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Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 20:21 GMT 21:21 UK
Jakarta bomber sentenced to death
A key suspect in the 2004 bombing of Australia's Jakarta embassy is sentenced to death in Indonesia.
The shadow of extremism
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N Korea firm on nuclear 'right'
North Korea insists on its right to have a civilian nuclear programme, as six-nation talks resume in Beijing.
Asteroid probe on close approach
The Japanese Hayabusa probe approaches within 20km (12 miles) of asteroid Itokawa.
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