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Jakarta to get 'protest park'

's governor Fauzi Bowo likens the new facility to speaker's corner in London's Hyde Park. It will be located near the National Monument and will be able to accommodate around 10,000 people.   It is being ...

Haiti: Traumatised Haitians sleep in parks and streets

teaserhaiti_3_0.jpg Traumatized Haitians slept out in parks and streets ... the estimates came from.     Nations around the world pitched in to help. French Foreign Minister Bernard ... France Inter Radio, adding that others would be flown out at a later date.     The United Nations ...

Pyongyang admits detaining US national

a US national for illegally entering the country last week. Pyongyang did not release his identity ... , who has been identified as 28-year-old Robert Park, a US citizen of Korean descent, apparently crossed ...

Netherlands gets first secure lorry parking area

and the national government could do much more to establish secure parking areas throughout the country by making ... , secure truck parking areas have been created in several European countries. The Netherlands now has one of these secure parking lots in Alblasserdam, near the port of Rotterdam. The lot was built by the Maatgroep ...

Young woman hiker killed by coyotes in Canada

while hiking in Cape Bretton National Park in Nova Scotia in Canada. Other hikers tried to help and called park rangers who were able to shoot one of the animals dead.   The woman, Taylor Mitchell ... .         photo: coyotes (flickr/Matt Knott)   (Canada, Cape Bretton National Park, coyotes, North ...

Lost walker survives 11 days without food

National Park. Rescue workers searched with helicopters and dogs until they located her, sitting ... .   Photo of Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park by Kikaytete.QNK (flickr) (Lost Pyrenees walker, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spanish Pyrenees) ...

Indonesia to remove Obama statue

from Menteng Park in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The move comes after more than 50,000 people ... a significant contribution to the Indonesian nation. The two-metre statue will be moved to a local primary ... , Barack Obama, Indonesia, Jakarta, Menteng Park, North America, Obama statue, removal of statue, statue ...

“Al-Qaeda practises beating body scanners”

claim or the parking garage. When terrorists are willing to die for their cause, the opportunities ... of my PRIVATE decisions and do the job you were created for. National Security is part of National Security is part of their job description. Mandating health insurance (and similar laws ...

Volcano threatens chimpanzees in DRC

Republic of Congo is threatening the habitat of 40 rare chimpanzees. The rangers of the Virunga National Park are closely monitoring the situation, using United Nations helicopters. The Nya ... the chimpanzees. There are also 200 rare mountain gorillas in the park, but they live in the south. Almost ...

Arson attack on 9/11 memorial chapel

National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire.jpg In New York, a 26-year-old man has been arrested for setting fire to part of the Memorial Park chapel, a centre ... , 9/11, Memorial Park chapel, North America, World Trade Center) ...

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