Wednesday 24 October 2007

News Roundup: Wednesday 24th October 2007

KNX NewsRadio 1070, Los Angeles: FBI agents have raided a home in Orange County in connection with an arson investigation into one of the wildfires.

Press TV: At least 23 people have been killed in a bus explosion in a northern district of Mogadishu.

Channel News Asia: Myanmar/Burma pro-democracy protestors have been staging protests in front of Chinese Embassies around the world on Wednesday to mark 12 years of detention for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Coalition MPs are playing down fears that a likely interest rate rise in Australia next month will spell electoral doom for the party.

RTE News: A Chinese lunar orbiter, named after a legendary goddess who flew to the Moon and never returned, has successfully launched from the Sichuan province.

Yahoo! News UK: Gerry McCann, father of missing Madeline McCann, has angrily denied claims that he and Kate drugged their children.

And Finally...

BBC Bristol: A man used a false identity to get a job a Bristol Magistrates Court, despite having 129 convictions!

Comment: The daft thing was, he held down the job for a whole 17 months!!! You'd think with 129 convictions, someone there would have recognised him!!! He must have been up before magistrates there many times!

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