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World In Brief: Burmese Activists Held; Kurdish Mayors Sentenced; Heston Cash ’stolen’Pro-democracy activists held RANGOON The Burmese junta has detained more than 20 activists, including Myo Nyunt, a close aide of Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader, before the country’s referendum on a new constitution on May 10. Myo Nyunt was arrested at home while other activists were arrested as they rallied peacefully against the proposed constitution in the northwestern city of Sittwe. (AP) Stadium ‘was target’ MELBOURNE Twelve terror suspects planned to bomb the final of the Australian Football League in 2005, Izzydeen Atik, a former associate of theirs, told the Victoria Supreme Court. He alleged that the men planned “violent jihad” in Australia. (AP) Inappropriate praise ANKARA A Turkish court has sentenced 53 Kurdish mayors to two months in prison, commuted to fines, for praising a criminal group, over a letter of support for the Denmark-based Roj TV that Turkish authorities say is a mouthpiece for PKK rebels. (AP) Driver of death lorry confesses BANGKOK The driver of a lorry in which 54 Burmese illegal immigrants suffocated has given himself up to police. Suchon Boonplong was paid 74,000 baht (£1,200) to drive 120 people, crammed inside the container. (Reuters) Call for ban on suicide group ZURICH Three political parties have called for Dignitas, the Swiss assisted-suicide group, to be banned after recent revela School fire arson fear MPIGI A fire that destroyed a primary school dormitory in Uganda, killing nineteen girls and two adults, may have been started deliberately, police said. There were 58 girls in the locked dormitory, but many got out through narrow windows. (AP) Heston cash ‘stolen’ LOS ANGELES An account manager is accused of theft of more than $157,000 (£79,000) from Charlton Heston, who died 11 days ago. Sharon Walker, 56, also faces charges of theft of $567,000 from Stephen Cannell, The A-Team producer. (AP) Geek’s screen gem NEW JERSEY Bernie Peng, a computer code writer, proposed by reprogramming Bejeweled, his girlfriend’s favourite video game, to pop the question when she hit a set level. The game’s makers said: “As a bunch of geeks we say, ‘Bernie, hats off to you’.” (AP) tions that it has started offering clients plastic bags filled with helium to suffocate themselves. Wall gives up faithful missives JERUSALEM Thousands of notes of prayer and supplication are being removed from niches in the Western Wall before Passover, which starts on Saturday. The notes are removed twice a year and buried in a nearby cemetery. (AP) Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationDockers refuse to unload China arms shipment for Zimbabwe...As a Japanese Island Grows Less Remote, a Wildcat Grows More Endangered... World Briefing | Europe: France: Immigration Debate Renewed... Sarkozy and Putin Meet in Russia... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World In Brief: Burmese Activists Held; Kurdish Mayors Sentenced; Heston Cash ’stolen’ |
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