Balloon duo crosses dateline in globe-circling bid
English Swiss balloon team Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones crossed the international dateline as they drive toward Mexico in a nonstop circumnavigation. They reported spirits lifting as winds picked up, moving up to 55 mph after a slow Pacific stretch. If successful, the journey would total over 26,000 miles, returning to North Africa.
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Slow Smart car production hit by weak sales
Der Spiegel reports Daimler Unlyster slowed Mini Smart production due to weak demand for the two seater. Estimates for year sales cut twice from 140000 to 100000 then 80000 as the model targets youths with replaceable parts and plastic body. In Dublin a masked gunman on a motorcycle opened fire during a youth soccer game injuring six players and bystanders. four hospitalized none seriously.
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Controversial Ecce Homo Exhibit Draws Stones at Photographer
Protesters outside Norrkoping City Museum hurled stones at photographer Elizabeth Ohlson as she stepped out to photograph the crowd. The Swedish exhibit Ecce Homo, shown since last summer in Stockholm and other venues including the parliament and Uppsal Cathedral, has sparked recurring protests. It was unclear if Ohlson was harmed.
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Afghan factions outline coalition government in peace bid
Afghan warring factions led by the Taliban and the northern opposition agree in Ashgabat to form a shared executive, legislature and judiciary. They plan releasing 20 prisoners each via the Red Cross, and to hold next talks soon inside Afghanistan. The UN notes a spirit of sincerity and mutual respect despite deep mistrust.
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Bomb attack follows fire at Turkish store in Istanbul
In Istanbul a bomb blasted under a truck in a low income district killing at least one and wounding five as a day earlier a deadly arson left 13 dead. A second bomb inside a Burger King was defused and police increased security amid a surge of violence tied to Abdullah Ocalan’s capture and PKK tensions.
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Trial resumes for Nazi era camp commander Sakic
ZAGREB CROATIA AP The trial of Dinko Sakic the sole living commandant of a Nazi era death camp resumes after a 10 day health related delay He commanded the Jasenovac camp blamed for tens of thousands of deaths in World War II Sakic was extradited from Argentina last year after admitting to running the camp and attributing fatalities to natural causes and a typhus epidemic
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Baywatch TV project sparks Queensland Hawaii shift
A Queensland tourism official accuses Baywatch producers of reneging on a handshake to film at least 22 episodes on the Gold Coast. The show may instead shoot in Hawaii where lawmakers consider 1.7 million dollars in funding for upgrades to Haleiwa and Diamond Head Film Studio.
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