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TENTENA, Indonesia, May 31 AFP - Indonesian police said today they were
investigating whether twin explosions that killed 20 people in a busy market on the island
of Sulawesi at the weekend were the work of a suicide bomber. (INDON BLAST
Nightlead sent at 14:01, 403 words.)
KARACHI, May 31 AFP - Pakistani security forces braced for revenge attacks today
after a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite mosque in Karachi left five people dead, the second
violent sectarian attack in the space of five days. (PAKISTAN ATTACK Nightlead sent at
14:00, 399 words.)
NEW YORK, May 31 KRT - Paris Hilton has got engaged to another Paris, a Greek
shipping heir she's sure is not after her money. (US HILTON Nightlead sent at 14:00,
284 words.)
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HIGHLIGHTS WORLD (ATTN EDITORS)
Highlights of the AAP world file since 03:00
Asia: Indon police say Bali nine investigation almost finished
DENPASAR, Bali, May 31 - Indonesian police plan to make nine Australians accused of
smuggling heroin re-enact the final hours before their arrest in Bali last month. (INDON
DRUGS sent at 11:50, 344 words.)
US: Detainees tell of abuse, forced confessions in testimonies
LONDON, May 30 AP - One Guantanamo prisoner told a military panel that American
troops beat him so badly he now wets his pants. (GUANTANAMO PRISONERS sent at
05:32, 1227 words.)
MID: US forces almost set off sectarian crisis by Sunni leader arrest
BAGHDAD, May 31 AP - The US military nearly set off a sectarian crisis by mistakenly
arresting the leader of Iraq's top Sunni Muslim political party, while two suicide bombers
killed about 30 police, and US fighter jets destroyed insurgent strongholds near Syria's
border. (IRAQ Nightlead sent at 14:01, 663 words.)
ASIA: Indonn police suspect suicide bomber in deadly Sulawesi blast
TENTENA, Indonesia, May 31 AFP - Indonesian police said today they were
investigating whether twin explosions that killed 20 people in a busy market on the island
of Sulawesi at the weekend were the work of a suicide bomber. (INDON BLAST
Nightlead sent at 14:01, 403 words.)
EUR: EU faces battle to 'reconnect' with eurosceptic voters
BRUSSELS, May 31 AFP - France's stunning rejection of the EU constitution poses a
hugely daunting challenge for the bloc's leaders: how to re-connect with ordinary voters
increasingly disenchanted with the whole European project. (EU CONSTITUTION
Nightlead sent at 14:01, 529 words.)
ASIA: Indonesia kicks off mass polio vaccination campaign
JAKARTA, May 31 AP - Mothers and fathers carrying their children in slings lined up at
health centres in Indonesia today for polio vaccines as a massive one-day immunisation
campaign kicked off following the first appearance of the disease in 10 years. (INDON
POLIO Nightlead sent at 14:01, 416 words.)
ASIA: Security tightened after suicide attack on Pakistan
KARACHI, May 31 AFP - Pakistani security forces braced for revenge attacks today
after a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite mosque in Karachi left five people dead, the second
violent sectarian attack in the space of five days. (PAKISTAN ATTACK Nightlead sent at
14:00, 399 words.)
JPN:
IWC panel eyes focusing on whale bycatch prevention
TOKYO, May 31 Kyodo - The International Whaling Commission is proposing that
member countries discuss preventing whale bycatch and setting up whale sanctuaries at
the June 13 Conservation Committee meeting in Seoul, sources said today. (WHALES
IWC sent at 12:14, 317 words.)
US: Ohio teen believed to have killed family, friends and self
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, May 31 AP - The small, farming town of Bellefontaine, Ohio,
northwest of Columbus, is in a state of shock after a teenager on Sunday killed his
grandparents, mother and two friends and then committed suicide. (US SHOOTING
Nightlead sent at 14:00, 532 words.)
AFR: British humanitarian worker charged in Sudan
KHARTOUM, May 31 AP - Sudanese authorities have charged a British aid official with
spreading false information in reports by the aid agency about alleged rape cases in
Darfur, a prosecuting lawyer said. (SUDAN MSF Nightlead sent at 14:00, 483 words.)
CAM: Mexico 'Fire Volcano' in biggest blast for 15 years
SAN MARCOS, Mexico, May 31 Reuters - Mexico's "Fire Volcano" has spewed a
column of rock, ash and lava almost five kilometres into the sky in its largest eruption for
at least 15 years, civil protection officials said. (MEXICO VOLCANO Nightlead sent at
14:00, 338 words.)
CHN: Detained Singapore Straits Times journalist was a spy-China
BEIJING, May 31 AFP - China today said a senior journalist for Singapore's Straits
Times newspaper detained last month has confessed to being a spy for foreign
intelligence organisations. (SINGAPORE REPORTER sent at 13:54, 230 words.)
US: Bush says US more secure, honours war dead
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 30 Reuters - Facing mounting casualties in Iraq, President
George W Bush honoured American war dead today and vowed to complete the costly
US mission against Saddam Hussein in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan. (US BUSH
sent at 04:46, 535 words.)
EUR: US bid to dominate invites disaster - Gorbachev
GENEVA, May 30 Reuters - US efforts to dominate the world could end in disaster,
Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union's last leader who launched an era of cooperation
with the US that ended the Cold War, said today. (US GORBACHEV sent at 04:24, 434
words.)
US: Michael Jackson jurors to hear closing arguments
SANTA MARIA, California, May 31 AFP - Jurors at singer Michael Jackson's trial in a
Californian court will hear closing arguments this week before going into deliberations to
decide whether he is guilty of fondling a 13-year-old boy. (US JACKSON sent at 12:48,
528 words.)
ASIA: Canada wins Miss Universe 2005
BANGKOK, May 31 AP - Blue-eyed Canadian brunette Natalie Glebova was crowned
Miss Universe 2005 in the Bangkok today, saying she hoped to raise awareness about
AIDS. (THAI PAGEANT Nightlead sent at 14:26, 466 words.)
US: Paris Hilton ready to marry
NEW YORK, May 31 KRT - Paris Hilton has got engaged to another Paris, a Greek
shipping heir she's sure is not after her money. (US HILTON Nightlead sent at 14:00,
284 words.)
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