Indonesia deploys thousands to guard churches on Christmas
Indonesia sends thousands of troops to protect churches as warnings rise of alQaida linked militants planning Christmas attacks. Maj Gen Firman Gani says JI could use holidays to retaliate after Azahari Husin’s death as police and Western allies flag high risk.
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Azerbaijan plane crash kills 23 feared aboard
A Azerbaijan Airlines An-140 with 23 people aboard crashed on the Caspian Sea coast near Baku. Police said wreckage was found. initial reports cited 18 passengers and five crew, with no buildings struck. No confirmation on nationalities was available.
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Azerbaijan
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Caspian Sea
Nea
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Ria-Novosti
Aktau
Kazakhstan
Caspian
Associated Press
Cloning Fraud Shocks Science Community
Scientists fretting over a bold cloning fraud that hid in plain sight say it undermines public trust in regenerative medicine while research proceeds. South Korean veterinarian Hwang Woo Suk resigned after Seoul National University said he fabricated groundbreaking cloning work, prompting Science to retract his May paper and probe the 2004 study.
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San Francisco
Hwang Woosuk
Seoul National University
Hwang
Science
Jewish Avengers reveal postwar killings of Nazis
A group of elderly Holocaust survivors in Israel recounts a postwar death squad that poisoned hundreds of SS officers. Disguised as British or American officers, they reportedly dragged men from homes and used arsenic laced bread. Plans for Da Dach and Nuremberg were abandoned.
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Simcha Rotem
Channel Two
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Kremlin envoy says Khabarovsk water safe amid benzene slick
Kremlin envoy Kamil Iskhakov toured a water plant in Khabarovsk and said Amur River water is safe to drink with benzene toxins passing through the river that feeds the city. Residents remained skeptical and stocked bottled water as tests continued.
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Russia
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Yingde
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China Daily Newspaper
Kamil Iskhakov
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Russia approves agency to supervise NGOs amid crackdown
Moscow lawmakers back a new state agency to oversee about 400 000 NGOs and give powers to shut groups deemed a threat to sovereignty and national interests. Critics warn the measure would curb civil society affecting human rights monitoring and AIDS awareness efforts. Proponents claim it shields Russia from Western meddling.
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