Swiss businessman testifies in Lockerbie bombing trial
Edwin Bollier, electronics maker linked to the timer used on Pan Am flight 103, testifies in Camp Zeist. He says he designed and delivered at least 25 timers to Libyan secret service in the 1980s and denies illegal activity while facing cross examination about his alleged Stasi ties and CIA involvement.
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Poll watchers abducted as Zimbabwe braces for tense vote
Zimbabwe faces a disputed weekend election as 14 opposition poll watchers were abducted and held for hours in western districts. Human rights groups and EU observers cite pre election violence and intimidation led by Mugabe's ZANU PF while the MDC campaigns for a turnout amid a contentious land reform push.
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David Coltart
Fiji hostage talks collapse as standoff continues
Fiji's military leaders and rebel gunmen holding deposed Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry and 30 others failed to reach a binding timetable for hostage release. Talks broke down after rebel leader George Speight balked at a three hour release plan and left the meeting. The standoff at Parliament has persisted for 37 days amid martial law and rising ethnic tensions.
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Two more arrested in smuggling case
A coroner's inquest heard 60 Chinese illegal immigrants died after being packed into a sealed truck during a five hour crossing from the Netherlands to a British port. Perry Wacker, a 32 year old Dutch driver from Rotterdam, faced 58 counts of manslaughter plus smuggling charges and was remanded until June 30. Two London based Chinese suspects Chef You Yi and interpreter Ying Guo were charged with conspiracy to smuggle.
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Fire at Australian hostel kills 15 tourists
Darrin Hill, a tomato picker, survived a palace backpackers hostel fire in Childers Queensland that killed 15 guests including foreign tourists. Ten injured and three missing as flames ripped through the 100 year old wooden building sending guests to a store roof. Canadian officials say three Canadians stayed there but were not present when the fire began.
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