20 Sudanese killed in refugee camp melee - security officials
THOUSANDS OF riot police using water cannons and attacking with truncheons brutally cleared a ramshackle Sudanese refugee camp early yesterday, and security officials said at least 20 refugees, including three children, died...
Pinochet stripped of immunity
FORMER DICTATOR General Augusto Pinochet was stripped of his legal immunity yesterday to face charges of diverting public funds to personal bank accounts.
Russia says no to gas price freeze
RUSSIA'S STATE-CONTROLLED Gazprom yesterday spurned a Ukrainian proposal to freeze a steep rise for gas as experts discuss the bitter dispute that could threaten fuel supplies to a winter-bound Europe.
Justice Dept probes leak of Bush's domestic spying
THE JUSTICE Department has opened an investigation into the leak of classified information about President George W. Bush's secret domestic spying programme, Justice officials said yesterday.
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