Solomons officials charged over scam (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) Solomon Islands police have charged two government officials and two former bureaucrats over a sophisticated scam that swindled $14,000 from an AusAID. Solomons officials charged over alleged aid rort (Midwest Times) PORT MORESBY – Solomon Islands police have charged two government officials and two former bureaucrats…
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Asia Pacific News – Solomons officials charged over scam (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
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Eastern Europe – Croatia held by improving Hungary (UEFA News)
Croatia held by improving Hungary (UEFA News) Hungary 1-1 Croatia A week after defeating Greece, Hungary frustrated another team hoping to impress at UEFA EURO 2008 . Germany, Portugal, Romania win Euro warmups (Sports Illustrated) Michael Ballack scored on a swerving free kick in the 82nd minute to rally Germany at home to a 2-1…
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Koreas – North Korea claims less plutonium than US estimates: report (TODAYonline)
North Korea claims less plutonium than US estimates: report (TODAYonline) Sung Kim (C), director of the State Department’s Korea office, carries documents from North Korea as he crosses the military demarcation line in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on May 10, 2008. Documents handed over by North Korea show that they had produced…
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Lebanese troops kill man strapped with explosives (AlertNet)
Lebanese troops kill man strapped with explosives (AlertNet) Source: Reuters SIDON, Lebanon, May 31 (Reuters) – Lebanese soldiers shot dead a man carrying explosives strapped around his body as he left a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, security sources said. They … Explosion near army post kills soldier in north Lebanon (EARTHtimes.org) Beirut –…
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Philippines – Biking priest, running priest to run together in Feb 2009
Biking priest, running priest to run together in Feb 2009 MANILA, Philippines – Two priests who have biked and run for various causes will run in the Pasig Philippine International Marathon in February next year. Biking priest Amado Picardal said he and r… DoLE forms body to implement non-wage measures MANILA, Philippines – The Labor…
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Middle East News – Police seize more Olmert papers
Police seize more Olmert papersIsraeli police carry out a second raid in two days to seize papers in a widening corruption probe into PM Ehud Olmert. Israel ‘using psychological torture’An Israeli human rights group accuses Israel of illicitly using relatives of Palestinian detainees to extract information, writes the BBC’s Martin Asser. Peace talks fail to…
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Caucasus News Update – Armenia FM arrives in Russia to confirm continuous bilateral ties (Itar-Tass)
Armenia FM arrives in Russia to confirm continuous bilateral ties (Itar-Tass) MOSCOW, May 30 (Itar-Tass) — Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan arrived in Russia to confirm the continuity of bilateral relations. He has made a statement in his lecture at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in Moscow on Friday. Lebanese Armenians free…
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Afghanistan – Pak’s deal with Taliban can’t come at Afghan cost: Karzai (Express India)
Pak’s deal with Taliban can’t come at Afghan cost: Karzai (Express India) Hamid Karzai has said the agreement between Pak & Taliban should not compromise Afghanistan’s interests. Additional Afghan support proposed (The Japan Times) Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said Saturday that Japan might consider bolstering its support for Afghanistan to include land-based activities, which…
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World News – General – China earthquake: Chinese one-child families rush to take in orphans
China earthquake: Chinese one-child families rush to take in orphans With bewilderment in their eyes and identity tags dangling from their necks, these are the faces of orphans who lost their families in the Sichuan earthquake. Texas overstepped authority in removing polygamist sect children, rules court The state of Texas overstepped its authority when it…
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Southeast Asia – Now the Philippines, tomorrow the world (The Manila Times)
Now the Philippines, tomorrow the world (The Manila Times) By Noli S. Cruz Photos by Rene H. Dilan WESLEY SO made it look so easy. He won the tough Dubai Open, toppled the top player of Indonesia on his own backyard and ran away the unofficial national championship against the best of Philippine chess. MCOT…
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