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November 14, 2008

Court Jails Senior Central Bank Officials for Graft

JAKARTA ~ A Jakarta court sentenced two former senior central bank officials to four years in jail on Wednesday in – Read More...
November 14, 2008

French ‘Spider Man’ Scales Tower in Capital

JAKARTA ~ A French climber dubbed “Spider Man” for his daring, illegal stunts scaling some of the world’s tallest buildings – Read More...
November 14, 2008

Prince Charles: at 60, Still the Man Who Would Be King

LONDON ~ Prince Charles turned 60 on Friday with little sign of an end to his long wait to succeed – Read More...
November 14, 2008

Scientists Turn Tequila into Diamonds

MEXICO CITY ~ Mexican scientists have turned the country’s national tipple tequila into diamonds, and are seeking applications for their – Read More...
November 14, 2008

Clapboard: Madagascar Roars to Top

LOS ANGELES ~ Animated animal comedy Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa galloped to the top of the North American weekend box – Read More...
November 14, 2008

YouTube to Host Films, TV Shows

LOS ANGELES ~ YouTube and Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) announced this week that the popular video-sharing website will host some – Read More...
November 14, 2008

‘Building a Government’: Obama to Unleash Transition Teams

WASHINGTON ~ US president-elect Barack Obama is sending evaluators to study the sprawling US bureaucracy to help him determine how – Read More...
November 14, 2008

World Leaders Plead for Religious Tolerance

UNITED NATIONS ~ World leaders pleaded on Wednesday for religious tolerance at a UN conference sponsored by Saudi Arabia, but – Read More...
November 14, 2008

China Says No Progress in Talks with Dalai Envoys

BEIJING ~ China said this week that talks with envoys of Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, had failed – Read More...
November 14, 2008

Those Good Old Boys in Brown

By William J. Furney The Bali Times You’re under arrest!” shouted the policeman, rushing to snare me as I walked – Read More...