#1 — NP | Judge tried after refusing to stay late on day of inmate’s execution
WASHINGTON • A Texas judge who sealed the fate of a death-row inmate went on trial herself yesterday for professional misconduct over her refusal to work overtime when his lawyers ran into computer problems.
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#2 — BBC | Corruption fears over Afghan poll
An investigation by the BBC has found evidence of fraud and corruption in Afghanistan’s presidential election.
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#3 — BBC | Former S Korea President Kim dies
Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who pioneered his country’s “Sunshine Policy” of engagement with North Korea, has died.
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#4 — BBC | US man ‘stole 130m card numbers’
US prosecutors have charged a man with stealing data relating to 130 million credit and debit cards.
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#5 — CNN | Bill could be major hurricane, edges closer to land
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — Hurricane Bill blew toward land early Tuesday, edging closer to the West Indies with near 100 mph winds and the potential for developing into a major hurricane.
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#6 — Fox | 8 Suspects in Arctic Sea Hijacking Detained
MOSCOW — Russia’s navy detained eight men accused of hijacking the Arctic Sea freighter near Sweden and forcing the crew to sail to West Africa, state news agencies quoted the defense minister as saying Tuesday.
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Times | Eight suspected hijackers of cargo ship Arctic Sea arrested
#7 — DM | Teacher ‘pregnant with record-breaking TWELVE babies’
A teacher is pregnant with a record-breaking 12 babies, it has been claimed.
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#8 — Telegraph | US troops to return to northern Iraq
General Ray Odierno, the US commander in Iraq, plans to quell the rise in violence in the north, despite their withdrawal at the end of June.
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#9 — Telegraph | Graff jewel heist: suspect ‘identified after DNA breakthrough’
A suspect believed to be part of a gang of robbers who carried out Britain’s biggest ever gem raid, at Graff’s in London, has been identified after a DNA breakthrough.
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