Jakarta stock exchange car bombing shocks Indonesia
A car bomb exploded in a crowded parking garage beneath Jakarta's stock exchange, killing at least 13 and injuring 27 as authorities scramble to assess the damage to about 400 vehicles. No group claimed responsibility amid a wave of unexplained bombings. In Japan heavy rains and floods prompted evacuations, while other global incidents included a fatal shooting of crime reporter Michel Auger in Montreal and a Marine drowning in Okinawa.
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Pesticide plant leak prompts evacuations in Salamanca
Hundreds evacuated and 120 hospitalised after a malathion leak at Tekchem's pesticide plant in Salamanca. About 1,100 people were moved, with nearly 500 housed in improvised shelters as a two mile wide cloud dispersed and residents returned home by Wednesday.
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Basque fund-raising operatives arrested in Spain
Twenty people were arrested in Basque region raids on ETA linked groups and offices of Herri Batasuna. Police seized documents as part of a crackdown following a summer of bombings, with Judge Baltasar Garzon overseeing arrests and questioning. Authorities say EKIN and ETA funding networks were dismantled though Basque politicians condemned the operation as an attempt to outlaw independence groups.
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Italians appeal to halt Virginia execution
Appeals led by Pope John Paul II and the European Union urge Virginia Governor James Gilmore to spare Derek Rocco Barnabei, convicted in the 1993 rape and murder of 17 year old Sarah Wisnosky. Italy’s campaign includes emails, vigils, and Vatican diplomacy as the scheduled lethal injection nears.
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French activist Bove convicted for ransacking Millau McDonalds
French activist and sheep farmer Jose Bove was found guilty of ransacking a Millau McDonalds in August 1999 and sentenced to three months in prison. Co-defendants received fines and suspended sentences. one was acquitted. Bove, a vocal anti globalization figure, rose to fame protesting US sanctions on French delicacies and gained international support after Seattle protests. Rumors linked potential 2002 presidential ambitions to his growing fame.
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Chinese at U.N criticize US missile defense plans
Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan urged the United Nations to block a U.S. missile defense proposal, calling it dangerous and a step toward unilateral military supremacy. He warned it would threaten global peace and urged adherence to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty while cautioning against using human rights as a pretext for intervention.
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