currently available, work only on certain strains of ...

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New flu vaccine that could end yearly jabs in human trials

September 6th, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 6 (ANI): A universal flu vaccine is being tested on humans that could end the need for yearly injections. Vaccines, which are currently available, work only on certain strains of ...

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Brazil aims at becoming world’s breadbasket

July 2nd, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Rio de Janeiro, July 2 (IANS) At the time when the entire world is suffering from a severe food crunch and price rise, Brazil has said it will significantly increase its food ...

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Bush welcomes North Korea’s nuclear declaration (Second lead)

June 26th, 2008 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Washington, June 26 (Xinhua) The US Thursday hailed the nuclear declaration by North Korea and said it would respond by lifting trade sanctions on the country and take it off the list ...

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North Korea to declare its nuclear programme: Report

June 25th, 2008 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Seoul, June 25 (DPA) North Korea is to present an eagerly-awaited detailed declaration of its nuclear programme Thursday, South Korean media said Wednesday. The country will hand over a formal declaration of ...

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Russia opens new facility to dispose of chemical weapons

June 17th, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Moscow, June 17 (DPA) Russia opened a new centre Tuesday to speed the dismantling of its chemical weapons arsenal in an effort to abolish its massive stockpiles by 2012. The plant in ...

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US stocks down on Fed outlook, oil prices

June 12th, 2008 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS -
DPA New York, June 12 (DPA) Major US stock indices plunged Wednesday as the price of oil climbed, financial shares plummeted and the Federal Reserve warned the economy has remained sluggish over the ...

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Energy-biscuits trickle into cyclone-hit Myanmar

May 9th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Bangkok/Yangon, May 9 (DPA) A plane carrying 18 tonnes of high-energy biscuits arrived in Yangon Friday, a small part of a massive aid programme for cyclone-struck Myanmar that continues to be hampered ...

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US contractor sent 40-year-old munitions to Afghanistan

March 27th, 2008 - 12:58 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Washington, March 27 (DPA) The US Army has suspended a huge contract with a munitions dealer who was supplying the Afghanistan government with decades-old ammunition from the old communist bloc and gun ...

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Italy to help Russia destroy chemical weapons

March 26th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by admin -
RIA Novosti Moscow, March 26 (RIA Novosti) Italy has pledged 360 million euros ($565 million) to help Russia destroy its stockpiles of chemical weapons by 2012, a Russian senator said Wednesday. Russia signed ...

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India reconciled to price hike of Admiral Gorshkov

March 11th, 2008 - 4:41 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Mar 11 (ANI): Chief of Navy Staff Admiral Suresh Mehta today said that India has reconciled itself to a price hike for the procurement of the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral ...

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Cluster-bomb ban gets international push in New Zealand

February 18th, 2008 - 11:17 am ICT by admin -
DPA Wellington, Feb 18 (DPA) An international conference to draft a treaty banning cluster bombs has opened in Wellington with a warning that some arms-producing countries were trying to water it down before ...

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New Vaccine to counter deadliest strain of bird flu

January 30th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a new vaccine against the deadliest strain of the H5N1 virus to counter the continued threat to global health. According to ...

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Shrinking Himalayan ice fields could affect more than 500 million people on the Indian subcontinent

December 12th, 2007 - 1:18 pm ICT by admin -
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): A new research has led scientists to speculate that the Himalayan ice fields have been gradually shrinking over the past 50 years, which could seriously affect the lives ...

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