RI poachers feel Canberra's sting<\/p>\n
AUSTRALIA: The skippers of 31 Indonesian fishing boats
\nconfiscated after they were caught poaching off Australia's
\nnorthern coast have escaped with fines and warnings, but many
\nremain in jail unable to pay the fines, officials said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The skippers are also facing a probable forfeiture of their
\nboats, which will be returned only if they pay a bond of A$5,000
\n(US$3,325), a colossal sum for an Indonesian fisherman.<\/p>\n
The boats, which were used to hunt shark inside the Australian
\nFishing Zone, were detained during a crackdown in May.<\/p>\n
The shark fin industry is particularly disliked in Australia,
\nbecause it usually means that the fins are slashed off the shark,
\nsome species of which are endangered and protected, and then the
\nshark is thrown back into the ocean to die.<\/p>\n
A total of 71 Indonesian crew members appeared in Australian
\ncourts, where they were hit with fines ranging from A$1,000 to
\nA$25,000 for repeat offenders. -- AFP<\/p>\n
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\nATW-Taiwan-PeepingToms
\nPeeping Toms struck by lightning
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Peeping Toms struck by lightning<\/p>\n
TAIWAN: As if it was an act of divine retribution, three men were
\nstruck recently by lightning while they spied upon a pair of
\npassionate lovers having sex in a car in a hillside area in
\nTaipei, police said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Hiding in a broken hut and each using a high-powered
\ntelescope, the three were so concentrated on the lovers that they
\ndid not notice lightning flashing in the sky before a bolt hit
\nthe hut, the police said.<\/p>\n
The officer said the three, who remained speechless and in
\nshock for several hours, suffered minor burns on their hands and
\nlegs, while their hair stood on end.<\/p>\n
Doctors later said the three had a narrow escape because if
\nonly one of them had been in the hut, he would have been killed
\ninstantly by the lightning, a police officer cited a diagnostic
\nreport.<\/p>\n
As for the lovers, they quickly drove away after the lightning
\nstruck and a heavy downpour began -- completely oblivious to what
\nhad happened, the officer said. -- DPA<\/p>\n
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\nATW-Lebanon-attack-TV
\nHariri condemns rocket attack
\nJP\/12\/ATW<\/p>\n
Hariri condemns rocket attack<\/p>\n
LEBANON: Prime Minister Rafik Hariri denounced on Sunday the
\nrocket attack on his Future Television station and said it was
\naimed at shaking security in the country.<\/p>\n
The headquarters of Hariri's broadcasting network at the
\nseaside Rouche neighborhood came under attack earlier on Sunday.
\nAlthough the broadcasting studios suffered severe damage, no
\ncasualties were reported.<\/p>\n
The rocket attack was carried out from an unmarked car,
\naccording to the initial findings of a police investigation.
\nThere was no immediate indication as to who was responsible.<\/p>\n
Police sources said two 107-mm rockets were fired at the
\nstudios of FTV and Radio Orient, a radio station also owned by
\nHariri. -- DPA<\/p>\n
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\nATW-EU-Foreign
\nEU to adopt WMD action plan
\nJP\/12\/ATW<\/p>\n
EU to adopt WMD action plan<\/p>\n
BELGIUM: European Union (EU) foreign ministers will adopt on
\nMonday an action plan aimed at showing they are serious about
\nfighting the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), coupled
\nwith a warning to Iran.<\/p>\n
The ministers will also approve a draft declaration committing
\nthe EU to admit former Yugoslavian republics to the economic bloc
\nand to increasing aid to prepare the Western Balkans for eventual
\nmembership.<\/p>\n
Diplomats said the 15 ministers would back a plan drafted by
\nEU foreign policy chief Javier Solana to combat the spread of
\nnuclear, chemical and biological weapons -- involving diplomatic
\naction and financial boosts to arms inspections, and schemes to
\nprevent former Soviet arms from falling into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n
In the first illustration of this approach, ministers will
\ndemand that Iran "urgently and unconditionally" accept tougher
\ninspections of its suspect nuclear program, and link progress on
\na trade deal to their compliance with the demand. -- Reuters<\/p>",
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