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November 12, 2008 Wednesday
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'Spider Man' scales tower

JAKARTA - A FRENCH climber dubbed 'Spider Man' for his daring, illegal stunts scaling some of the world's tallest buildings tackled a 33-storey building in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday.

Alain Robert, 46, who has conquered buildings including the Eiffel Tower and Malaysia's Petronas Towers, reached the top of the City Tower with his bare hands in a 40-minute climb as hundreds of amazed bystanders looked on.

 
JI leader testifies in trial

JAKARTA - A JAILED senior leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group testified against two other alleged militants on Wednesday, as they stood trial on terrorism charges in Indonesia.

Self-proclaimed JI leader Abu Dujana, who is serving 15 years for terrorism offences, told the court Agus Purwanto and Abu Husna had been his students at a militant training camp in Moro, the Philippines, in 1999.

113th Indon bird flu death

JAKARTA (Indonesia) - AN INDONESIAN teenager has died of bird flu, raising the death toll in the country hardest hit by the virus to 113, health officials said on Wednesday.

Bangkok governor steps down

BANGKOK - THE governor of Thailand's capital Bangkok resigned on Wednesday after being accused of corruption over a 191-million-dollar (S$287.6 million) deal to buy fire engines and boats, part paid-for in broiled chicken.

Just a month after being re-elected, Mr Apirak Kosayodhin said he would step down from his post while an investigation was carried out into the four-year-old deal.

 
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Umno probes vote-buying
Bank officials jailed for graft
Forced leave to cut costs
FMs hold border talks
Myanmar steps up crackdown
Bali executions a spectacle
Tourist killed in M'sia crash
Grand funeral for princess
 

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