Mass graves reveal new evidence against Saddam
Forensic teams in southwestern Iraq uncover mass grave sites with corpses in desert sands linked to the 1991 Shiite crackdown. Judge Raid Juhi says evidence points to over 100000 victims, potentially up to 180000, as investigations continue across Saddam Hussein's trial.
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London uses laundry line protest in Trafalgar Square
Environmentally themed World Environment Day event in London featured Tim FitzHigham and Alistair McGowan leading a 34,090 metre clothsline of laundry with 4,920 items and 24,600 clothespins. Agencies handed pledge forms urging energy saving and lower emissions. The event claimed air drying could save Britain about 182 million Canadian dollars annually if every family hung one load weekly.
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Five police killed as checkpoint attack hits Kandahar route
Five policemen died and four remained missing after a suspected insurgent assault on a vehicle checkpoint early Monday on a highway to Kandahar. The attack occurred near Qalat in Zabul province on the Kabul to Kandahar corridor, with officials citing anonymity amid a wider political shake-up. Rebels have intensified attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan, while a clash in Uruzgan left two insurgents dead and six militants arrested.
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Quake Hammers Indonesia Forced Outdoor Classes Amid Aftermath
Hundreds of students in Serut and across central Java returned to exams under tents after a 6.3 magnitude quake that killed at least 5,782. Mount Merapi unrest and widespread damage leave 130,000 homes and 835 schools affected, with aid agencies rushing water, latrines, and relief supplies to displaced families.
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