Archive for June 1st, 2008
Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Noel Forgeard, who once headed the European Space and Defense Co. (EADS), has been ordered to pay 1 million euros (about 1.5 million U.S. dollars) in bail after being formally charged in connection with an insider trading scandal at the com ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
At least two people were killed and five others wounded in a car bomb explosion at a parking lot near the Iranian embassy in central Baghdad on Sunday, an Interior Ministry source said.
"A booby-trapped car, parked at a parking lot ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
A U.S. helicopter crashed south of Baghdad early on Sunday, wounding two American soldiers, the U.S. military said.
A military statement said preliminary indications refer to that the cause of the crash was due to a "mechanical fail ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Macedonians went to the polls on Sunday in the country's first early general election since it got independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.
The voting started at 7:00 a.m. (0500 GMT), and will close at 19:00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT). ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Three people were slightly injured as a bomb exploded in Spain's northern port city of Zarautz early Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.
The bomb went off outside the construction company Construcciones Amenabar in Zarautz, a port c ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Pakistan has advanced the official clock by one hour at the stroke of midnight Saturday to use more daylight time in a bid to conserve energy, according to local media on Sunday.
This is a part of the measures announced by the Pakis ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
A security committee formed by the Nepali government to recommend a security strategy for royal palaces, including Narayanhiti palace in Nepali capital Kathmandu, according to local media Sunday.
According to a leading website, THT ...
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Myanmar's Deputy Defense Minister Aye Myint told a Asian security forum here on Sunday that the focus of cyclone relief is now on reconstruction, and Myanmar welcomes "no strings attached" foreign aid.
"We would warmly welcome any a ...
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