Issue: June 17, 2006 (Archive)

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Pyongyang on brink of firing missile: US

Robbers gun down Briton in Philippines highway attack
A British businessman has been shot dead in a highway robbery in the Philippines, police said.

Gillard stays Oz leader with one-seat edge
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has secured a wafer-thin parliamentary majority to end more than two weeks of political impasse.

Tube strike spells hell for workers
Millions of commuters across London struggled to get to work as a 24-hour strike by workers on the Underground rail system crippled much of the network, hurting the British capital's convalescent economy.

Drinkers gulp on earthquake aftershock
New Zealand's big earthquake has hit supplies from a major brewery, and pubs and patrons are being warned that operations may not return to normal for weeks.

Quake city emergency extended amid looting
New Zealand extended a state of emergency in earthquake- hit Christchurch to today as the army enforced a no-go zone amid reports of looting in the rubble-strewn heart of the city.

French man tried for rape of Thai kids
A 61-year-old French man appeared in a Paris court yesterday charged with raping or sexually assaulting 10 Thai girls aged between six and11.

Notorious trafficker in wildlife slithers away from long stay in cage
A Malaysian wildlife trafficker known as the "Lizard King" was yesterday sentenced to six months in jail and fined 190,000 ringgit (HK$473,332) for smuggling snakes - a penalty that activists complain is far too lenient.

Basques to halt terror
Basque group ETA declared a cease-fire yesterday in its 42-year campaign for independence from Spain, vowing to give up guns and bombs in favor of a democratic solution.

Storm threat to quake-hit NZ city
New Zealand was preparing for further destruction last night as aftershocks and an approaching storm threatened an area hit by the most devastating earthquake in decades.

Smoking tot quits
A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care.

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