Police Foil Terror Plot Down Under
November 8, 2005 --
Police Foil Terror Plot Down Under
In raids conducted in Sydney and Melbourne, police say they found a large quantity of chemicals that could be used to make explosives. Seventeen people were arrested under the country's new anti-terrorism laws. (ABC News)
French Authorize Curfews to Stop Rioting
France's Cabinet authorized curfews under a state-of-emergency law Tuesday in an extraordinary measure to halt the country's worst civil unrest in decades after violence raged for a 12th night. (AP)
Rioters Try to Cash in on Kashmir Aid Exchange
Police fire teargas to disperse Kashmiri villagers when some tries to cross into Indian territory. (The Guardian)
Pakistan Disputes Earthquake Toll
The Pakistani government says it cannot confirm reports that the death toll from the South Asian earthquake has jumped from more than 74,000 to 87,000. (BBC)
Bird Flu Claims Vietnamese Victim
A 35-year-old man has died of bird flu in Vietnam becoming the country's 42nd victim of the disease, officials say. (BBC)
US and EU Urge Azerbaijan to Investigate Voting Fraud
The United States and the European Union yesterday called on the Caspian state of Azerbaijan to investigate allegations of fraud during parliamentary elections on Sunday, after western observers said the vote did not meet international standards. (The Guardian)
Hospitals in China Find Profit in AIDS
Hospitals pressure patients to pay for extra tests, treatments. (Washington Post)
Five at Guantanamo Headed For Tribunals
Five suspected al-Qaida terrorists, including one accused of killing a U.S. Special Forces medic, are the latest Guantanamo Bay detainees headed for the kind of military trials that now face a Supreme Court review. (AP)
Five US Soldiers Face Abuse Charges
Five US soldiers who allegedly punched and kicked Iraqi detainees have been charged with abusing them, the US military said. (Reuters)
Nigeria Separatist Treason Charge
Nigeria has charged the leader of a separatist organisation that has campaigned for the creation of a Republic of Biafra with treason. (BBC)
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