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Jakarta - An Indonesian Islamist hardliner went on trial amid tight security Friday over an attack on a rally for religious tolerance in June in which dozens of people were injured. Government prosecutors charged Munarman, who, like many Indonesians,...... - One woman, child support and two million Singaporean men
Singapore - A woman is to receive child support payments from a former live-in boyfriend after a Singapore court said the man could not expect affidavits from the city-states estimated other 2 million men that they did not sleep with her, The Strait...... - PREVIEW: Karadzic to enter plea Friday at war crimes hearing
Amsterdam - The former Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is to enter his plea Friday in a second pre-trial hearing before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Karadzic, 63, has been charged with war crimes and crimes again...... - Hong Kong teacher faces jail for sex with 10-year-old pupil
Hong Kong - A Hong Kong primary school teacher faced jail Thursday after being convicted of having sex with a 10-year-old girl from his class. Chew Hing-cheung, 53, took the girl to love hotels where rooms are rented by the hour on three occasions ...... - Singapore condo chairman arrested for gluing doors shut
Singapore - In a sale dispute turned ugly, the chairman of a Singapore condominium estate was released on bail Thursday after being arrested for gluing residents doors shut, The Strait Times newspaper reported. Lee Kok Leong, 61, was believed to hav...... - Tourist plane makes emergency landing in Portugal
Lisbon - A Thomas Cook Boeing 757 taking British holidaymakers to Spains Canary Islands on Wednesday made an emergency landing in Faro, southern Portugal, airport sources said. The sources described the landing as a part of normal airport activity,...... - Hague court indicts former spokesman for contempt
Amsterdam - The International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague released a statement on Wednesday saying it held a former spokesman of the ICTY-prosecution office in contempt of court. Florence Hartmann, described by the ICT...... - Buddhists protest religious discrimination in South Korea
Seoul - Tens of thousands of South Korean Buddhists protested Wednesday against what they said was discrimination from the government of conservative Christian President Lee Myung Bak. About 60,000 people, including thousands of monks, took part in t...... - Balkan war crimes trial opens in Norway
Oslo - A Norwegian of Bosnian descent went on trial in Oslo Wednesday, accused of torture and other crimes against Serbian civilians during the Balkans war. Mirsad Repak, 41, pleaded not guilty to the charges, which date back to 1992 before he fled t...... - Pope condemns attaack on Indian christians
Rome - Pope Benedict XVI condemned on Wednesday deadly attacks on Christian churches in the eastern Indian state of Orissa during religious riots that have left almost a dozen dead since Monday. While I firmly condemn every attack on human life, who...... - New Mazda 3 to be unveiled at Paris Show
Tokyo - Mazda will unveil the new Mazda 3 at the Paris Motor Show in October with the Japanese manufacturer releasing sketches by its chief designer Kunihiko Kurisu. The pictures reveal a more aggressive design than the predecessor model with side ve...... - Converting a car to LPG saves fuel costs only on high mileage
Munich - As petrol prices soar, more and motorists are considering converting their cars to liquid petroleum gas (LPG). But owners should check whether they actually clock up enough kilometres to make the high cost of the conversion worthwhile, said ...... - All-new Fiesta rolls off production line in Germany
Cologne, Germany - Volume production of the all-new Ford Fiesta has begun at the Cologne plant in Germany after the vehicle celebrated its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year, the car maker has announced. The new Fiesta, which ...... - Aston Martin planning worlds most expensive car
Gaydon, England - Aston Martin has released scant details and sketches of its new super car codenamed One-77 that will sell for at least 1.3 million euros excluding tax (1.95 million dollars), making it the most expensive car on the market. Each of t...... - Audi upgrades luxury class A6
Ingolstadt, Germany - Audi has announced an upgrade of its luxury A6 class that will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show prior to the complete makeover scheduled for 2011. The most visible change to the front are the modified headlamps with LED dayli...... - Struggling mortgage holders can bet the house
Sydney - Mortgage holders struggling to keep ownership of their houses after 13 consecutive interest-rate hikes can now bet on the outcome of the monthly meetings of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). After being inundated with requests in recent ...... - Communication glitch causing flight delays
Washington - Communication glitches at a facility for processing airline flight paths caused delays throughout the United States on Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed. FAA officials were working to solve the problem at the facilit...... - Study:Â French cars closest to EU CO2 targets, Japanese furthest
Brussels - French car manufacturers are the closest to hitting proposed European Union targets for reducing their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, while Japanese makers are the furthest away, a study by a Brussels pressure group released Tuesday said....... - Holidaying with children in Austrias Stubaital
Neustift, Austria - While children play in a bouncy castle, traditional Austrian folk music from a restaurants speakers fills the air. Its not easy to find the solitude of the mountains in Stubaital in Austria. Instead, its more like an Alpine adv...... - Cooling down a hot tent makes for happy campers
Munich - Campers who want to cool down the inside of their tent should air it out regularly, according to Viktoria Gross of the Munich-based German Camping Club (DCC). She recommended keeping the tent closed at midday and ventilating it mornings and ...... - Florences green oasis - a stroll through the Boboli Gardens
Florence - Enter the Boboli Gardens in Florence and suddenly the noise and hordes of tourists of this Tuscan city are gone. Even though the gardens are located in downtown Florence, they have managed to maintain an other-world-atmosphere that harks b...... - Montenegros mountains, gorges and virgin forest beckon hikers
Zabljak/Kolasin, Montenegro - Many travellers may be familiar with Montenegros Adriatic coast. Some may also know Lake Scutari, the largest lake in the Balkans. But Montenegro which means black mountain and the countrys northern peaks are impress...... - Auto suppliers Continental and Schaeffler reach takeover agreement
Hanover - Giant German auto supplier Continental AG approved a takeover offer by smaller rival Schaeffler early Thursday morning after weeks of talks. Bearings manufacturer Schaeffler agreed to increase its offer to 75 euros per share from 70.12 euro...... - Home delivery in New Yorks MoMA
New York - Shoes, furniture and cars have been mass produced on assembly lines for years. Why doesnt the same apply for houses?This question has intrigued several architects, including Walter Gropius, Frank Lloyd Wright and Marcel Breuer, all of who...... - More bodies retrieved after Spanair crash, identification difficult
Madrid - The identification of bodies of victims from Wednesdays plane crash in Madrid will take time, a Red Cross spokeswoman said Thursday. More bodies were recovered from the wreck by rescue workers overnight. At least 153 people died in the cras......
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