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The body of slain opposition figure Boris Nemtsov was buried in Troyekurovskoye cemetery at Moscow's western edge after thousands came to see his body lying in state, leaving flowers and candles behind in honor of "our ray of light," as one mourner put it. |
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Two convicted Australian drug smugglers were removed from a prison in Bali on Wednesday to be taken to an Indonesian island where they will be shot by firing squad, Australian media reported. The planned executions of Myuran Sukumaran, 33, and Andrew Chan, 31, have ratcheted up diplomatic tensions.... |
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Prison governor Sudjonggo said he had supper with Chan and Sukumaran until 9pm local time. They asked him what they were allowed to pack for Nusakambangan, the island where they will be executed with eight other drug offenders. Sukumaran, who has become an accomplished artist during his nine years in jail, would take pencils and a drawing book. |
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SYDNEY/DENPASAR, INDONESIA (REUTERS) - Two convicted Australian drug smugglers were removed from a prison in Bali on Wednesday to be taken to an Indonesian island where they will be executed by firing squad, Australian media reported. The planned executions of Myuran Sukumaran, 33, and Andrew Chan,.... |
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Shifting his tone to reassure social conservatives, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker declared Tuesday that he intends to sign a state law in the coming months that bans abortion after 20 weeks. In an open letter to the Susan B. Anthony List, the likely Republican presidential candidate also said that he.... |
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Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he is revolted by the prospect of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran's imminent executions. The pair were taken from Kerobokan jail this morning and are on their way to an island off Java to be executed. Mr Abbott said millions of Australians were sickened by the developments. |
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SYDNEY/DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Two convicted Australian drug smugglers were removed from a prison in Bali on Wednesday to be taken to an Indonesian island where they will be shot by firing squad, Australian media reported. The planned executions of Myuran Sukumaran, 33, and Andrew Chan, 31,.... |
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Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth denounced the ugly nature of American politics Tuesday while eulogizing Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, suggesting that political bullying and an anti-Semitic whisper campaign led his friend to kill himself. Danforth expressed 'overwhelming anger that politics has gone.... |
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CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth denounced the ugly nature of American politics Tuesday while eulogizing Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, suggesting that political bullying and an anti-Semitic whisper campaign led his friend to kill himself. |
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Sofia. Bulgaria celebrated the 137th anniversary of its Liberation on March 3. There were different solemn ceremonies organised in the entire country to mark the national holiday, FOCUS News Agency reported. On March 3, 1878 the Treaty of San Stefano was signed, putting an end to the Russo-Turkish.... |
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After 22 years in custody Teina Pora is in a good position to move forward with his life of freedom, his lawyer says. The Privy Council yesterday upheld Mr Pora's appeal and quashed his convictions for the 1992 rape and murder of Susan Burdett. PORA CASE: FROM THE VAULT
The decision means that Mr Pora is a free man. |
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