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Bombed out train outside Colombo, 26.05.08
Bomb rocks busy Sri Lankan train
At least eight people die in a bombing on a packed Sri Lankan commuter train on the outskirts of Colombo.
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Scene of deadly blast

Satellite image of Iran's Natanz plant from June 2007 Iran 'withholds nuclear details'
The UN nuclear watchdog says it believes Iran is still withholding information on its nuclear programme.

Mengistu Haile Mariam Court sentences Mengistu to death
Ethiopia's Supreme Court sentences former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam - in absentia - to death.


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