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Japanese agriculture minister left seven suicide notes - police

22:01 28/05/2007

The Japanese Cabinet minister who died Monday after hanging himself apparently over a series of party funding scandals had written six farewell notes to political associates, including to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and another one with no designated addressee, Japan's National Police Agency said.

Young Russian nationalist confesses to killing 37
14:40 28/05/2007
A young nationalist suspected of killing an Armenian businessman confessed to killing 37 people together with his friend, a popular Russian daily said Monday.

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Anonymous Takes Down CIA Website

Anonymous Takes Down CIA Website

Hacker group Anonymous on Friday took down the website of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), online publication PC Magazine reported.

Greece Approves New Austerity Measures

Greece Approves New Austerity Measures

The Greek cabinet has approved a pack of new austerity measures requested by the Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund to secure a 130-billion euro ($170bln) bailout to avoid default, the Greek national television reported on Saturday.

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Judge Doubts Arms Dealer Bout Deserves Solitary Confinement

U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin on Friday doubted that Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout deserves solitary confinement as a specially dangerous criminal, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the courtroom.

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Iranian Navy Receives 2 Light Submarines

The Iranian Navy has commissioned two Ghadir class diesel-electric submarines to boost Iran’s naval capability, official IRNA news agency reported.

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