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Yemen arrests five persons tried to blow security building

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HODEIDAH, Sep. 01 (Saba)- Yemen authorities have arrested a gang of
five men attempted to blow a security building at Kamaran district
in Hodeidah province.

Vietnam-Laos Youth Meeting 2008 begins in HCM City

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HCM City (VNA) - Sixty young delegates from Laos arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on September 1 to attend the Vietnam-Laos Youth Friendship Meeting 2008, which began the same day.

Vietnam's National Day marked in Laos, Russia

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Hanoi (VNA) - The Embassy of Vietnam in Laos and the Lao Ministry of Information and Culture co-hosted a ceremony in Vientiane on August 31 evening to celebrate Vietnam 's National Day, which falls on Sept. 2.

Party leader meets with representatives of overseas Vietnamese

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Hanoi (VNA) - Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh on Sept. 1
welcomed representatives of overseas Vietnamese from 17 foreign countries, who visit the Fatherland on the occasion of Vietnam's 63 rd National Day (Sept. 2).

RUSSIAN AND CHINESE COUPLES ON A HONEYMOON IN BANGKA

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Pangkalpinang, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - A number of tourists from China, Taiwan and Russia became interested to spend their honeymoon at the Parai Tenggiri Coastal Resort in Bangka known for its beauty, and international class hotels.

FIFTY-TWO INMATES OF NUSAKAMBANGAN JAILS AWAITING EXECUTION

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Semarang, C Java, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - A total of 52 inmates of prisons on Nusakambangan island, off the Cilacap coast, are death row convicts some of whom have been waiting to be executed for more than a decade, a provincial prison affairs official said.

EX-BALI BOMBING VICTIMS HELPER REGRETS GOVT'S ATTITUDE ON AMROZI ET AL'S EXECUTION

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Denpasar, Bali, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - A former volunteer in the aftermath of the 2002 Bali bombing tragedy, Haji Agus Bambang Priyanto, said he was disappointed by and regretted the government's attitude on the execution of the bombings' perpetrators, Amrozi et al.

WAMY to hold its annual Iftar

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Riyadh, Sept 1, SPA -- The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) will
hold its annual iftar party here on September 9, 2008. WAMY's Secretary General Dr Salih al-Woheibi said a great attention is given to the iftar party by the diplomats working in the Kingdom

ACEH TO CONDUCT QUR'AN READING TESTS ON REGION'S CANDIDATE LEGISLATORS

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Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD)'s Independent Election Commission (KIP) will conduct Qur'an reading tests on 1,368 candidates for membership in regional legislatures on September 7, a spokesman said.

EX-BALI BOMBING VICTIMS HELPER REGRETS GOVT'S ATTITUDE ON AMROZI ET AL`S EXECUTION

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Denpasar, Indonesia, Sept 1 (ANTARA) - A former volunteer in the aftermath of the 2002 Bali bombing tragedy, Haji Agus Bambang Priyanto, said he was disappointed by and regretted the government's attitude on the execution of the bombings' perpetrators, Amrozi et al.

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